I have an elite 5 with gps. It works ok for ice fishing, but it takes a while to get the menus straight. I like it for the gps and a back up to my Vexilar f-18. For my money the simplicity of the f-18 just a few dials and settings is more user friendly than dipping into menus. I most the elite for gps and a back up to the vexilar, so i can lend the vex to a newbie at times and use the elite5 and practice the menus a bit more. For pure flasher it is hard to beat a vexilar for ease of use.