Seeing Your Lure - VEXILAR FL-8 SE Owner's Manual

S EE IN G YOUR L UR E
Typical Ice Fishing View
The key to ice fishing success when using a Vexilar
This illustrates a typical panfish
fishing view. As you lower your lure,
ice fishing system is the ability to see your fishing
you see it going down on the display
lure and its relationship to the bottom, structure,
while the curious fish rise to see what
and fish. Ice fishing with a Vexilar allows you to
it is. When the two signal lines meet,
it is time to be ready for a strike.
present your lure to the fish. You see the fish on
the display, and you raise your lure so it is right
above the fish on the display. If the fish is hungry,
it will bite. If not, it will react in some way to your
presentation, such as with disinterest or fear. You
can see this reaction on the flasher display and
Lure
adjust your tactics accordingly.
With the Gain Control set properly,
your lure will appear as a weak
signal. You want it to appear small
Setting the gain level correctly is important to be
next to the fish which are much
able to understand what's going on below you.
larger.
Use the lure's appearance as your reference for
adjusting the Gain Control. Set it so your lure
appears as a green signal. Because the fish are
much larger than your bait, they will appear as
Fish Fish
Bottom
stronger signals. Be prepared to readjust the Gain
Several fish are holding near the A pair of fish are rising to your lure as it is
Control up and down often, as small position
bottom. The thin green line right on the lowered. This is a good sign, as competition
bottom may be a fish just up off the can make fish more aggressive.
changes and the condition of any bait attached
bottom, as the others are, but some
will effect the strength of your lure's signal.
distance to the side.
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