cant let it go (fl 8se)

[fishersofmen]

Part with my FL-8.....Never!!!!! Never I tell you!!!! You won't be able to pry it out of my cold dead hands!!

[FISHINGURU]

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

LOL...thats what i was wondering...i was also wondering if it's gonna be a new built in feature for next year?

[JD MN/ND]

Well I have an FL-8 that is over 20 years old and I have had it re-built twice in that time I plumb wore out the brushs on the electric motor inside of it. Mine is so old that it does not have the interference button on it so I just yell at everyone else that is fishing with me until they hit the right one and then we all get back to fishing. If I am not mistaken it was the first year that Vex took over with the three colors on the screen. I even use mine mounted to the trolling motor on the bow of the boat in the summer time. I just can not see me selling it when I have had this long. I know I need to step up and get the 18 or the 20 but man the money I have saved having not purchased the newer model, comes out to be alot over the years. Maybe they will something newer and better soon and maybe I will buy that one. We'll see, how it goes.

Later JD

[Bigslugger]

Ok lets clear this "Cool Blue"

Just called Vexilar about it and heres what he said

The blue color is for people that are color blind or have trouble seeing the color contrast. The blue color will replace the green on the flasher. He also said that if you are not color blind the colors will seem duller, and does not recommend it for a person with normal eye sight

Hope this clears things up

[leech~~]

Oh now I see! Well maybe not! I'll stay with the old COOL GREEN!

Thanks for checking Bigslugger.

[toughguy]

I almost picked up an LX5 this year. With the economy the way it is I thought maybe I should just hold onto the $550. I've had my fl8 Genz for 4 years now and it works great. I doubt I'll ever get rid of my FL8. I might get a newer unit but I'll keep my FL8 for a friend to use or for backup.

[Bigslugger]

Oh now I see! Well maybe not! I'll stay with the old COOL GREEN!

Thanks for checking Bigslugger.

No problem

[muskyhunter57]

It's interesting to see how far this sport has come. Twenty five years ago I made my own version of a "blue box" and mounted a Super Sixty to it with a cut down hockey stick holding the transducer. It worked just like the FL-8 without color. I still have that unit. Now have the FL-8... had it for years ...It works great.... I'm sure I will upgrade someday soon.

[GordyMN]

LOL Musky hunter ! My first ice box was a nail box (wood) with my lowrance mounted in it. A coax cable holder screwed to the side that held two aluminum arrows that telescoped the transducer !

...I could have been rich I tell ya !

[hamms-scooter]

the thing i like about the 8 is it has a 30 ft mode that no other unit has . so if you are in 27 ft of water you dont have to have it in 40 ft mode like the other units and then the hole right side of the screen is pointless to get any separation. and the zoom does no good if fish are suspended higher...... ill keep my 8 until i have money burning a hole in my pocket.

[hamms-scooter]

marcums are not as sensitive of a unit and they put out so much more power to compensate for that .thats why the interference is so bad.so much output. vex all the way!!!!!!

[Drewski]

Hamms, shoot me an email at [email protected]. Title if FM or something.

[Ed Carlson]

Ok lets clear this "Cool Blue"

Just called Vexilar about it and heres what he said

The blue color is for people that are color blind or have trouble seeing the color contrast. The blue color will replace the green on the flasher. He also said that if you are not color blind the colors will seem duller, and does not recommend it for a person with normal eye sight

Hope this clears things up

Who did you talk to, exactly at Vexilar?

True, it is an aid to folks with color vision limitations, that is the Cool Blue Conversions basic design function. Yet it does offer a brighter color pallet for many non color limited users and it has been well received by many who do not have color limitations in the green band of light.

I know and work with Vexilar staff, and I would find it very difficult to believe anyone would say it limits visual acuity for people with non limited color vision.

It may not be appealing to some, and to some it may be less attractive then the classic color pallet. It can be a choice thing for some and a whole new vision for others due to color blindness, but it most certainly is not blurry or limited.

I recommended it as an option when one may need to rehab an older unit, an option not commonly or widely known of for a Vex, but will greatly aid many Vex users with CB and for others it is just a cool looking upgrade and a rebuilt and cleaned dial and brush assembly...what they would likely need anyway.

Curious...have you ever seen one in use?

Simple test..What Number do you see here?

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*

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*

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*

-

OK

The test is simple.

The individual with normal color vision will see a 5 revealed in the dot pattern.

An individual with Red/Green (the most common) color blindness will see a 2 revealed in the dots.

If you have difficulty reading either number clearly, the Cool Blue would be a big help to you.

[Capt. Russ]

I'm not going to be swayed by the new bells and whistles until my FL-8 dies. It's done well by me so far, so why mess with success?

[Ed Carlson]

Eh...I'm all for if'n it's not broke..don't fix it. Run what ya like, like what you's run.

