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I haven't used a fish finder before but want to add one to my arsenal this ice fishing season. Definitely looking for a flasher but don't want to break the bank on my first one. Any recommendations or feedback would be greatly appreciated!
A suggestion is that you could get a used unit for a fraction of the cost of a new one, once you decide what brand/model you want. Facebook marketplace is a surprisingly great resource to find used ice fishing equipment
Vexilar FL18 ..it will be your first and last flasher..all you will ever need.
While I own 4 vexilar and have been very happy with them. (FL18, FL20, FL22HD, and FLX28HD) I WOULD NOT recommend a vexilar to anyone today. Mainly because vexilar discontinued multi beam transducers for the units. In order to get a unit with multiple beams…..you have to by the latest and greatest unit at over $800.Vexilar today has become a very over priced company for the product you get. They sell units due to the brand recognition they have from 20+ years ago. The “new’” products from them are not innovative, all they did was removed options on the lower units then bring a new one out priced crazy high with the options they removed from the other unitsWhat u want in a flasher is simple.1. At least a dual transducer (wide and narrow cone) depth, structure, and weeds will dictate which to use.2. A unit with bottom zoom. (Bottom zoom is huge in telling the difference with bottom hugging fish like walleye)Currently the Humming bird ice 35 offers those thing at the cheapest price point at $250 new. Best bang for the buck. Has zoom and a dual beam transducer.
I just got a helix 7 msi g3 for 450$ and a 70$ Ice transducer and your good for ice fishing. You dont need the side imaging or even down imaging unless you want them for open water. I did see a few basic models for like 200-300$. With the helix you have a flasher, maps, and traditional sonar all on one screen if you want. The 5 inch is also good but the screens a little small in split screen. With a flasher all you have is basic settings and maybe a simple bottom zoom on the higher end models. With the helix units you can do everything a flasher can X4 and you can use it in summer or buy the mapping chip and map lakes that have never been mapped. Im waiting till winter to sell my fl-18 and ill probably get 350-400$ And pay for the helix.
I bought a helix 5 GPS G2 for last ice season. one of my favorite features is the auto chart live that lets you create a custom contour map. Really lets you find the spot on the spot. especially fishing off shore structure
Yes you can hardwater , with the autochart live
Yah YouTube it on hummingbird ,as far as garmin I have 7608echo gps on boat can do same pretty much the same record and fill in contours and save
Just looking at the Garmin site does all the same as hummingbird as far I could tell. The ice kit couple hundo$. Do you take unit off boat? Or planning to?
Question if I may ..are you able to chart with the iceducer while on the ice hole hopping ?