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Reeds has it on their website already, priced at $589. http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=22812&pc=1558Its a brand new model, so its gonna be clearer, its gonna be "better", and its gonna have some little extras to make you want to go buy it. Be it vexilar, marcum, hb, or anything else fishing or non fishing related. Thing is its always best to wait a few years to go and pick up a new model of anything from xbox to flashers. Usually they hit a few bumps in the road, and work them out over a few years. THough vex has been around for a long time, so maybe it wont be the case. But if they did do something different (target sep) it could change for better or worse. Its neat for sure, and if you were going to get the fl20, it would be something to look at I think.
sorry... coming in a bit late in the discussion here. I am not a vex pro. I did, however, have the pleasure of using the FL22 out on the ice for a very short while late last season. I am an LX5 owner. Have been a LX5 fan for years. Simply put... my LX5 is now on craigslist. the FL22, for shallow water, blows everything else off the ice. Side by side with my LX5, the FL22 had better seperation, and clearer shot through weeds. The low wattage gets rid of the clutter and can see fish clearly.For you FL20 owners... I also watched the FL22 side by side with the the FL20. Again.. the FL22 was extremely clear, especially with the 10 foot levels.So... my personal, non vex pro-staff, opinion... this is a huge improvement over the existing models.
Some people seem to think that the new triple transducer can be used with the older Vex units, so it must be a 200khz sonar.
I also like to wait a couple years before buying new electronics. I have read that the FL22 has been on the ice and tested for about four years because Vex didn't want to put it on the market until they "got it right".
Here is some more info:Display: 525 segmentsTarget separation of 1 inchTarget ID of less than 1/4 inch6' and 12' auto zoom6' bottom lock (for use in boats)Low Power mode (for use in shallow weedy areas)Night Viewing mode10 step Interference Rejection6 depth ranges (10' to 60' in 10' increments)Low Battery indicatorOperating Voltage 10.5-15 (12 volts nominal)Current draw: 200 mA @ 12 volts400 plus watts (variable puls width, peak to peak)Frequency: 200 kHzTri-Bean iceducer: 8, 12, and 20 degree
All,I got in touch with someone in the know and asked about the difference between Target ID and Separation. As we all pretty much know what Separation is... here is the Target ID explanation. Makes perfect sense to me."We use Target ID as a way to tell what the resolution is. We measure that by how many lines are around the dial of our flasher. Given that we have 525 lines of resolution, the FL-22HD has a little less than a 1/4" on the 10' foot scale. It's very simple, just take 10' or 120" and divide it by 525 and you get .228". So each line represents Target ID if you will. "Soo... basically, on the 10' scale, 1 line on the flasher is equal to a little bit less than 1/4" of the water column. About 4 lines is equal to 1 inch of viewing in the water column, and so on.
Bit the bullet and got one of the new FL-22's with the tri-ducer in the ultra pack. Gonna take it out in the boat this week and play around with it to see how it works and get familiarized with it. Keep you all posted. Fin