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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Ice Fishing With Electronics => Topic started by: Chevelle68327 on Jan 30, 2014, 07:55 AM
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Another ford vs Chevy post. I am stuck between the 2. I send my ice 55 back and now looking for something else..
I like the idea of the Lx7 of having a digital flasher but I am also on the fence with how well will it hold up with the rough conditions on the ice and with the software issues..
The Flx-28 looks like it would be more durable on the ice. But the price comparison it feels like your over paying for a vexilar.
Most of my fishing will be in a shanty but some days I do fish outside and move around. I spent days looking through every post and video I can find on these 2 units and even spent 20minutes at cabelas staring at both. I am still on the fence, wish I could buy both but can't.
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is there anyway you can find a way to use both on the ice?
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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.
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my buddy was also on the fence last year and chose a fl 20, so this year after staring at my lx7 he bought the lx7 now the fl20 collects dust on the shelf.the lx7 will never get old with updating cant say the same for that flx28 i have seen them both in action and none of the vexilars do anything for me just my 2 cents
vexilars have a good place in a history book thats about it. its 2014 not 1989 they need to do something different already to justify that price
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well i also buy the best so therefore i drive a chevy and own a marcum lx7...am very happy with both and never let me down.
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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.
and theres no delay at all on mine or my buddys
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what made you return the ice55? was it because of the digital read-out scan? and now you another digital flasher for an extra $100+. Should have stuck with the 55, but why dont you go for something like the lx5. Pretty much the same specs as the 55 other then its not digital and its in the same price range.
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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.
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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.
thats priceless right there he was prolly like huhh
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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.
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I have the FL18 pro pack and love it! Just throwing that out there its a good option
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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.
The amount of bottom you are losing has to do with the cone angle more than anything else. I looked at both of the mentioned flashers and still thought the LX-5 gave me the best performance. I was really looking for a reason to upgrade.... couldnt do it. Out of the two I would go with the lx-7 though, It all depends on what you are used to. I do not like how all the lines run together on the vex. I can put my lx5 or the lx7 on SFL and get amazing target separation.... I was not getting that on the flx-28.
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I'm an LX7 kind of guy and don't notice any delay. The target separation is great in my opinion.
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I sent the ICE 55 back because of the readout and backlite flashing all the time either on fhe lake of in demo mode at home... I guess 75% of people say this is normal.. idk mine didnt start doing this after the first day out.. made me question quility..
The flx28 is still avai around here.
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Got to be the LX-7. Absolutely love the screen and optional layouts. Very impressed
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This question is asked every other day. The answer is there is no answer. Your going to have the same arguments on both sides and both are good. Study up and you decide unless you want to buy one of each.
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Do what most of us do and buy everything and try it and sell them until you find what you like!
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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.
full lolz right here.
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If you have a Cabela's close to you. I would go there and buy one if you don't like it return it and buy the other one. you have 90 days to return it, no questions asked. I had an employee at the Rogers MN Cabelas tell me that.
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vexilar flx28.take it out of the box put the ducer in the water and fish with it.barely any adjustments and no updates to make.jmo.
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what ever ice's your boat
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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. Theres really no real world uses for any of those gadgets they put on there extra. The FL18 vex is a really really nice unit. But if you feel you have to pay alot more than do so. I have a friend that is a crappie catching machine. He always catches crappie. His choice sonar. Is a simple 14 year old fl8 on a blue box. thats it for his technology. Plus he uses glow lures exclusively now. He said the old yealler flasher he has is as good as it gets. Its simple and easy plus durable. so if you have to spend $$$ big money for what you think you need your wrong. Just about the time you buy one expensive thing they come out with more expensive stuff. Just keep it simple and be happy fish often. The companies that produce big $$ machines dont last long. but "hey" Iam just a low tec ice neck in a high tec world. I stole that quote if you must know.
Tight lines,
You cant go wrong with whatever sonar you buy as long as it is a vex or Marcun.
Da-Roc
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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.
completely agree here.
For $699 I expected the lx-7 to feel like a professional tool, not look and feel like a toy. They cost way way more than the newest ipad!
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an fl20 costs as much as a new ipad
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I will say lx7 for sure. Fine detail and great display. Also if you fish with others and share unit the 8" screen is cats meow. I have had no issues with it and it works every time I use it. last winter all spring, summer ,and fall in my boat and this year back on the ice. I love all the display options and light options. The vex has a way to go for me to even consider buying one over my Marcum. Best unit they made was fl18.
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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.
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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.
