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Thank you and this sums up my entire point. There are those chimming in that another brands seperation is just as good and others disagree with this.My point from the start................. ......this is a preference or opinion based argument not a more fish on the ice argument. Funny how things come full circle.
We are simply not getting to the point here. I pour through the vex vs bird vs marcum threads. They are tiring to be quite honest and I rarely, if ever, read them anymore. It has become the Ford vs Chevy battle over and over. Guess what, if 1/2 the people swear by vex and 1/2 the people swear by marcum................ ....................wa it for it.................... ...they are probably both really damn good machines. So, it boils down to user preference as opposed to quality or which will put more fish on the ice.I wonder if those standing behind you fall in love because of the flashing lights or because they think it will truly put more fish on the ice than their current flasher. Let's face it, the Lx7 looks very cool and I think I may fall in love at first sight. BUT I say...............why will it put more fish on the ice, other than the zoom feature this question has been dodged. I am not sure if the 4 line point is a good one as most dont fish with 4 lines (as a matter of fact that many lines is illegal in some states). So tell me what my Ice 55 (or the vex fl series with zoom, brand matters not here) does not have that the Lx7 does that will put more fish on the ice. Ice 55 has fully adjustable zoom, same power output, has no issue fishing deep water and picking up bait.I think the point here is most everything boils down to preference and peoples expendable income (for example your preference to use verticle mode to fish the bottom). I have read many threads where people prefer standard zoom mode to vertical mode (preference). Trust me if I were rich I would have a new flasher every year just cuz. Again, not arguing or trying to cause a war here, simply looking for things beyond individual preference.
Facts are simple....the LX7 wont put anymore fish on the ice than any other flasher....I OWN all three of the top end flashers, Fl22,ice55,and Lx7. the lx7 is not any better.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
With all the different opinions on this subject, we can go round and round on it till we are all blue in the face ! To save an argument, like Stumpers says, it all boils down to personal Preference, If you want to run an Marcum LX-7, by all means got get one ! I you decide for whatever reason that it is not the unit for you, then by all mean, go get the one you are most comfortable with ! No one is being forced to use one brand or the other, the reason I went with the LX-7 is because I like having the ability to pick and choose which screen configuration works best for me and so far it has made a huge difference on the ice for me !! Just my Honest Opinion !
A significant factor in my flasher choice was maximum depth. Having recently pulled some nice fish out of 285fow I'm glad my unit works to 300'. Beans excellent summary is out of date, the new FL20 does 300', the LX5 160', and I'm sure someone is dying to tell us what the LX 7 does.
Seperation is what the rest lack....You don't notice it untill you use one with better seperation, 1/2" or 3/4" is alot better than 2.5" or 2.68", argue all you want it doesn't matter but only after you use a unit with 1/2-3/4" seperation....Allows you to seperate fish in a school, picks up bottom huggers better so in essence it will increase your catch due to you seeing more fish....Units with 2.5" seperation will miss fish that are tight or almost tight to the bottom, have seen it many times....We use these units side by side in gin clear water allowing us to see for a fact what swims by and what unit picks them up and what doesn't...Would you be surprised your unit will miss a 3 pound eye swimming directly below you? You should be since 9 times out of 10 it won't mark them, the LX5-7 9 out of 10 will.....
Nope... Not buying this one at all. I will be the first to admit that the LX7 has some things i wish my sonar had, but i will put my bird 385 to the test against this statement any time. Put your lx7 against the bird 385 and i guarantee it doesnt pick up 80% more of bottom hugging fish. I can pick up a vertical jigging spoon by lifting it off the bottom by an inch and a half. Please dont rebut by stating my target seperation is 2.5" or something like that. I dont care about paper specs... I care about on ice performance. I do this over harder bottoms all the time. You gotta have it dialed in right but i know i dont miss 9 out of 10 bottom hugging walleyes... Unless the walleyes down there are flattened like flounders... In which case they might sneak through. In all seriousness, the lx7 is not quite as groundbreaking as the ads would like you to believe... Ask anyone with a decent graphing sonar that they're using on the ice. The features it does have that most graphs dont are good interferance rejection and tight cone angles more suited for ice fishing. You can use the 3 views on one screen if you want, but i dont see that as being extremely innovative. Plain old graph or bottom zoom works just fine for me. Its certainly a sweet unit, but not worth the extra money to upgrade from where I am at now.
If people want bells and whistles on their locator, they can always pay less money to get them with other brands.
It's not a new concept, just new to marcum users. My HB has been updated since I got it a few years ago. I haven't owned either but I bet Lowrance and Garmins are as well.
Hmmm... can't really argue there.I was more thinking the bigger screen... LCD screen. Rather than just the normal round display (lx-5, fl-20, etc) I think the bigger screen, that has multiple displays... is in general a better concept. Sure some will still prefer the circular dial of the older units... but as I'm getting older I can appreciate the larger screen and the crisp and clear display.I can't help but think that vexilar will come out with a similar unit with a larger screen, very much like the lx-7. Time will tell.
i agree i have seen all the new stuff but why have something show you the same thing 2 different ways at the same time just curios , the 7 is a nice deal
Just different "perspectives" You (well maybe not you) might miss something on a graph while the flasher mode or vertical zoom window might show it to you. Just my perspective from using the LX7. I'd like to see Vex come out with a completive unit.
i think at this point vex has to make a small leap , and that is why we use the graph mode ,a little memory goes a long ways
