Finally got a vex

[Fishnblood]

Finally the last thing that i needed in the arsenal i purchased the fl 8 genz pack. Thanks for all the good info on them, the HSOforum is great also. Yall are right man this is the best bait a guy could ask for.

So just wanted to say thanks for the info on how well these work.

[Schloogs]

Thats great, you will never want to fish without it.

[anyfishwilldo]

Congrats on your purchase.

[Grogan]

congrats you just got the best video game ever made!

[Burnham]

haha so im not the only one that thinks fishing with a vex is like playing a video game. fishnblood you will be very happy with your purchase, well at least i love mine

[slipperybob]

Fish Invaders!!!!

pewk, pewk, pewk, pewk,

weeeeaaaahhhhh, weeeeeaaaahhhh

LOL's

[Fishnblood]

haha that's awesome and your right kinda like a video game, best part you get a prize every time...well and you don't die. Talked to a guy up on brainered at the tournament said he had his for 14 years. I was like "i would be stupid not to invest a little money."

[Deitz Dittrich]

Congrats on the new tool to help you take your fishing to a different level. Learn to use it well!

[IceHawk]

I will admit once you use one you won't leave home without it! Great purchase you won't be dissapointed.

[troutmadness]

Congrats, they are definitly worth it. pretty soon you'll see it in the snow when your not even looking at it. Kinda burns itself into your brain.

[Craigums]

 Originally Posted By: troutmadness

pretty soon you'll see it in the snow when your not even looking at it. Kinda burns itself into your brain.

That's the acid flashback not you vexilar

[Steve Foss]

Good to see you've got a strong on-ice tool. It's no trade for fishing knowledge, but a tool that lets you see depth and structure and how fish respond to various presentations is a GOOD tool to have.

And of course there IS the videogame aspect as already mentioned.

Care for it well, paying particular attention not to slam the transducer around when packing/moving/using it, and it'll treat you very well. My FL8-SLT is in its 10th year.

Congrats, and have a blast!

[L_Cappo]

wtg on the vex.once you use it,you wont wanna leave the lake.

[jwhjr]

Great addition to your fishing arsenal, have fun with it!

[marine_man]

You made a great selection.

A good argument can be made for fishing without electronics - but without a flasher of some sort you have no idea what's going on below you. You know how deep the water is with a lead bomb depthfinder, but that's about all you've got to go on.

With a flasher you've got a lot more information to work with - bottom type, depth, depth the fish are coming in at, the fish's attitude - are they active / agressive, or negative or slugish? Are there other fish cruising around at shallower depths? What size (relatively speaking) are down below you? Are the fish only chasing after the jig until you get the jigged up to a certain level? Are there even fish down there?

Without a flasher or camera of some sort it's like you playing ping-pong blindfolded. You have a rough idea of what's going on, but you're going to have a hard time finding your target.

Enjoy your purchase! After a little while you won't even consider going fishing without it!

marine_man

[Scott M]

I still can't believe I didn't fish without one, and how many people I know that still fish without one. I guess I wasn't sure what they did at that time.

When my buddy used his, I didn't think he could outfish me with it...but he did.

Flashers really make ice fishing that much more fun and are a great tool. You just can't explain to someone who nice it is to use one.

Once you have one you are in the club...you know what a "mark" is, you know depths, fish moods, bottom content, etc. Watch your fishing improve and your skill as an angler improve.

[mvanotterloo]

Enjoy, it I can't live without mine already and only had it for a few months.

[Sandmannd]

You'll enjoy it. It makes a huge difference.

[only ice]

Today, fishing without any type flasher, is like hand over handing fish up your hole!! LOL

[Fishnblood]

funny thing about it is a couple of years ago before i got the "bug" (where all i want to do is fish) my father in law put the transducer in my hole i was like get that outta here. but what a rookie i was not having any clue the importance of one. Now everytime i head to the house hes like get that outta here!" hahaha cracks me up everytime..