Last year I had the LX9 and the Showdown 2.0. The showdown comes in handy for setting tip-ups because you can just take it out of the pack and run it off the AA batteries, I take it with every time for a backup and in case someone doesn’t have a flasher.
In the off season i picked up an FLX-28 which I can’t wait to try and another Showdown 2.0 combo because it was like $120 in the bargain cave…….so I guess I have 3 backups.
Are they easy to use this is my first season ever ice fishing and I want as much help as I can get I got a white noise combo and a sit n fish with some lures but still a little nervous bout going by myself but no one I know ice fish’s
Yes, have a back up and back up to the back up…
Actually have two kids that may come out ice fishing now and then…
One flasher is always in shelter. The other one, I take hole hopping. It’s more convenient to not putz around with the shelter layout.
Marcum LX7
Marcum Showdown single beam
Lowrance Elite 4 ice pack
Are they easy to use this is my first season ever ice fishing and I want as much help as I can get I got a white noise combo and a sit n fish with some lures but still a little nervous bout going by myself but no one I know ice fish’s
Depending on what flasher you use they can be very easy to use. I would say most are pretty much plug and play aside from maybe the LX6/LX7 might take a little playing with.
As far as being nervous about ice fishing and lacking experience I would suggest sticking around on this site for a bit. Most on here are very friendly and will help you out with any questions that you have. If you are fishing for panfish an easy way to start out is by picking a basin spot around 30 ft deep (where this is the deepest point in the area) and start fishing for crappies. Easy to catch this way. Once you learn a few things you can explore out of the crowds. I saw you posted on a different thread asking about lakes that freeze early in the st. paul area. I probably don’t need to say this but do be careful! If you lack experience and especially if you are not familiar with a given lake you could find yourself in trouble quickly. Not all ice is created equal and some lakes may have underwater springs that make areas unstable. Take precautions on early and late ice especially – wear a life jacket, always wear ice picks around your neck, consider tying off to a tree and having a rope around you (especially if alone). If you want other pointers or guidance feel free to PM me. I don’t live in the st paul area but I could put you on a panfish spot on Tonka no problem. Always happy to help a newcomer in the sport if I can.
I have a helix 7G2 chirp as my primary and an Ice 55 as a backup
I have only bought one flasher in my life (LX5) and used it for the past 7 or so years with only one break down. Something came loose/broke inside from pulling it in the sled behind the 4-wheeler. Lesson learned, do not put in sled and pull at high speed.
I can’t justify getting a new one, because this one still works great, so no backup for me. I’m a gear head, but also very cheap, so don’t like wasting money upgrading things constantly if its only going to get me a very slight performance gain.
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