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 Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Dan21XRS]
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12/16/23 12:50 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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... You gotta be the only boat on the water without it…just ask the next person you see to demo it to you.  I'm too busy having a good time... Plus I have zip, zero, nada interest in it... All I know about it is what I read on fishing blogs like this...  ... So take it off your boat along with your spot lock trolling motor, your power poles and your graphs. Just use a flasher and fish. I've gotta a Fortrex, no poles and I called Humminbird and asked them why they didn't put a flasher screen on their fish finders about 10 years ago... All a use my graphs for is depth and water temps so I'd be more than happy to go with a Super Sixty on the console and bow with a temp gauge... Dang, I coulda saved at least $1500 when I bought my boat... Dan My Helix’s had flasher screens. Lol. That must have been your idea!
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Champion1]
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12/16/23 01:59 PM
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nfhbass
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Any flasher user knows vexilar is best.
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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12/16/23 03:54 PM
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Dan21XRS
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... My Helix’s had flasher screens. Lol. That must have been your idea!
How old is it???... Dan
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"...
Lou Holtz
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Champion1]
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12/17/23 12:17 AM
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nfhbass
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I’ve got some first gen si units in the closet 798/997 that have the flasher
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: nfhbass]
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12/17/23 12:31 AM
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pchapin
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I’ve got some first gen si units in the closet 798/997 that have the flasher I have two 728 units, two 9" HDS Gen 3, a 7" Live, a 7" HDI and a 5" HDI. All have flashers..
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: pchapin]
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12/17/23 05:10 AM
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nfhbass
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I’ve got some first gen si units in the closet 798/997 that have the flasher I have two 728 units, two 9" HDS Gen 3, a 7" Live, a 7" HDI and a 5" HDI. All have flashers.. I have a 9” too, but it doesn’t have a flasher.
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: nfhbass]
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12/17/23 05:13 AM
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pchapin
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I’ve got some first gen si units in the closet 798/997 that have the flasher I have two 728 units, two 9" HDS Gen 3, a 7" Live, a 7" HDI and a 5" HDI. All have flashers.. I have a 9” too, but it doesn’t have a flasher. Which 9" that does not have a flasher?
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Champion1]
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12/17/23 05:50 PM
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Dan21XRS
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If I'm not mistaken I had a Humminbird 999 and 859 that had the sonar screen. When I went to the Helix 10's I couldn't find the sonar screen so I call Humminbird customer service and they told me, nope new Helix units don't have it... One 10 is a 2013 model SI and the other is a 2017 or so DI... Dan
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"...
Lou Holtz
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Dan21XRS]
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12/17/23 06:32 PM
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pchapin
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If I'm not mistaken I had a Humminbird 999 and 859 that had the sonar screen. When I went to the Helix 10's I couldn't find the sonar screen so I call Humminbird customer service and they told me, nope new Helix units don't have it... One 10 is a 2013 model SI and the other is a 2017 or so DI... Dan From the Helix manual. Must have Ice Fishing mode turned on, otherwise you only have RTS window. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/12/full-105166-208125-helix_flasher.jpg)
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Dan21XRS]
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12/17/23 10:40 PM
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Wayne P.
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If I'm not mistaken I had a Humminbird 999 and 859 that had the sonar screen. When I went to the Helix 10's I couldn't find the sonar screen so I call Humminbird customer service and they told me, nope new Helix units don't have it... One 10 is a 2013 model SI and the other is a 2017 or so DI... Dan This is a Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N and it has the Ice Mode to have the flasher views----- ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/XY8f2mNz/ICE-mode.png)
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G3N and G4N, 1198c SI, SOLIX 10 SI G3,
Helix 8 MEGA SI+ GPS G4N, SOLIX 12 SI and G3, MEGA 360, MEGA LIVE TL, RC-1
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Wayne P.]
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12/18/23 04:05 AM
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Dan21XRS
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... This is a Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N and it has the Ice Mode to have the flasher views----- Just went out and checked my units.. No Ice Mode in the Setup Window... Dan
"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood"...
Lou Holtz
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Champion1]
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12/18/23 04:36 AM
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bossman
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There are guys that want ffs because it helps them LOCATE fish when others cant, but they want the tournament to have an off limits period before the tournament because that will allow someone else to LOCATE fish when they can’t .
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Re: And So It Begins! Lets Ban Some FFS!
[Re: Champion1]
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12/18/23 02:45 PM
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ezbassin
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FFS helps with finding fish without having to drive over them to see them on your screen which helps the angler to be more efficient because you can see if fish are in the area or not. You are not wasting time casting blindly to areas that have no fish. Great for dock fishing. I use mine to locate fish and then I fish for them like I have always fished. I do not stare at the screen at that point because I know they are there. Now it is up to me to catch them. Simple as that. FFS is a great tool, along with spot lock and 360.
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