FL-8 fishfinder

[Iceassin]

In my younger years, we caught tons of fish without electronics. It was drill a hole, fish the entire water column...move and repeat.

With that said, if I was 2 hours into a drive on a fishing trip and realized I left my unit at home, well, my wife would question me over the $400 + charge on my debit card!

 

[RoeBoat]

I've had one go down on the ice, off to the closet shop I went.  Always talked about a backup but still don't have one.  Can't stand maintaining things that sit idle!  Put plates, tires, and batteries on too much crap now.

[RoeBoat]

Hey Roe,
We need to hook up. I use 5' rods and work the water column constantly. Sat next to a guy at Slough and he had everything, all the gear!! He couldn't buy a bite. I was catching gills pretty steady. He wanted to know where my locator was? I was using a blood worm jig I tied and a red wedgee! Couldn"t believe I didn't have live bait? He finally moved!
I just keep moving 'til I find them. Not always but I catch a few! Whatever blows your skirt!!
Teach

Would love to fish with you teach!  I'm sure I would learn plenty.  One of my buddies I fish with is around 80.  He's old school but also has moved to a vex and drill auger.  Most times he out fishes me, mainly with patience.   I'll be hole hoping like a monkey and he will be staring the spring off the end of his pole just pounding away.

He went to Florida this year,  miss fishing with him almost as much as he misses the ice!

[Spooled85]

Anyone that fishes shallow wAter with a fl8 should have the s cable.imo.instead of a cluttered blobby screen with gain at zero,you will have a decent fading green line mark for the jig with gain turned a quarter to half a turn.

I'm looking into this thanks for that info

[river_scum]

I never looked at a flasher running the s cord.  but I have only had a flasher the last 2 or 3 yrs myself.  ill have to search some videos showing the difference. some make it sound like a must have.

[abishop]

The newer ones have it built into the unit. I think just the fl-8 is the only one that the cable is needed. I called and they said the 18 had it built in. I sold my cable when I got rid of my 8 but thinking I may need 1 for my 18 got me wondering if I should keep the cable for my 18. Vexilar told me it was built in. Just something else I don't need.

[wsj_outdoorsman]

Teach,
Check you PM,

wsj

[spencerville]

In my younger years, we caught tons of fish without electronics. It was drill a hole, fish the entire water column...move and repeat.

With that said, if I was 2 hours into a drive on a fishing trip and realized I left my unit at home, well, my wife would question me over the $400 + charge on my debit card!

Haha... like 2 weeks ago when I was an hr and a half from home and forgot my bibs... shot into a store and spent 60 on a pair of off brand ski bibs....would fish without my vex no sooner that no boots.

[Spooled85]

I just dont fish shallow.water......h

You can't tell a fish where to go