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Go with the Vexilar unless you want to be messing with updates all the time. I had the Marcum LX-7 and I could notice a small delay and didn't like it.
I fished Devils Lake ND last weekend with a guide's FL28 because I forgot to charge my LX7... that lasted 20 min until i asked the guide if i could use his battery in mine.Running the chart zoom mode on the LX7 makes it so easy to see fish and see multiple jigs or multiple fish.Haven't noticed any delay with mine, and haven't had any update issues.
I use both on a regular basis and I believe the FLX-28 takes the cake. Mechanical flashers > digital for me any day.In my experience the FLX-28 has a finer resolution, loses less bottom on steep incline or rocks, is lighter and more compact, better on battery.. I could go on.You'll be happy with either, but good luck even finding an FLX-28. They've been sold out here since November.
HI Gang, I am a marcum guy. Until they made the high tec high priced units and put 90% of the ice fishers out of the price ballpark. I would suggest a simple fl18 vex or a Marcum LX5tc or lx3tc. ....You cant go wrong with whatever sonar you buy as long as it is a vex or Marcun.
Lx7 by a mile, Flx 28 is nothing innovative, it isn't even a digital unit. With the Lx7 you can change the display so many more ways. There are many posts on these two do a search and I'm sure you'll find lots of info. I am sure you will like whichever you choose.
Do you want to use the chart mode or the flasher mode? If you like the flasher then I would buy the Vex 28. I don't think there is a better traditional flasher available than that one.If you like the graph mode then buy either Lowrance or Humminbird sonar and us that as they have been doing them for a long time, have the technology down and you can get one that works with no fixes, no updates and no trouble and you can even use it on the boat in the summer if you have one.
Even with bird a d Lowrance you still need to update them via downloads