Might upgrade

[eyeguy 54]

love my fl18 but thinking about the fl20.  kind of a bugger outside with the 18 and some snow falling. I like the idea of the bigger flat screen. any other advantages? if I do it will be the propack with 12 degree ducer. 

[Rick G]

There is nothing wrong with your 18....  :-)

I love my 20, the flat screen is nice most of the time. Bright sunny days can be a pain in the butt depending on sun angle. You can try mine out for a afternoon if you would like.

Btw, if you do upgrade, spend the extra few bucks and get the pro view transducer...it's worth it ;-)

[Fishing Frenzy]

11 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

love my fl18 but thinking about the fl20.  kind of a bugger outside with the 18 and some snow falling. I like the idea of the bigger flat screen. any other advantages? if I do it will be the propack with 12 degree ducer. 

Not sure if you don't like it because snow gets in the screen? I have a fl18 as well and I bought this cover for it and I really like it. Works well!

Got mine at Scheels. http://www.scheels.com/shop/scheels-catalog/Vexilarreg-Mag-Shield-52762-MS0001-W4

[eyeguy 54]

that looks pretty sweet FF.  I better grab one and try it. 

[AlwaysFishing23]

1 hour ago, Fishing Frenzy said:

Not sure if you don't like it because snow gets in the screen? I have a fl18 as well and I bought this cover for it and I really like it. Works well!

Got mine at Scheels. http://www.scheels.com/shop/scheels-catalog/Vexilarreg-Mag-Shield-52762-MS0001-W4

 

Bought one last year. It works pretty good the only down side is you can't use it out side because of the glare from the sun. Inside a house it's great a lot easier to read as it also magnifies the screen. So really your getting two things in one magnifier and a cover so snow and water can't go inside and for the price it's not bad.

[eyeguy 54]

hmmmmmm,  if i got one it would be for outside when snowing. guess I could just pop it off if it sunny. will head out to scheels after lunch and check it out. 16 bucks is a lot cheaper than a new 20.  

[AlwaysFishing23]

Sure is! That's all I do just take it off when hole hopping.

[eyeguy 54]

Another thing I started doing this year is wearing low power readers. I need them when I read so got some 1 power for looking at the vexilar. works nice and I can see the red tip on my spring bobber better also. now to work on the reflexes!  LOL  

[Jighead4914]

All Marcum units come with snow shields. Just saying!!

[eyeguy 54]

but I have a vexilar LOL

will test soon and see how I like it

[monstermoose78]

I like my shield 

[Fishing Frenzy]

I like mine also.. Well worth the $16 in my opinion!

[Jighead4914]

Should not have to buy one. with the cost of a vexilar fl 18 400.00 + poor customer service or cheap company. that was my point.

[leech~~]

10 hours ago, Fishin machine said:

Sure is! That's all I do just take it off when hole hopping.

 

Same here I have the cover and use it on snowy days out on the ice or put it on if towing the porty short trips without the travel cover on to keep the snow from packing it.

[Jim Panfish Uran]

The difference between the 18 an the 22 were very noticeable, I had the 22 with the pro-view ducer and it was so darn sharp compared to my buddies 18. His always looked kind of blobby and lazy lol. 

 

I've seen people run 20's and haven't paid attention to how much difference there is between that and a 22. 

 

Birds are nice too, the 45 IMO beats the 18 and the 8 in readability.

12 hours ago, Jighead4914 said:

Should not have to buy one. with the cost of a vexilar fl 18 400.00 + poor customer service or cheap company. that was my point.

 

I've dealt with a few companies and Vexilar trumps them all in customer service, so this is a crock. 

 

I ran an LX-6 for a winter and I hated the snow shield, it never stayed on there well enough and snow blew up under the shield quite a bit. But it was a fun unit to run.

[eyeguy 54]

Yes Jim, that was a crock.  

[Jighead4914]

Jim you must be a die hard Vex guy.  I fish Cass Lake a few times a year, I love that body of water. I still think its a rip off to sell you a shield when they should come with the units. 

[Jim Panfish Uran]

No I'm not a die hard Vex guy, I like the Bird units in all honesty lol.  I agree, they should just slap that puppy on there. 

 

This is my second winter over here, so far so good! Honestly haven't fished Cass a whole lot, love to fish Pike and Winnie though.