I’ve had a Vexilar FL-8 for the last 8 years and its worked perfectly every time. Still use the original battery it came with too. Its a very straight forward easy to use flasher. I fish mostly small shallow-ish lakes so it is just right for me.

Very nice, those are some impressive fish.

Nice fish. I’ve always wanted to catch a walleye.

I have to walk a lot of the time, and I always pack as lightly as possible. You dont want to wear yourself out before you even start drilling holes. I pick a species and a lake and make a plan of what exactly i want to do, and stick to the plan. That way you dont end up bringing more equipment than you really need. No sense in bringing a bunch of stuff you wont use. I pull a sled big enough for my power auger, one bucket for holding my gear with one of those bucket topper tackle box lids, my flasher, and my rod bag. I’ll walk all over a lake, drilling holes and catching fish all day. Would be nicer with a snowmobile I’ll admit. Particularly in the mid winter when the snow gets deep. Sometimes snowshoes dont do it for me.

I bought a Vexilar FL-8 SE 8 years ago and its done nothing but work perfectly every time. You can probably find one of those models for cheap money these days. Not the greatest flasher for deep water though. Changed the way I fish ever since. Wont ice fish without it.

I am fishing in southern Maine. lots of lakes get stocked with brookies annually. the fishing is good in the early season. you got to go in the northern regions of maine to find the natives.