zvejnieks Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Hi guys and gals, looking to upgrade (recently sold my FL8...). Looking at either an FL-12 with the tri-beam transducer or FL-18 with the single beam transducer. Mostly fish Simcoe..from shallow perch to deep trout. Any advice would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick14 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Fl 20 tri beam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strik Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 def the fl 18 but would try to upgrade to the tri beam good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondar Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 (edited) Without a doubt the Fl-12 Edited September 15, 2012 by Wiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick14 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Fl-20 pro/super pack tri beam. If you use in boat, fl-18 bottom lock. Lx-5 marcum unit you can lock ducer in any part of water column. I hope this won't be a marcum vs vex debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah_long Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 LX-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Do you have a boat with sonar capable of using a portable pack and ice ducer? I sold my vex and use my humminbird 597ci hd di on the ice and love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvejnieks Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Do you have a boat with sonar capable of using a portable pack and ice ducer? I sold my vex and use my humminbird 597ci hd di on the ice and love it.... I have a 14' aluminum boat and have been using a Garmin GPSMap/Fishfinder. I'm not sure if I was really going to use the Vex in my boat. Given the Vex's capabilities, maybe I should start using it (generally I mostly troll), but don't want to limit my possibilities and regret my purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I have a 14' aluminum boat and have been using a Garmin GPSMap/Fishfinder. I'm not sure if I was really going to use the Vex in my boat. Given the Vex's capabilities, maybe I should start using it (generally I mostly troll), but don't want to limit my possibilities and regret my purchase. what i meant was... is there a portable ice kit for your garmin? so you can use it instead of buying a vexilar... my humminbird was capable of being portable and use an ice ducer.... so i sold my vexilar to buy the portable pack and ice ducer... now i have sonar... flasher... and gps while ice fishing.... and all my waypoints from open water season to hit during ice season... and i only have to know the settings for one unit... no regrets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvejnieks Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I see what you mean... My Garmin doesn't come with that option...and I am happy with it. The Vex would really be more for ice fishing. There's a lot to consider...too much to think about...I should just go fishing. Thanks what i meant was... is there a portable ice kit for your garmin? so you can use it instead of buying a vexilar... my humminbird was capable of being portable and use an ice ducer.... so i sold my vexilar to buy the portable pack and ice ducer... now i have sonar... flasher... and gps while ice fishing.... and all my waypoints from open water season to hit during ice season... and i only have to know the settings for one unit... no regrets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Whichever one has a zoom feature. Don't recall models since it's been a long time since I looked. If you fish Simcoe for both perch and lakers, the tri-beam might offer some benefits, but a single angle beam would probably do just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I have an FL-12, and I definitely love it (have no problem getting a read in any depth), but sometimes I miss not having a zoom feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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