im going to be buy a ice flasher in about a month....thanks to tax returns.....im deffinatly going to buy a vexilar but i dont know what model prolly a fl8 or fl12 i just wanna get some opinions from some of you guys who own wither of the models or have maybe owned both at one point i read somewere that you can use an fl12 in open water is that true and if so do i need to buy a different transducer? thanks for any and all help you guys can provide me with....tight lines