Uhh, having the first brush-less flasher motor, the quietest and sharpest display of a mechanical flasher isn't innovative?
News flash, not everybody wants a digital flasher. I'm pretty sure humminbird and lowrance both made digital ice sonars before marcum did, so tell us again about how innovative they are.
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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.
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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
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Even with bird a d Lowrance you still need to update them via downloads
That is a little misleading. They work right out of the box and updates are very rare. I seem to remember that you run Lowrance on your boat. How many times have you updated the Lowrance over the past 3 years to fix glitches compared to the number of downloads Marcum has issued over the same time period?
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That is a little misleading. They work right out of the box and updates are very rare. I seem to remember that you run Lowrance on your boat. How many times have you updated the Lowrance over the past 3 years to fix glitches compared to the number of downloads Marcum has issued over the same time period?
Every time there is a new update so about once a year some years were twice. If one comes out this year will do it to if they continue updates for the Gen 1 units
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Every time there is a new update so about once a year some years were twice. If one comes out this year will do it to if they continue updates for the Gen 1 units
http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Software-Updates/
It looks to me like the updates are few and far between if you look at any particular unit. The Elite had one back in 2012 and the elite 7 had one more in 2013. Other than that you are talking very few updates per particular unit and certainly far less than the LX 6 and 7 have seen and those updates are not because guys can't get them to do basic functions. Anything like the HDS, the structure scan, side imaging etc us useless in hardwater for the most part. The elite series and the HB graphs are good right out of the box.
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I've been a sexy vexi guys for 10 plus years. I own a marcum lx-5 and fl-12. I've been wanting a lx7 for 2 years or so but due to bad ice years and plenty of post highlighting their problems I've held off. My buddy just got a lx6 and boy is it sweet everything I thought it should be and more. So ya ill probably get a 6 or 7 but I'm not sure I'd take a chance on it if I didn't have two awesome back ups. And I have seen the 28 in action and its a sweet piece of machinery as well. O ya I use my fl-12 more than the lx-5 because the larger screen. Yes the 5 is a lot better for certain things but like any man the bigger the screen the better ;D
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I run HDS the elites aren't up to par for open water use to me anyway. I have ran the LX-7 since it came out and now have 2. I updated the new one to 4.07 still run 2.9 on the old one but will update that one before a tourney this Saturday. .. I see the updates as having a new up to date unit without having to sell the old one to buy a new one... it is the way of the future...
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as long as marcum gives you options to install and reinstall yourself different versions and it won't screw things up on the unit doing this.then i think you would have alot more happier consumers.and a better product.moving forward.
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That is a little misleading. They work right out of the box and updates are very rare. I seem to remember that you run Lowrance on your boat. How many times have you updated the Lowrance over the past 3 years to fix glitches compared to the number of downloads Marcum has issued over the same time period?
My lx6 worked right out of the box. No updates needed. I don't need to update ever again if I choose not to. No glitches to fix. There will be updates to add functions in the future. Flx28 is what it is and will not be able to be improved. My lx6 can only get better. My buddy with the flx28 enjoys it but wishes he would had gotten a 6 or 7.
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Flx28 is what it is and will not be able to be improved. My lx6 can only get better.
as in??? They can't update the hardware, only the software. Your lx6 cant really get better, it can just look different
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as in??? They can't update the hardware, only the software. Your lx6 cant really get better, it can just look different
Sure it can get better. Doesn't adding functionality improve a device? Isn't the "look" of a flasher's screen have a direct impact on the information you are seeing? Does that not improve the device?
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Sure it can get better. Doesn't adding functionality improve a device? Isn't the "look" of a flasher's screen have a direct impact on the information you are seeing? Does that not improve the device?
absolutely. I was just thinking updates like my cellphone's updates. they don't make my phone any "better"...just change how it functions, and its not always an improvement.
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absolutely. I was just thinking updates like my cellphone's updates. they don't make my phone any "better"...just change how it functions, and its not always an improvement.
I agree. Sometimes I put off updating my phone because I like the way it is now and don't feel like the changes made improvements to it. Same thing with the LX series. I am putting off updating my LX6 because I feel it is functioning perfectly as is. The changes that Marcum has made in its most recent software update include adding the ability to adjust the transducer offset in one inch increments and the ability to manually adjust the dynamic range in one foot increments. I see no need to update at this time to have those options. I will wait and see what else they come up with to improve functionality and perhaps I will update later.
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Flx28 is what it is and will not be able to be improved. My lx6 can only get better.
Haha, why don't you tell that the people that hate their new updates.
