cant let it go (fl 8se)

[hamms-scooter]

any of you out there that cant seem to put down your fl 8se and upgrade to a 18 or 20. iam one of those people but have been getting infected with this zoom disease everyone has.

[Bigslugger]

I am sure with you on this one!

[masterpuppet]

They will have to bury me with mine

[hamms-scooter]

do you find yourself feeling like an old man thats wearing his old coat and wont buy a new one cause its still good enough. ......and im only 26

[smeese]

I got the good one to begin with (actually they are all good) but sometimes I just run it without the zoom and pretend it is just the fl-8

[Bigslugger]

It will probably last a lifetime too so no need to upgrade!

[mrfish1991]

my uncle has both an 8 and a 12...and he likes the 8 much better...uses the 12 as a back up

[riverview]

I cant believe how tuff these fl8 are. mine has been hauled in a portable for 7 years and keeps working. I really dont see a need for a fl18 or 20. I LOVE MY FL8

[croixeyes]

I said the same thing.My FL 8 has been with me since 1989 and still works great.That said,its now collecting dust cause I bought an FL 20 last season.Zoom is unbelievable and I cant live without it now.Its also very nice to fish one unit in a 2 man shack,both guys can view screen easily.I still wont give up my FL 8 though,pulled to many fish with that old gal and if someone doesnt have a flasher itll be ready for battle.

[Loos15]

I'm one of those people who once gets something...don't like to replace it if it's in good working order. That said, i started at the top with my LX-5

[Drewski]

My dad was in the same dilemma. I finally convinced him to get an fl-18 and he will never go back!

[northernsportman]

were in the same boat....just sold the fl-8 and weighing out my options

[FISHINGURU]

zoom for the win...you'll see why when u use it.

[Phred52]

I'll always keep my FL-8, even just as my backup. Why... It's paid for, I trust it, I couldn't replace it for what I could sell it for, and with 2, I can see 'em coming from all sides!! Phred52

[Cold_blood]

the zoom feature is nice but when it comes down to it get what you can afford i could only afford the 8 so thats what i got my buddy got an 18 but i'll out fish him any day of the week so it really up to you

[leech~~]

hamms, I also held on to my 8 for many years but got an 18 this year. If you fish bottom feeders like I do most of the time, the zoom really helps show when the fish is coming in a lot cleaner then the 8. I was getting pretty good at watching the bottom line on the 8 start to jump just a bit when an eye would be coming in, but with the 18 that line is huge in comparison and it really makes it a lot easyer to see the fish. If you fish for crappies or other higher column fish most of the time, the 8 is fine.

[Sandmannd]

I was in the same boat as you. I got an LX5 and love it. But the old FL8 stays with me as a backup or for others to use.

[Jim Almquist]

I still have my Hundex FL8 and it works in a pinch but the LX5 is my first choice then the LX3tc.

[Ed Carlson]

Well you may wish to consider the new Vexilar Cool Blue LED Conversion upgrage for your older FL-8 SLT unit.

You will see a dramatic increase in clarity and separation and as long as your ducer is 100% solid, far better definition. Plus you will have the newest "Cool Blue" look for $59. Cleaned, re-tuned, new ultra bright LED's for $60.....and your old reliable FL-8 SE unit is Sweeter then ever.

I did it on my new FL-20's..Man-Oh-Man....I LOVE IT!!!

[Dead-C-Force]

I still have my first Fl-8 "Sitex", it is three color, but was before they had the anti interference thing. Still works fine, never needed anything else fancier, have had a couple fuses put in it. The tech told me the last time, don't run these things to the point that your colors on the display start turning pale, that means your battery is near-toast. Apparently the low power is what really hacks these things off, and can actually cause the internal board mounted to fuse to pop.

[EBass]

I love my FL-18 - that's all I'm sayin, well I want this cool new blue Ed is talking bout.

[lovebigbluegills]

I absolutely love my FL-8 and can't see any reason to upgrade. I even bought another FL-8 for my wife a couple Christmas's ago, and she loves hers too. If she doesn't want to go fishing, I have one for each hole. If one of my buddies want to come with, they can use hers (they all have Marcums, and for whatever reason, my FL-8 won't come in clear within 25 yards of a Marcum). I've fished with my buddy's LX-5 (the higher-end Marcum), and I don't know that I watched the side that shows the entire column the entire time.

Old and stubborn, die-hard, whatever, I plan on fishing with my FL-8 until it completely craps out, then I'll try to find another FL-8.

[crazyice]

I fished with an FL8 for probably 5 years before I finally sold it and bought an LX5. Best move I ever made. The 8 did just fine in MOST circumstances, but if I fished anywhere near a Marcum, I could just as well shut mine off, because there was no way I could cancel out the interferance. Bad thing is, all of my fishing buddies used a Marcum, I was the only lone duck with the Vex. So last year towards the end of the ice season, I found the LX5 on sale, bought the last one on the shelf and sold the FL8. The target definition, adjustable zoom feature, and the fact that we can sit in a shack with 4 Marcums running and not have interferance issues, was well worth the money in my opinion.

[carpmanjake]

I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE MY FL-8 SLT it has been the single most important peice of equiptment in my arsenal for the past 3 years. with out that thing i wouldnt have caught nearly half of the big crappie and walleye i have caught.

[leech~~]

OK Ed, we're all waiting. What's the New "Cool Blue" deal Where can we find out about it?