This was a revolutionary interference canceling circuit which effectively knocked out the problematic signals in both units, even if one of the two was an older FL-8 without the new IR feature. This was the first sonar to include a true interference rejection system. So in response, the FL-8SLT was introduced in 1995. It causes erratic flashing and circular strobing on the display of both sonar units. This is a condition in which one sonar unit receives signal from another nearby unit. With the popularity of Vexilar FL-8 flashers increasing each year, a real problem started to develop in that there were so many Vexilar flashers used for ice fishing that cross-talk interference became a major issue. The LC-8 packed big performance in a small package, and the LPS-1 brought ultra-portable depth reading capability to even lightest traveling of anglers. These were Vexilar’s first attempt at re-entering the LCD market for open water fishing. Then came the LC-8, a high quality compact LCD graph, followed by LPS-1, a hand held digital depth finder used from above or below the surface of the water. More and more people were now showing up on the lakes with a Vexilar. These parts made it easy to use the FL-8 for ice fishing. We surrounded it with important accessories such as small high quality rechargeable battery and charger, a battery status Indicator, and a unique carrying case. This unit had been sold under several names in the past and was popular with some serious fisherman, especially with ice fisherman. In 1989 Vexilar got back into the depth finder market with the reintroduction of the FL-8 color flasher. Catch and Release also became much easier to do now that you could get a photo of the fish with its weight on the scale.
Known throughout North America as the Normark Weigh-In Scale, this type of scale made it easy to accurately weigh smaller fish, such as pan fish. Not long after came the first LCD display Digital Fish Scale. They were Vexilar employees who knew what the company could yet offer. No, Skip Christman and Steve Baumann were not industry heavy hitters. That is when our current president and his partner stepped in and took over. Ironically, the technology that we introduced brought us to the brink of extinction. As a small company we could not compete with the “big guys”. Then came the flood of LCRs and LCGs from the competition that spelled trouble for us. The models 481 and 482 followed with the additions of on-screen speed and temp as well as dual frequency transmitters. It had 128 x 64 resolution and a very good sonar behind it. This unit was the first in the LCD graph market that we see today. In 1981 we introduced the first Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) depth finder with the model 480. And we still provide paper, parts, and service for them. In the late sixties and early seventies we had some of the best units on the market, including the models 155 and 555. Vexilar was also very popular in the sport fishing paper graphs. Now, an alarm would sound to let you know.
No longer did the fisherman need to look at the screen to see if he was running into shallower water or if he was going over fish. This was the first unit to provide an audible alarm. In the late 1960′s, when neon flashers were the latest in fishing electronics, Vexilar introduced the model 120 S.O.S. In the years that followed Vexilar introduced many “firsts” for the sport fishing market. The product was the model 104 Deptherm and it is still in our product line today, over 50+ years later. It also gave the temperature of the water at that depth. Our first product was a small clear tube that, when lowered under the surface of the water, gave the depth that it was lowered to. Our goal has simply been to offer the sportsman innovative and quality products at affordable prices. We have always been a small company with good hard working employees. Vexilar has been in the marine business since 1960. Let's take a look at who we are and where we came from. We at Vexilar have a long and proud history of innovation in fishing products.
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