Vexilar ?

[nscrfrk]

After all these years,I may not have been using my FL-8 to it's full potential:

S1:0-20'
S2:0-40'
S4:0-80'
D1:0-30'
D2:0-60'
D4:0-120'

Example: Say I'm fishing in 27 FOW. Would I want to use the the S2 or the D1 range setting and what dictates which setting to use? I have the 19* transducer w/ an "S" cable. Been through the owners manual and the video and I'm still not clear on it. Maybe I'm just a big ol' dummy;so can anyone smarten me up?:D Thanks!

[roger23]

try this

http://www.vexilar.com/pages/support/video/fl-8se_op_high.php

[zx10r2004]

what i do is start with the first setting and click until i see the bottom. then adjust the gain until i see my jig. then i will make small adjustments to the gain. if you can't get a good bottom reading or jig reading with the s-cable just take it off. i almost never used the s cable when i had the fl-8 only when fishing in 6fow or less.

[Fishn Michn]

I always try to keep bottom on the dial between 6 and 8 oclock. Seems to allow for enough water column display and still sensitive enough to see my bait on bottom and fish.

[nscrfrk]

I always try to keep bottom on the dial between 6 and 8 oclock. Seems to allow for enough water column display and still sensitive enough to see my bait on bottom and fish.Thanks...sounds like a step in the right direction

[hardwaterfan]

Would I want to use the the S2 or the D1 range setting and what dictates which setting to use?

i would always use the D1 in that situation. what dictates what setting to use is that you would want to maximize use of the entire dial. unless you have a personal preference otherwise.

[grouly925]

If you watch the video on vexilar.com, what they say is to set the dial so that you have the most of the 360 degree screen on the dial. Which being that you said 27 fow, you would want to set it on D-1 which you would only be "wasting" 3 feet instead of 13 feet on S-2. Set on D-1 you will be using 90% of the dial effectively instead of on S-2 which only uses 67.5% of the dial. Supposedly it should be more accurate and sensitive. I guess it all really truly boils down to a personal preference since as has been said, some people like to keep the bottom between 6 and 8 o'clock.

[nscrfrk]

If you watch the video on vexilar.com, what they say is to set the dial so that you have the most of the 360 degree screen on the dial. Which being that you said 27 fow, you would want to set it on D-1 which you would only be "wasting" 3 feet instead of 13 feet on S-2. Set on D-1 you will be using 90% of the dial effectively instead of on S-2 which only uses 67.5% of the dial. Supposedly it should be more accurate and sensitive. I guess it all really truly boils down to a personal preference since as has been said, some people like to keep the bottom between 6 and 8 o'clock.Now were talking...thanks

[jlcrss]

Alright I am officially fired up about icefishing. Listening to you guys talk about this crap is killing me. Now I can't wait. I have been seeing skim ice on the ponds.:yikes:

[wolverines]

After all these years,I may not have been using my FL-8 to it's full potential:

S1:0-20'
S2:0-40'
S4:0-80'
D1:0-30'
D2:0-60'
D4:0-120'

Example: Say I'm fishing in 27 FOW. Would I want to use the the S2 or the D1 range setting and what dictates which setting to use? I have the 19* transducer w/ an "S" cable. Been through the owners manual and the video and I'm still not clear on it. Maybe I'm just a big ol' dummy;so can anyone smarten me up?:D Thanks!



In this example you'd want to be on the D1 30 ft setting...you ALWAYS want the bottom marked as far to the left as possible. This will give you the most seperation of fish from the bottom and from each other in the water colum;)

[hardwaterfan]

you know what would have REALLY been an upgrade from the 8 to 12, would have been instead of the "D" side, if they had that side go something like this:


10-30
20-40
30-50

what do ya think? i doubt it would be hard at all to program that in to a vex. if they had done that i would buy it.

[grouly925]

you know what would have REALLY been an upgrade from the 8 to 12, would have been instead of the "D" side, if they had that side go something like this:


10-30
20-40
30-50

what do ya think? i doubt it would be hard at all to program that in to a vex. if they had done that i would buy it.

Marcum's have adjustable zoom for anywhere in the water column.

[hardwaterfan]

curious on the marcum, can you adjust the range on the zoomed area? say for example if i am in 35' of water, can i make the whole screen show from 35' to 15'? or 35 to 20, etc.

[grouly925]

curious on the marcum, can you adjust the range on the zoomed area? say for example if i am in 35' of water, can i make the whole screen show from 35' to 15'? or 35 to 20, etc.

Maybe someone with a Marcum can chime in here, but from my research, depending on the initial range you have selected 20', 40', etc., you can either zoom in at 5' or 10' of any range in the water colume you would like. if you are fishing in 35' (i.e. have it set for 40'), you can zoom in on any 10' increment of that range you want. To me it seems much more useful than only zooming into the bottom 6'.

Here is something I copied from a website that sells them: Featuring a patented adjustable Zoom Mode that allows the user to choose between a 5 or 10 foot Zoom window in the 20 & 40 ft scale or choose between a 10 or 20 foot Zoom window in the 80 scale & a 20 or 40 Zoom window in the 160 foot scale. The Zoom window can be moved anywhere between the surface and bottom. This allows the user to effectively utilize the flexible Zoom Mode to display suspended fish as well as separating those difficult to see bottom huggers. Target separation improves from 2.15 to 1 inch in the Zoom Mode.

[hardwaterfan]

thanks for the info.

[Chad Smith]

If you're fishing deeper water with that unit, anything deeper than 20, its a good idea to remove the suppression cable. For 27 ft you want to use the D1 setting and look at the yellow numbers. ;)