vexilar vs marcum

[efrey]

I was looking into getting a camera and have it narrowed down to a vexilar scout 2000 or a marcum vs625sd! Just wondering what every body had tried and liked about either!?

[hillbill]

My buddie just bought the vexlar and in my opinion it is no better than my dads cheap cabealas brand camera.  You can not see much more than four foot in the water around here.

[Gillfisher]

My buddy got the Vexilar camera at one of the shows this season and he wishes he would have gotten the Marcum, he used my Marcum last year a few times and said the picture is much better on the Marcum. He did save a few bucks though.

[ryan_mortenson]

I have the marcum lx9 I love the camera!!!! I can see 15 to 20 ft in most water around here the light helps quite  bit too! Not to menion the sonar is awesome

[Eastwesterner]

I have the marcum color 6 inch.  It's pretty good and the directional assist is great for prefishing because I can look over at fish and never have to drill holes on them to figure out where exactly they are.  If I traded it for any camera on the market.  It would be for an 8 inch marcum.  Just because bigger screens make for better viewing in my opinion.  If the water isn't clear or it is deep you will find yourself straining to make out passing crappies that resemble ghosts.  A bigger screen I think would help.

[ryan_mortenson]

I've got the 8 inch. It's amazing with the auto panner

[Clunk]

My old saying is buy the best you can afford........I have a marcum works great with the auto panner just wish it was color....... Now if I could sell my old auger to Ryan.....then I might be able to afford a color camera.....

[ryan_mortenson]

Lol. I believe I read in another post that its temperamental in harsh weather.

[wyotoach]

That's an easy fix! Don't fish in harsh/marginal weather!

[ryan_mortenson]

Lol. I wanna take it to the U.P. it's harsh there

[wyotoach]

Yeah, eating lutefisk is harsh too!

[ryan_mortenson]

Yeah that's not for me.im going to do walleye and lakers

[fishinfanatic1]

I've got the 8 inch. It's amazing with the auto panner

double that!!!!

[nebftbl]

I had a cabelas camera once and took it back unsatisfied, couldn't see much at all.  Now have a marcum 625 black and white and love it.  Sure, the water has to be really clear to see much but when you see that big northern investigate then inhale your alewife and steel leaders it is worth every penny and you learn a lot too.  Like - USE LONGER LEADERS!  The cabelas may not have been that bad in more clear water but would buy the marcum again.

[fishinfanatic1]

I have the marcum lx9 I love the camera!!!! I can see 15 to 20 ft in most water around here the light helps quite  bit too! Not to menion the sonar is awesome
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my buddy has a cheap aqua veiw or cabelas one im not sure though,itd black and white. it has about 5ft of visibility at best and thats when ur in a dark hut. i was checkin ryans out at SB and that thing is nothing short of awesome, 15-20ft is no BS and the water that day was pretty murky. anything within 10 ft was crystal clear and id say clear out to 20ft if not a lil more. i could only imagine what it would do in lakes that have very good water clarity.....oh and the thingy with all the pretty lights that it was connected to was awesome too!!

[ryan_mortenson]

Lol I'm glad u liked it. I'm hopin to get out again!!!

[fishinfanatic1]

headin over here in bout a hour and a half....

[ryan_mortenson]

Work keeps gettin in the way

[efrey]

After hearing the reviews and advise of ever one on here and a little research,  the new marcum 825 will be ordered tomorrow just hoping there will be enough ice in a couple week to atleast use it once this year