You Marcum boys just don't quit, nobody wants to update their mechanical flasher. Hell, most the people I know that actually own LX6/7s don't even know they can update them.. and even if they did know that they could some still wouldn't know how to do it, its easy for anyone knowledgeable with computers but would be a nightmare for the computer illiterate. I updated the one I use last season because it SUCKED out of the box, I haven't installed the new update yet because of all the bad feedback its getting. Who wants to tool around with updates when something should work as advertised right out of the box?
I honestly don't see why people think having to update your equipment is an advantage in any way, at all.
Same old song and dance.
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he types apparently on a windows 3.1 machine
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Also must have a tube type console TV and a bag phone... Maybe even a rotary phone in his house....
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Seem's more like a way to appease angry customers as there is always another "update" around the corner that is going to magically solve their issues.
By the time you boys finally get your sonars dialed in everyone else will be on to the next best thing already, or will have spent their time better catching fish on sonars that worked properly out of the box. Let me know when your updates start catching you more fish.
PS, big difference between upgrade and update. ;) I'm a CNC machinist/cad designer by trade and love most new technology but this thread is titled LX7 or FLX28, and as far as which one is the better flasher? I guess you already know what I think about that, I've got WELL over 50 fishing hours on both units unlike most the people weighing in here. Being digital or update-able doesn't make one better than the other, that's for damn sure.
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Having used a 28 it is not in the same league as the 7 maybe close to being equal to a 5 but not quite
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Bag phones never dropped any calls
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I fished a tournament against 75 teams last weekend and got 5th and a guy was fishing next to me had a LX 7 he didn't even finish in the top 30 so I guess I'm really liking my bag phone
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Having used a 28 it is not in the same league as the 7 maybe close to being equal to a 5 but not quite
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Yea, ok esox. Not equal to the Lx5 come on. Not in the same league as the 7? Why? Because it can't be "updated". Sure happy that everyone is soooooo happy with the new 4.07 software that just came out. I knew that last update was going to flop. I had the exact issues regarding over sensitivity on the trial 4.01 software that I was sent and called Marcum twice about it. Chris and another guy sat there and stated how they never heard of the issue happening and they'd look into it. It seems like they chose not to fix it and now look at the other thread about the upgrade. Selling my 9 was the best decision I have made in the past 2 years. 2nd best was going with the FLX28. Slaughtering fish and not dickin around glare, a million options. Drop the ducer down and see the fish. Weeds... boom quick click to weed mode and that's it. Yes, I know esox, this is where you say the, "well Marcum doesn't need the weed or low power modse it's got.... blah, blah, blah." or the old stand by "well they miss fish that are hugging the bottom." Yes, we know. You've shared those rehashed lines many times the past couple years. In regards to the LP or weed modes, there is different way of doing things to end up at the same result. Doesn't mean one necessarily does it better than the other. In regards to missed bottom huggers, I can't say if past Vexilar units have or have not. However I do know that I have not seen that issue once with FLX28.
This all said, the Lx7/9 and the FLX28 are in different leagues only because they are two totally different units. Like comparing a bucket of fish. They're all fish, but many are not the same. You're trying to take a 30 inch walleye and a 15 inch perch and say that the walleye is more impressive because it's bigger, when both are both impressive in their respective areas.
The Lx5 I will never knock. Had the 28 not been out I would have repurchased it. It was ahead of it's time when it came out, but like most electronics at its age it is showing it's short comings on the visual side of things. Fine line mode is nice, but has been equaled with the 28. Still only has a 3 color pallet. Not a flat screen. The list continues. The only thing I was worried about not having with the 28 was adjustable zoom and I have yet to even miss it or need it. Functionality side is still great and a great unit to own. Just not as nice the the 28.
The bias on these things is crazy, and honestly I don't care what name is on my flasher. I want to go out there, throw my ducer in the hole and fish. Weather I see fish or not I want to be based on my positive or negative ability to locate them in the body of water I'm on and not have to wonder if the unit is functioning properly. Further more I like to have the sensitivity and mark size on the screen of jigs, fish, weeds, etc. to be in proportion. That's something I've found with the 28 and is why I'm going to stick with it. If a person finds there taste with a different unit that's great. If Marcum goes back and does another mechanical flasher with an expanded color pallette and other worth while options,, I'm sure I'll be looking into it, but until then there is no way I'm touching a another digital unit for quite a while. Not worth the hassles.
On a side note I really think a bad decision Marcum made was not separating their Digital and Mechanical series by different models. Lx should have continued as their mechanical series and a different model (DX, SX, whatever "x") should have been made for the digital series. If they chose to go to a mechanical flasher, they probably do a Lx5.__ or something higher than a 9 I guess.
