Thread: Looks Like Ice!!!

Originally Posted by Crappie 1

Hi no1. I have the FL18, I never owned one before I bought it, so have nothing to compare it to. We have ice now. The lake across the street must have 4" I took my spud and cut 4 holes out from shore. They are riding snow mobiles on it, don't think I would be doing that yet. Going to try and fish it tomorrow or Sat. I heard that a few lakes are being fished close by here.

Even the last of the smaller lakes to freeze over in most years have fishermen out around here already. I go right past one of the deep walleye holes to and from work and there were shacks out even tonight as cold as it is. We may get to 10 below tonight or colder and might not make it out of the single digits tomorrow. Too bitter for this old boy to sit in the open on a bucket for sure, but I will be out this week once the temps moderate a bit.

Once you get the hang of your flasher you are going to wonder how you ever got along without one before. Like I said I use the basic Marcum VX1. That has proven to be as rugged for me as the FL8 is known to be. Choosing between them is a Ford versus Chevy type of argument. I really doesn't make all that much difference.

Don't just use it on a singly hole or a permanent house. Take it out and explore up and down and along the breaks looking for activity before you wet a line.

There are definitely some good videos that show most of the "how" on the internet. A good place to start are both the Marcum and Vexilar sites. Both have videos that show how to use these units.