fiish to answer a part of your question about " why would you want to see something that small.
You have to know exactly where your lure is all the time, fishing for crappies we sometime use jigs that are 1/32 oz which is about the size of matchhead, add a very small plastic or a maggot to that. So lets say that you are fishing in 20 feet of water and the crappies are suspending at 12ft, how will you know where your jig is so that you can hover your jig just above the fish.?
If you fish for walleyes it would be good buy a flasher that has some kind of zoom on it. Because a walleye sitting on bottom with it's belly touching bottom you will not pick it up without a zoom. But at least you will see it raise to your offering. My first was a Vex FL-8 and it was a great first unit, but being mainly a walleye ice fisherman I needed the zoom feature of FL-18.
But just getting a Vex more than tripled my success ice fishing and the next year even doubled that with an FL-18.
On a budget ...... Flasher Question
cprince wrote:You can find the plans on line... but here are the ingredients for a DIY Flasher:
Venetian blind cord
Metal coat hangers (will probably rust )
An ice cream container lid
12 volt battery
Reflective tape
Sinkers
A Banjo Minnow
Swizzle sticks (Red)
Good luck!
Craig
(You MUST have known I couldn't resist this thread for long Bear!!)
CRP
Lots know I'm easily confused BUT, I'm really confused now
OFAH Zone F 1st Vice Chair
Fiiish I bought a HBird 343c portable unit and bought the ice ducer seperately. The ICE-345c I believe replaces it, just need a summer transducer for summer use.
Alot cheaper than buying 2 different units.
Oh yeah Cprince I believe there is a flaw in your design as I ate the red swizzel sticks and am now experiencing interference.
Alot cheaper than buying 2 different units.
Oh yeah Cprince I believe there is a flaw in your design as I ate the red swizzel sticks and am now experiencing interference.
The sweet is not as sweet without the bitter!
RJ wrote:How bout this Bear.
Come ice season...Tell me when you are planning to head out and I'll drop off something a Vexilar for you to try.
I trust you with my vehicle....I think you'll be ok with my Flasher...
Just say when.
RJ
, or maybe I can follow you to one of those crappie spots and you can show me how they work 
I remember a number of years ago some guys where headed for silver and you offered to show me then
, couldnt make it for what ever reason OFAH Zone F 1st Vice Chair
Ice machines
The new Vex 22 does look awesome... but the LX5 Still Rules.
I got my copy of the Ice Fishing mag yesterday.... lots of new items coming.
I got my copy of the Ice Fishing mag yesterday.... lots of new items coming.