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Yeah the reasons given don't really separate them from flashers. I've had several "old timers" replacing their Vexilars this year because their old (5 to 7 years old) Vexilars crapped out on them. In fact I don't see much of a difference between the number of Humminbird or Garmin units returned for defects versus Vexilars. Lowrance is a different story.
another 5 years flashers will be a thing of the past.
Really? I#$@t
From what I've seen, the Panoptix is a game changer. Being able to see 100' or more in any direction from your hole instead of just what is directly under you obviously is a huge advantage. But the price......................................I'll stick to my flasher until the Panoptix technology comes down closer to the flasher price range. No way am I paying well over $1,000 for a fish finder!
I think a lot of guys who use flashers rather than graphs do so because they already own them and it's hard to justify spending money on something that, in their eyes, they already have. Most of those people are casuals who wouldn't benefit from the advanced features (mapping, waypoints, sonar history, compound zoom, etc.) so their flasher truly is all they need. If you plop an ice house down in the same spot on the same lake every Saturday all winter long, drink 21 beers and catch a few fish, what good does mapping do you?Graphs are for people looking for one more advantage when switching spots, switching lakes or working extremely difficult/negative fish. Some guys just don't care to put that much effort into getting drunk.
I think that there is a lot more truth in this post than many would care to own up to.Some think that fishing is a recreational activity and excuse to get together with the guys. (Flashers)Others think that it is a matter of life and death. (Graphs)Then there are those that know that fishing is much more important than life and death. (Livescope)That is how I see it...
That's what they said about the television. 😉
it is like the difference between a tube tv and a flat screen.