01-04-2020, 11:36 PM
Catch... if you only want it for ice fishing, without question, a flasher. They are made for ice fishing. If you are concerned about interference, go with the Vex, they use 1/2 the wattage output than other manufacturers. If you want durability, speaking from personal experience, I have a FL8 that is over 20 years old and still going strong. If you want features, look at and compare other models. Vexilar has been around the longest, so their technology is rock solid. If I were looking, with all the new manufacturers out there, it would be tough to make a decision without "test driving". I tend to think any will work. My Vex's will pick up anything 1/2 inch or larger. I was at Strawberry last night and was using a small sinker on my line about 4 inches up from the hook. Using my FLX28 on 1/2 power in 14 feet of water (about 200 watt output), I was able to adjust the gain down and pickup both the hook and sinker as separate objects on the line. Pretty impressive sensitivity.
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