Vex newbie

[wally-eye]

Do most guys use the vex in the hole they are fishng or do you put the transducer in a hole next to it? I got a new vex the other day and used it Monday on a local lake. I was fishing the hole with the vex in it and hooked a walleye and for sure it got wrapped around the transducer and I lost the eye.:yikes: After realizing what happened i can only blame myself for not pulling the cord up out of the hole while I was fighting the fish. The ducer was just at the bottom of the ice....

Should I have drilled another hole a foot away from the one I was fishing and put the vex in that one or should I just pull the transducer up quick when I hook a big fish if I'm fishing the same hole? Since I have only used it once how far away can the vex be from the hole I'm fishing and still see the bait? I have the FL18 w/9/19 transducer. Water I usually fish in that lake for eyes is about 14 to 16 foot.

Any ideas? Or help....

[9mmruger1]

Do most guys use the vex in the hole they are fishng or do you put the transducer in a hole next to it?

Any ideas? Or help....


I use the same hole - 6" and just pull out the ducer when required.

[Centrarchidae]

I always fish in the same hole as my vex. I usually fish for panfish and just leave the transducer in the hole. I haven't had a problem yet, but this is the first year I have had my vex. When I get the chance to go for some larger species, I would definitely pull out the transducer. For the flip side, I have also jigged a second pole in a hole next to the vex and can usually see the bait on the flasher. However, since it is not directly below the transducer, it does not show up as well and the fish tha approach it do not create as strong a signal, but it does work if it is deep enough. I have had a hard time picking up my other bait in less than 10ft. Hope that helps.

[wally-eye]

Thanks, thats the info I was looking for. It was really neat watching this big red blob come up off the bottom a foot and hit a jigging rap.. I'll just be quicker on pulling the cord out of the hole when I hook that monster eye again.........

[AutoModGod]

Thanks, thats the info I was looking for. It was really neat watching this big red blob come up off the bottom a foot and hit a jigging rap.. I'll just be quicker on pulling the cord out of the hole when I hook that monster eye again.........

I always fish in the same hole (6") also. Practice makes perfect.

[schaaed1]

It was really neat watching this big red blob come up off the bottom a foot and hit a jigging rap..

:yeahthat:

That's what we been talking about Wally-eye. Glad to see you can finally see the light .... or should that be "big red blob" ;)

Kidding aside, I also use a 6" hole and pull the transducer when needed. If I'm after eyes, I always pull it. Hardly never on gills, perch. However, yesterday the gills I was getting were putting up a heck of a fight ... siwmming 360s on their way up. I had to pull the vex and I was in someone elses 10" hole and I had the transducer above the bottom of the ice even.

Ed

[ih772]

I just pull the transducer out of the hole. It's really pretty simple to do and you don't get a fish wrapped around it.

[Big Daddy Benelli]

You'll get the hang of it...

[stream wader]

i have a 10" hole and have never pulled out tranducer. have caught walleye,lake trout and whitefish without a problem

[JJ Mac]

I sometimes cut a second hole and sometimes use the same one. If I've got plenty of time to set up, and I'm fishing 20+ ft. of water for eyes, I'll opt for a separate hole. I cut a hole in the bottom of the bucket I carry my vex in. Then I can flip the bucket upside down over the hole and drop the transducer right down. This allows me to also view my dead stick which I run a little higher in the water column if I want to up the gain a little bit. The underside of the bucket I use has a little bit of a ridge on the outside edge and the fl-18 sits on it quite securely. The nicest thing about is it's a lot easier on the back not looking down at the vex all day.

Of course you want to make sure that the float is set so the tranducer doesn't extend down beneath the bottom of the ice, and as said before, many guys pull the tranducer out when they hook a decent fish worth worrying about.

[sfw1960]

I just punch half way thru the ice right next to my fishin' hole & fill it with water - of course the Lowrance machines tend to have a shade more power.....

:D Robert :D

[scottyhoover]

Give it the old Dave Genz kick and get that ducer out of the hole. I'm lazy most of the time and I don't really care if the 100th gill of the day gets wrapped....oh well...now if the stakes are higher , take more care :)

[sfw1960]

Scotty , if I did by chance own a Vex ~ there's no way in God's green earth you'd catch me givin' it ANY sort of kick ... My current unit's cost is close to $650 bucks and I know the good Vex's are around $400.... drilling another hole costs a LOT less than a repair bill , or worse yet a REPLACEMENT!
:bash::corkysm55:bash::corkysm55:bash:

[scottyhoover]

its a tough machine, made to be out in the elements,......give it a kick...no big deal......cheap vex's are easy to get if you know the right folks. I'm not in one spot long enough to drill 2 holes unless walleye fichin.

[jamieking989]

I make a oval hole, 2 8 inch holes touching, then neddle bar to a oval. I didn't lose a fish all season because of the vex, fishing for walleye on the bay. Now you guys got me worked up, come on hard water.

Jamie