Flashers yes or no

Last springer trip I was asked why we are not using flashers like everyone else. I replied I like to fish right on the bottom and the bouncing of the weight on the bottom causes tangling without the flasher the weight has little to wrap around suddenly his rod went down a nice 20 lb springer did not hear another word that day. It does raise the question to use flashers or not. I dont like them above Rainer a lot of people use them I choose to use the small green wings to add some flash and this reduces the chances of the line tangling.