[pljllo]

I asked about the Cool Blue upgrade at the ice show and

an engineer at the Vex Booth also told me that Cool Blue

was to aid color blind people. Did not recommend it if not

needed. Did not get his name. Left my Vex as is.

[Reaper8]

I just bought my first flasher on Monday, it is a used FL8 SLT, we will see how it goes

[Bigslugger]

Originally Posted By: Bigslugger

Ok lets clear this "Cool Blue"

Just called Vexilar about it and heres what he said

The blue color is for people that are color blind or have trouble seeing the color contrast. The blue color will replace the green on the flasher. He also said that if you are not color blind the colors will seem duller, and does not recommend it for a person with normal eye sight

Hope this clears things up

Who did you talk to, exactly at Vexilar?

True, it is an aid to folks with color vision limitations, that is the Cool Blue Conversions basic design function. Yet it does offer a brighter color pallet for many non color limited users and it has been well received by many who do not have color limitations in the green band of light.

I know and work with Vexilar staff, and I would find it very difficult to believe anyone would say it limits visual acuity for people with non limited color vision.

It may not be appealing to some, and to some it may be less attractive then the classic color pallet. It can be a choice thing for some and a whole new vision for others due to color blindness, but it most certainly is not blurry or limited.

I recommended it as an option when one may need to rehab an older unit, an option not commonly or widely known of for a Vex, but will greatly aid many Vex users with CB and for others it is just a cool looking upgrade and a rebuilt and cleaned dial and brush assembly...what they would likely need anyway.

Curious...have you ever seen one in use?

Simple test..What Number do you see here?

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

-

OK

The test is simple.

The individual with normal color vision will see a 5 revealed in the dot pattern.

An individual with Red/Green (the most common) color blindness will see a 2 revealed in the dots.

If you have difficulty reading either number clearly, the Cool Blue would be a big help to you.

Im not sure who it was, but it was a guy from the service dept.

He said exactly as pljillo stated

I have the Red/Green color blindness!

Very interesting because I didn't no I had that kind of blindness

[JD MN/ND]

Hey Ed what if you can see both numbers in the picture? As I can see both numbers, does it mean anything?

Also does Vex have a photo of the upgrade cool blue on thier site? As I would like to see what it looked like before doing it.

Thanks JD

[deadeye]

Ya my FL8 slt won't go away till it dies, which maybe my whole lifetime. I just can't get rid of something that has helped me catch so many fish. It like a old rapala, you don't want to loose it but it has caught so many fish you cant put it away. I think it would rather die in action than be replaced.

[muskyhunter57]

My Brother in Law runs a FL-8 on a homemade box that includes a CB radio for use in canada. It is super cool. Vex on top with a radio below. All

about the size of a blue box

[EBass]

Thanks Bigslugger for the post. I can see the 5 so looks like I'm already set.

[Bigslugger]

Thanks Bigslugger for the post. I can see the 5 so looks like I'm already set.

No problem

Now I am seeing the 5 after looking at it a few times.

[Pickelfarmer]

Originally Posted By: Bigslugger

Ok lets clear this "Cool Blue"

Just called Vexilar about it and heres what he said

The blue color is for people that are color blind or have trouble seeing the color contrast. The blue color will replace the green on the flasher. He also said that if you are not color blind the colors will seem duller, and does not recommend it for a person with normal eye sight

Hope this clears things up

Who did you talk to, exactly at Vexilar?

True, it is an aid to folks with color vision limitations, that is the Cool Blue Conversions basic design function. Yet it does offer a brighter color pallet for many non color limited users and it has been well received by many who do not have color limitations in the green band of light.

I know and work with Vexilar staff, and I would find it very difficult to believe anyone would say it limits visual acuity for people with non limited color vision.

It may not be appealing to some, and to some it may be less attractive then the classic color pallet. It can be a choice thing for some and a whole new vision for others due to color blindness, but it most certainly is not blurry or limited.

I recommended it as an option when one may need to rehab an older unit, an option not commonly or widely known of for a Vex, but will greatly aid many Vex users with CB and for others it is just a cool looking upgrade and a rebuilt and cleaned dial and brush assembly...what they would likely need anyway.

Curious...have you ever seen one in use?

Simple test..What Number do you see here?

*

-

*

-

*

-

*

-

OK

The test is simple.

The individual with normal color vision will see a 5 revealed in the dot pattern.

An individual with Red/Green (the most common) color blindness will see a 2 revealed in the dots.

If you have difficulty reading either number clearly, the Cool Blue would be a big help to you.

What the heck do I need if I see an 8??? Really, thats what I see, an 8. I've been looking at this for along time and no matter what I can't see a 2 or a 5, just an 8. I'm screwed.

[deadeye]

LOL, thats interesting. I guess maybe have the eye doctor pull up FM and ask what he thinks.