The itch is killing me!!!!!!!!!

[hashbaz]

Every year, as soon as I see snow on the tops of the mountains I seem to be smitten by an insatiable desire for making holes. This year it is so bad that I just went out and bought my first fish finder. The fish in my aquarium have slowly grown accustomed to the sonar transducer but I still want to get out and test it on a real lake.

I'm wondering if mirror lake and/or others up in the uintas would be frozen and still accessible?

Also if anyone is experienced in the art of fishing with a Vexilar (mine is a FL-20) I'll drive if you show me how to get the most out of my new toy.
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[Out4Trout]

[cool]You aren't the only one getting that itch my brother... Wish it was here right now, as do dozens of others on this site. There are some places in the Uintas that will get safe ice first, but the accessability comes into play. Otherwise Huntington is the first with safe ice around T-Day (shhhhhhh-don't tell the "guests." Some of them don't know this yet...) Yeah, what I meant to say was that no place has safe ice till New Years and that's Strawberry and Scofield.[]

As for the Vexilar and Marcum thing, if you go over to the Utah board archives or the gear page, this has been discussed a plethora of times, and you'll find all of the info you are looking for on that finder. I'm sure you could get one of the guys that owns one on this site to go out with you your first time and show you how to get it dialed in...Good luck!
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[waljustia]

Oh baby, Welcome to the world of Vexilar! There is no turning back now. I love mine.. WILL NOT ice fish with out it!
There should be a DVD that came with the thing. It has some cool footage and tips on using it. The FL-20 is a sweet model! You'll love it.
I got the cheaper FL-8SE. Yours has a couple features mine doesn't. But, mine catches more fish[cool] (Since yours has caught NONE!)

Whenever I am on the ice and people come and ask me "What is that you're using" I give them a little demo and when I am done they all say the same thing "Where can I get one of those?".
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[fuzzyfisher]

no turning back from a vexilar? i did not like the one i had all that much dont get me wrong it's a good finder. my x135 is a lot better for the kind of fishing i do.. and the vexilar made my eyes hurt after watching them flashing lights all day.. the x135 dont do that and well pick up a 1/4 jig in 100 feet of water.


hashbaz: there well not be to much ice any where it utah tell around the 3 week of next month. that gives ya around 5 weeks to get ready.. so go out and enjoy so fall fishing first!
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[SledFisher]

If you find a cure for that itch let me know, cause I've had it for more than a month now. I can't wait to hit the hard deck and get the toys out of the garage.
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[hashbaz]

I'm sure I can get the basics through the DVD, reading on the web, and experimentation. I was hoping to meet up with someone with lots of experience so I could learn the more advanced tricks to fine tuning the settings and understanding what the flasher is telling me it sees down there. But perhaps I should learn the basics first, eh? Walk before running etc.
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[Chester]

Hi Hash,

I would be more than happy to meet up with you and play with the electronics. I don't have an FL-20, but my son has an FL-18 I have played with quite a bit. I have a Marcum LX-3. Both have worked well for me. I'm sure you will enjoy your new toy[]

just waitin for ice,

Chester
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