MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
do the ICE45 and 55 have zoom features - they don't say on the Humminbird website (it's not a very informative site anyway)
I reviewed all of you posts. I looked at the specs. I looked at my budget. I talked to my friends. I looked at the boxes at Fleet Farm. I bought the Marcum LX3-TC. Zoom and price made the difference for me. 2 outings so far with it. I have out-fished all of my friends 2 to 1. I think zoom made the difference.
It almosts seems like watching a HD tv vs. an old standard tube tv compared to a vex...
I have a FL20, and I love it. Redrockstore has an ice 45 right now for under 300 after rebate. Great deal.
This fellow obviously has not fished with an FL-22 HD, that's OK though. Marcum guys like to compare their high end units to a low end Vex . I used to have Marcum tunnel vision as well but decided to think for myself and bought the best unit out there, the FL-22 HD Merry Christmas!!!!!
Yea, I didn't know that Marcum had a "low end" flasher comparitively speaking. They don't have 5 units with 3 diffent packs.
They dont. They are all high end at a low end price. I'd take the marcum 2.15" target sep over vex's 2.5" any day of the week. Feature wise, the vx-1P ($299) lines up almost perfectly with the vex fl18 ($399). The marcum lx-3tc ($399) is the same as the fl20 ($499). And the lx-5 ($499) is just about the same as the fl22hd ($599). All the marcums come with a soft pack, $50 extra for vex (if you can find one). Feature wise, if you buy a vexilar you are paying $100 for a name. Vexilar's number one sales pitch is that they were the first to make an ice unit, first to make an ice transducer, and the longest standing company of ice electronics.. yeah, well thats all good.. but I think its time to get with the ages and put out a feature rich flasher at an economy friendly price. I put it in the same category as buying a GMC truck over a Chevy. Same features, less price.
Why is the FL-22 the best, cause' it costs the most? If it works in 10 foot increments and only has bottom zoom where the Marcum can move a 5 foot segment anywhere where is the advantage? Why does it still need a low power mode? Nightmode? Yea, cause flashers are blinding ......... I'd get an Lowrance X67 for half the price of a 22.