Catch More Fish With Vexilar Ice Fishing Technology

Discover the benefits of Vexilar ice fishing technology.

If you’re serious about ice fishing, you want to be sure you have the best tools available. Using Vexilar ice fishing technology can help increase your chances of catching fish out on the ice.

Learn about the benefits and differences of Vexilar ice fishing technology. And find the best equipment for your needs with Vexilar and Blain’s Farm & Fleet.

Before you purchase any ice fishing equipment, ask yourself these three questions:

1. How deep is the water you ice fish on?
2. What species are you after?
3. Do you find yourself fishing more than one lake over the course of a season?

Keeping these questions in mind, consider what each Vexilar system does best.

Vexilar Ice Fishing Equipment

Vexilar FL-8SE

The FL-8SE is one of the most popular flasher sonar systems on the market. This unit will work in nearly all situations.

But because it lacks any zoom features, it is weak when it comes to fishing targets tight to the bottom in deep water. To compensate for this, the FL-8 has six depth ranges, so you can use the display to give you the largest, most visible readings.

Vexilar FL-12

The FL-12 is the updated version of the FL-8. This unit has a very distinctive, flat-panel display instead of the classic cone sun shield.

The FL-12 uses the interference rejection system to help fight unit cross-talk, if more than one Vexilar unit is fishing near you. Either the FL-8 or FL-12 are ideal for open water.

Vexilar FL-18

The FL-18 is one of the more advanced sonar systems. With only three buttons to master, it’s super easy to operate. This is a very popular unit among walleye fishermen looking at targets in deeper waters.

The mode switch on your FL-18 has another great option—a built-in LP or Low Power mode for when you are fishing in shallow water. The Low Power mode allows you to turn down the power of your unit to give you a very clear signal in weeds or when you’re fishing in waters less than 10 feet.

Vexilar FLX-20

The FLX-20 is packed with great performance features. It performs like the FL-18 in that it has zoom technology, but the FLX-20 has two zoom zones, a 6 foot and a 12 foot. It also has a unique night mode.

In the ice fishing world, you’ll be hard pressed to find another unit that offers more features than the FLX-20 for helping you catch more fish.

Don’t forget the transducer to make seeing the fish even easier! Many units are sold as Pro-Packs, with the ice-ducer provided with the sonar.

These ice-ducers are made with specialized transducer crystals. They’re designed to give ice anglers years of trouble-free performance in cold weather.

For more tips on ice fishing equipment, visit our Fishing Blog.