Fl 30?

[snow2]

I feelmy fl18 is adequate what's so special with this fl30?

 

[riverview]

i had a fl8, fl18 and a 20 bought a marcum lx7 about 10 years ago, I like it alot better than the spinning disk.

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

Until you make the switch to forward-facing sonar, any modern flasher FL-18 and up will do what is needed. Sometimes I miss the simplicity of the FL-8.

 

[Sluggo]

I had a FL-8, 18 and now a 28. The 18 was a huge improvement over the 8: brighter, zoom.
The 28 is only moderately better than the 18: night mode, digital depth
I am not aware of big improvements between the 30 and 28

 

[guywhofishes]

I had a FL-8, 18 and now a 28. The 18 was a huge improvement over the 8: brighter, zoom.
The 28 is only moderately better than the 18: night mode, digital depth
I am not aware of big improvements between the 30 and 28

went same way

was so disappointed it’s the last upgrade I made

 

[guywhofishes]

they effed up the transducer too - variable cone size with gain nonsense

 

[gonefshn]

I’ve found when fishing with a bunch of people close to each other and a hard rocky bottom the 28s and 30s do a way better job than my 18 and 20 when it comes to interference.

 

[guywhofishes]

I’ve found when fishing with a bunch of people close to each other and a hard rocky bottom the 28s and 30s do a way better job than my 18 and 20 when it comes to interference.

even when you cycle through the various frequencies?

I know people with the older Marcums used to laugh when they turned theirs on and it wiped all the Vexilars off the map

 

[risingsun]

Pretty good deal if your looking to get one.

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/vex...p.ds&msclkid=3511adb1eaa61a2781b4cad9791e4e1b

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Got a 30 two winters ago. The Vexilar guy at Scheels ice fest couldn't believe it when I told him I hate it compared to my Humminbird Ice 55 that went down. After he tried to debunk all my complaints his answer was to get the new upgraded 35 or whatever it is, i asked him what he would give me to trade up, no dice. I have most of my problems when I hole hop, have to power cycle sometimes between holes, really sucks when I finally get my settings the way I want them and loose them if I have it in the wrong mode. I'm a freaking technology guy and it's almost too complicated for me
Basically if you got an 18 that works good for you then stick it out until you can't fix it.

 

[NDbowman]

I sure like my hummingbird 55 also. I know it doesn't have as good of target seperation as the fl 18 but it works good for me.

 

[1lessdog]

I have seen and caught lots of fish with a FL-8. Now have the 28 and 8. If in less than 20 feet of water I like my 8. Maybe because I'm not a techy person.

 

[Sluggo]

I have seen and caught lots of fish with a FL-8. Now have the 28 and 8. If in less than 20 feet of water I like my 8. Maybe because I'm not a techy person.

Do you use the zoom setting? Zoom is the big advantage that the 8 doesn’t have