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How To Mark Fish Through The Ice With A Vexilar or Marcum Flasher

So rather than punching a bunch of holes and checking to see how deep you are and if any fish are located below the spot you are standing you can just shoot your flasher through the ice.  It works best if the ice is clear and not full of air holes or snow pack.  Simply [...]

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Vexilar FL-8 Review

I will begin my flasher reviews with the most sold and popular model that is currently in production, the Vexilar FL-8.  Some keys to remember when we are looking for an ice fishing flasher are that we want the unit to show our bait, the bottom and fish.  Ideally we want different colors on the [...]

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How to use a Marcum or Vexilar Flasher to catch more ice fishing

As discussed in an earlier post on “How to use an ice fishing flasher to catch more fish”, a flasher is a great tool for the modern ice angler. The video below is a great way to visualize how you use a Marcum VX-1 flasher to catch a suspended fish. The same concept [...]

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How I got re-started ice fishing – My introduction to modern ice fishing

I remember fishing way back in the day with my dad.  We didn’t catch much and we generally fished out of a permanent house that my uncle owned.  For many years I didn’t ice fish even though I am an avid soft water fisherman.  Then 5 years ago a good buddy invited me to come [...]

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