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I have 3 actually. A vexilar FL-18, a marcum LX-5, and a gander mountain GS-X. I've gotten some great deals by buying off of e-bay during the off season. I have one ice buddy that mostly fishes tip-ups, but every now and then he'll get his jigging rod out, so I'll let him use one then. I also have a friend that I want to teach him about ice fishing, since he's never tried it. That's the reason I have that many.
That's alright. I'll let someone else tackle that one.
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Thanks for the info. I think I will look into the marcum.
Am I the only one who was not super impressed with the marcum's Ive seem? I have fishes along side guys using a marcum and tried one myself for a few minutes. I found there was a slight delay compared to my vex. I may not have noticed if I had not been fishing the vex all morning and just moved over to try it. Something felt differnt. looks like a solid product, same as the humminbird...but 50years is tuff to beat
Just drill an extra hole and drop the ducer down that one so you don't have to mess with a float or arm. I fish Marcum and have no problems with the arm.
X-2 on drilling an extra hole.(been working for me many years).....Lou