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[cool][#0000ff]Not to be a contrarian, but I recommend you get a good LCD sonar instead of a flasher for tubing. Unless you are going to be vertical jigging 100% of the time, the positive aspects of the flasher are pretty well nullified. Better to have a sonar that displays bottom contours and composition (gray line) and shows a scrolling record of fish moving through at different depths.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I fish for perch and other bottom dwelling species myself, but use the sonar only to locate the area and then focus on presentation...not watching the little colored lines. As a point of fact, I often make the statement that 99.9% of all the fish I catch are never seen on my screen...because I am usually either casting or bottom bouncing out behind my tube. The sonar works mainly to keep me in the right depths and to let me know when I am in fish country...so that I can fish with more positive expectancy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Eagle, Bottomline and Lowrance all have "low end" units (under 1000 watts) that work well for tubing and can run all day on a small SLA battery. They can also be installed with a minimum of PVC and space requirements.[/#0000ff]
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Thank's tubedude!! I was trying to make the vexilar work but the unit is big and heavy making it difficult. I would have to build a big platform for it making my tube heavy on one side which i dont like!! I have to kick harder with my left leg in order to track straight. So i've decided to go with your suggestion(tubedude) and buy a smaller unit!! Thanks again!!! Peter
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] Let me know of your ideas!!! Thanks in advance!!! Peter