Vexilar transducer float stop

[bigredonice]

I have found that a number of people are losing the rubber stopper on their FL-18, that holds the transducer line level on the float

Well vexilar sells them for $0.25 a piece or $2.50 for a stopper and float

[Cook078]

Thats good to know Bigred, because being a new owner, I can see myself losing this piece rather quickly...Seems though for almost $500.00 they could have threw a few spare ones in...what do you do the first time you lose it, I mean for the rest of the day fishing?  I guess you could probably tie a big knot of fishing line...loosely that is...so not to damage the cable???
Mike

[Mr.Seaguar]

For some reason, the ones on the FL-18 are much looser than the old ones on the FL8. I dont even use mine. I just set the cable under the bottom of the case to hold the amount of cable I want to use.

[bigredonice]

i have yet to loose mine, but "fishingking" and "upsavr" both lost theirs while fishing with me.  fishinking just tied his his tranducer cord in a knot, and upsavr just took the float off and let the transducer hang level

[Mr.Seaguar]

I have contemplated taking off the float but was wondering if cable might freeze into encroaching ice.

[BlackIce]

Seaguar- snow in the hole should keep it from freezing up.  I've been drilling an extra hole just for the Vex and pack it with snow.

[black ice]

       I lost my float stop when fish'n the other day....I thought the worst...am I done for the day? HELL NO. Luckily when I was a kid I watched Mcguiver. So I pulled out my trusty leatherman and grabbed the cap off my Aquafina bottle and cutt a slit half way through it and turned the knife a little to make a cord size hole on the top.. Put that on ,good as new ....I still use it.. and it is completly adjustable.