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Who wants to tool around with updates when something should work as advertised right out of the box?
I honestly don't see why people think having to update your equipment is an advantage in any way, at all.
Same old song and dance.
Not sure where you get your information but nobody has to update their unit. Mine worked right out of the box. Haven't made any updates. I have the OPTION to do so. You can keep your old song and dance. I like my music better.
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Not sure where you get your information but nobody has to update their unit. Mine worked right out of the box. Haven't made any updates. I have the OPTION to do so. You can keep your old song and dance. I like my music better.
Not sure where you missed the part about where the GEN I LX7 I use didn't work worth a s**t out of the box, it worked much better after I updated it but it was laughable how it came off the shelf. That was two years ago, obviously they come with a different update now from the factory. The LX7 is sitting on my desk right now and I'm contemplating downloading the new update but it seem's as though it's not working well for some guys so I will probably just leave well enough alone.
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:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo:
Yea, ok esox. Not equal to the Lx5 come on. Not in the same league as the 7? Why? Because it can't be "updated". Sure happy that everyone is soooooo happy with the new 4.07 software that just came out. I knew that last update was going to flop. I had the exact issues regarding over sensitivity on the trial 4.01 software that I was sent and called Marcum twice about it. Chris and another guy sat there and stated how they never heard of the issue happening and they'd look into it. It seems like they chose not to fix it and now look at the other thread about the upgrade. Selling my 9 was the best decision I have made in the past 2 years. 2nd best was going with the FLX28. Slaughtering fish and not dickin around glare, a million options. Drop the ducer down and see the fish. Weeds... boom quick click to weed mode and that's it. Yes, I know esox, this is where you say the, "well Marcum doesn't need the weed or low power modse it's got.... blah, blah, blah." or the old stand by "well they miss fish that are hugging the bottom." Yes, we know. You've shared those rehashed lines many times the past couple years. In regards to the LP or weed modes, there is different way of doing things to end up at the same result. Doesn't mean one necessarily does it better than the other. In regards to missed bottom huggers, I can't say if past Vexilar units have or have not. However I do know that I have not seen that issue once with FLX28.
This all said, the Lx7/9 and the FLX28 are in different leagues only because they are two totally different units. Like comparing a bucket of fish. They're all fish, but many are not the same. You're trying to take a 30 inch walleye and a 15 inch perch and say that the walleye is more impressive because it's bigger, when both are both impressive in their respective areas.
The Lx5 I will never knock. Had the 28 not been out I would have repurchased it. It was ahead of it's time when it came out, but like most electronics at its age it is showing it's short comings on the visual side of things. Fine line mode is nice, but has been equaled with the 28. Still only has a 3 color pallet. Not a flat screen. The list continues. The only thing I was worried about not having with the 28 was adjustable zoom and I have yet to even miss it or need it. Functionality side is still great and a great unit to own. Just not as nice the the 28.
The bias on these things is crazy, and honestly I don't care what name is on my flasher. I want to go out there, throw my ducer in the hole and fish. Weather I see fish or not I want to be based on my positive or negative ability to locate them in the body of water I'm on and not have to wonder if the unit is functioning properly. Further more I like to have the sensitivity and mark size on the screen of jigs, fish, weeds, etc. to be in proportion. That's something I've found with the 28 and is why I'm going to stick with it. If a person finds there taste with a different unit that's great. If Marcum goes back and does another mechanical flasher with an expanded color pallette and other worth while options,, I'm sure I'll be looking into it, but until then there is no way I'm touching a another digital unit for quite a while. Not worth the hassles.
On a side note I really think a bad decision Marcum made was not separating their Digital and Mechanical series by different models. Lx should have continued as their mechanical series and a different model (DX, SX, whatever "x") should have been made for the digital series. If they chose to go to a mechanical flasher, they probably do a Lx5.__ or something higher than a 9 I guess.
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Having used a 28 it is not in the same league as the 7 maybe close to being equal to a 5 but not quite
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It sure is funny the difference between what the folks that have actually used both extensively say and what the marcum loyalists have to say. I don't give a hoot what brand my flasher is, I just want one that works well. It's pretty easy just to say " I used one once and didnt like it" or "my friend has one and he likes mine better".
