Marcum Sonar?

[perch_rookie]

I've been looking at sonar/fish finders and was wondering if anyone has an opinion about the marcum showdown 5.6 or the 5.6 dual beam.  Not a lot of folks sale them so i'd be interested to hear any feedback. 

[niteskies]

I have a Showdown that I have used the past couple of years.  Last summer I sent it in for the udgrade to the 5.6 firmware/software.  Marcum customer service was easy to deal with.   In a nutshell I like it.  It is easy to use and fairly intuitive.  The sensitivity is very good, I can see small Rat Finkie jigs  in 15 FOW.  The battery life is great.  I fish Antero and Eleven Mile allot and if we ever were to meet out on the ice I'd be glad to show the Showdown to you.

niteskies

[perch_rookie]

thanks niteskies.  I pulled the trigger on one the day after I wrote the post.  I love mine!  I've abandoned many of my sweet spots for better spots!