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Vexilar Tri-beam Transducer

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Whats everyones opinions of these? would it be benificial to update from a 12degree on my FL18? are they worth it($100 @ Cabelas). I'm mainly fishing less that 20 fow i figure it would help me out. its a little over a foot bigger radius @10ft than a 12 degree. the 9degree is 1.6 ft radius at 10ft i'm hoping that when i am fishing where there is alot of fish that the 9degree will let the vex read clearer than the wider transducers       ???maybe??? i know they just came out for this season but i have some giftcards from last year to use, i just wanted some opinions on them before i buy one.
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Something that cost that much and is that new to the market I would wait till I seen it in action on water that I fished. It takes me back to when I purchased a $400 camera and only got to see fish 2 times in 2 years on it because the water I fished was always too murkey. I'm sure there will be one on the hard water somewhere and I have yet to meet a fisherman who doesn't like to show another his/her new gadget. If you do purchase one let us know what you think, keep us posted.
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I'm not probably going to upgrade this winter... I'm thinking about seeing what the price does in the spring and summer. Buying direct from Vexilar seems to be a good option that time of year!
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Buy it I am going to I have 2 FL- 20s the price is not going to come down ice fishing prices just go up. This transducer is going to be great . I have the 12 degree I would love to go bigger cone in shallower water think of 8 ft or 6ft even 22ft for walleye , the 3 way switch is all good 40 ft for perch titen up the cone with a flip of a switch man I need this .


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I should be getting a demo unit by mid January. I am trying to get it by our get together on Jan 8th at Indian for everyone to try out.

They are back ordered so it might not be in. I know it has 1/4 seperation and is supposed to be the bomb in shallow water with weeds. Can't wait to get out on the ice with it.
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well i ordered it last week.. with my giftcards and their $20 off a $100 purchase i paid $33 for it so i couldn't really pass it up. but it was backordered and they didn't specify a time frame for the backorder like they normally do. now i am hearing from another site that there are problems with them and that is why they are backordered  :-\  i guess we'll see, i think it would work awesome hope they can get it to me soon!!
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just got off the phone with Cabela's they said it will be spring time before i get it :( guess i'll have to play with it off the boat and docks!
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