It’s Time To Finally Give In And Buy A Vexilar for Ice Fishing
This weekend we made a trip up to Lake Of The Woods and fished out of Cyrus Resort. It wasn't a fantastic bite, but we were able to catch some fish to bring home. But, we wouldn't have been able to do it without a vexilar. Our friend is a guide on the lake and he was gracious enough to let us use a couple of his units.
I've never really used one before. I thought they were confusing and usually I didn't have a problem catching fish when other people were catching. I always preferred the bobber method, but after about 2 hours of no bites, I decided to switch it up and figure this thing out.
I could see the fish at the bottom on the flasher, and I could see it follow my jig. After dancing it around a bit, I finally snagged one. I kept the method up and even if the fish didn't take it, it was a blast. I managed to get a few more, and honestly I don't think we would have caught a single one without a flasher. The bite was so light that it wasn't even pulling the bobber down, so we had to feel it and watch the vexilar.
So for years I've always said I didn't need one of these to catch fish. I was in the wrong, and I'll have one for next year!
Here's a great video on how one works!