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I am not loyal to any brand, I have owed a lot of brands over the 30 years I have been ice fishing. Started with a Lowrance green box my uncle gave me then a Super sixty after that a Hondex and a Clearwater Classic after that a FL 8 then a few 18's then LX-5's now LX-7's. All offers something over the one it replaced.... I have also been fortunate to have been able to use pretty much every other unit on the market to with exception of Showdowns and Ice 35's. .. Having access to all them to use us how I make my mind up what one unit does another does not and choose the one that offers me the best features for my money...
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yea those vexilars are a hell of a unit check out the fl22s ;D
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we fish lx7s and lx9s here there's always room for vexilars on the clearance rack
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yea those vexilars are a hell of a unit check out the fl22s ;D
This is between the LX7 and the FLX28, of which the 28 is the clear winner.
See what I did there? ::) ::)
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This is between the LX7 and the FLX28, of which the 28 is the clear winner.
See what I did there? ::) ::)
sure did ;D however the lx9 is the same beast as the lx7 the 9 just has the camera and yea the 28 is there clear winner in 20 year old technology different stokes for different folks is the bottom line
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we fish lx7s and lx9s here there's always room for vexilars on the clearance rack
Funny thing is every time I go to the Bargain Cave in the Hamburg store the Marcums are what fill up the cave shelves. :whistle:
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Fun ny thing is every time on I go to the Bargain Cave in the Hamburg store the Marcums are what fill up the cave. :whistle:
please that's why the vexs are the only flasher left in stores right?
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Bought a flx-28
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Bought a flx-28
Great choice. Enjoy your new flasher.
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please that's why the vexs are the only flasher left in stores right?
Zero here. I bought my FLX28 in October and they were sold out here by November.
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Bought a flx-28
You're going to love it man, enjoy!! Fish the heck out of it and don't look back.
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The only thing I would change on my 28 is I wish I could turn the gain below 0 when fishing under 25' of water instead of going to low power mode because I love the auto setting and the unit has to much power I might try a s cable ? But this unit is so sensitive that you can tell when you lose even one piece of bait it's crazy sensitive . I got to say its a great and easy to use unit . I can show my clients how to use it once and have no questions come up for the rest of the day
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I just purchased a LX-7 this year and love it. That being said, if I had a Vex and got comfortable and used to it, that would be a great fit. I wanted the graph mode and it combined with the zoom is a really nice feature. I don't believe one is better than the other. It's all getting used to what you have and want.
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I wonder if I shouldn't have done this search and found this thread! My girlfriend just bought me a LX-7 for Valentine's Day. I got her a small box of chocolates....she gets me a top of the line sonar/flasher/whatever. She's a pharmacist and I'm a social worker - I guess this explains the relativity of our gifts. Anyway, I got my 1st flasher a few years ago, a Marcum VX1 Pro I believe. Love it. Caught all kinds of fish and got many a stiff neck staring at it all day. That being said, I was explaining to her what flashers are and looking at some online. I told her that prices range by a lot and you can spend big bucks for all the bells and whistles. Next thing you know, I get the LX-7. I never owned a Vex so I don't know how to compare.
I haven't used it yet. I am hoping to this weekend. That said, I am getting cold feet about keeping it when I hear about the update issues and quality issues right out of the box. I didn't pay a dime for it but it does leave a bad tastes in your mouth when you drop that kinda cash on something and have to do stuff to get the basic factory installed functions to work. Not encouraging. I like the idea of digital and don't exactly mind an update here and there if it is necessary but it does seem kinda risky as far as things going wrong. One thing that pisses me off right off the bat is they don't give you a USB cable. Sounds minute but I don't have one that will work and 3 stores around me don't have it either. I am thinking - so I have to order cables online, do updates, hope for the best.... and this thing costs ******? I have it all but a day and it hasn't seen the ice once. My girlfriend is saying to give it a chance and don't get wrapped up in the the review stuff. I want to listen to her but I don't want to be stuck with something this expensive when I could have exchanged it for something more reliable, durable, lighter, etc....
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I have the lx7 fished side by side with a friend using the flx28. Both sonars marked fish. But I like the lx7 better. It has the options to put the zoom window next to the flasher display so u aren't splitting the screen like on the vex. It's all personal opinion because like I said they both marked fish and have a digital depth read out. So either one and you will be stoked
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Had the FLX-28 out for perch in 5-12 FOW this past weekend and it worked excellent!! Better than my bird in the shallows for sure, never had the LX7 that shallow so I cant really comment.
No split screen zoom but at those depths its just not necessary, I was a little worried about shallow water performance but low power mode worked great!! So far I could not be happier, you can basically zero out your gain in LP mode and it made for a very crisp, easy to read screen.