Very disappointed in first Hummingbird

[bigredonice]

Marcums are the highest-powered sonar and work the best in deeper water. All of the extra features help you catch more fish as it gives a fisherman better, more precise, and more accurate data.

FYI, just because a unit has more power doesn't mean it works better in deeper water...I am speaking directly from personal experience...

Show me a Marcum that will clearly read my 1/4oz spoon at 165 feet and we will talk.  Fl-18 does it. None of the Marcums, lowrances, or humminbirds I've used can do that.  Heck, the FL-22 can't even do that.

[WalleyeTom]

When fishing for lake trout my Marcum LX-7 shows the jig and the swivel tied about 4 ft. up in 150 feet of water.

P.S.  My buddy was fishing with a bird 35 yesterday.  It marked the trout nicely.

Must have taken some time for a 1/4 oz spoon to sink 165 ft.

[bigredonice]

When fishing for lake trout my Marcum LX-7 shows the jig and the swivel tied about 4 ft. up in 150 feet of water.



Must have taken some time for a 1/4 oz spoon to sink 165 ft.

it feels like it takes a couple minutes...doesn't usually make it to the bottom though     140-150 feet is about the max for most flashers.   Any experience with that marcum deeper than 160?

[darkwater777]

It cracks me up how many people are so positive that the flasher/finder that they possess is absolutely the best to own. And thats fine but why the need to bash other brands. If you are looking for electronics do your research online. Choose between the features that best suit your needs, read the reviews and make your choice within your budget.
 I dont check out very many of the flasher threads because it seems they always turn into that argument. I have friends with vexilar, humminbird, marcum...and guess what? They all find fish...imagine that!

We are on a Marcum sponsored board with a bunch of Marcum spammers. True fisherman and sporstman like yourself take more pride in their catch and enjoyment of talking with fellow anglers then worrying about an electronic gadget. Some of the clowns on here remind me of Gollum on Lord of the Rings "My precious Marcum" I like Marcum products but I certainly don't bow down and worship them like a few posters here..not to mention names.

I know many many anglers that use HB Ice 55's and have no issues. Anything that electronic can and will fail....even Marcum's which I have had first hand experience with.

Cheers!!

[darkwater777]

Get a marcum and don't look back.

Yeah you dont want to look back to this recent post

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=233179.0

 

[Voltaire]

[Layne]

A better one would have been:

Marcum LX9 - for guys who need to see what they're doing wrong.

[bigredonice]

HA!!  I don't need no staged pictures for my 'inspirational' vexilar posters!

[Voltaire]

HA!!  I don't need no staged pictures for my 'inspirational' vexilar posters!

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I think you used a Marcum to catch those fish. I don't see a Vexilar in sight.

[Icefisher40]

A better one would have been:

Marcum LX9 - for guys who need to see what they're doing wrong.

 

[bigredonice]

I think you used a Marcum to catch those fish. I don't see a Vexilar in sight.

  



 

[bullpine]

This is funny.  CBALLS makes his second post to Ice Shanty about how dissappointed he is because he is too stupid to check out equipment he is buying while still at the store located several hours from his home, causes this big Chevy Ford imbroglio ( I am not sure I know it meaning of this word or if it is spelled right but works for me) and then we never hear from him again.  HEY CBALLS WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTALL BALL, WHAT HAPPENED! 

ps I have a ICE45 and it has made my ice fishing so much better.  I would buy another anytime, any day.

[Voltaire]

 

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I see a Marcum on the ice behind the fish, that's probably what caught them. I also don't see you in the photo, must have found that picture on the internet.

[bigredonice]

No marcums in that picture at all Voltaire, all Vexilars...when my friends and I started ice fishing, there was no such thing as marcum.   I've found the vast majority of marcum users haven't even been ice fishing as long as I've owned my Vexilar...

of course i found this picture on the internet...it was on my photobucket account

[Icefisher40]

This is funny.  CBALLS makes his second post to Ice Shanty about how dissappointed he is because he is too stupid to check out equipment he is buying while still at the store located several hours from his home, causes this big Chevy Ford imbroglio ( I am not sure I know it meaning of this word or if it is spelled right but works for me) and then we never hear from him again.  HEY CBALLS WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTALL BALL, WHAT HAPPENED! 

ps I have a ICE45 and it has made my ice fishing so much better.  I would buy another anytime, any day.

Personal attacks are not ok.

[bullpine]

Personal attacks are not ok.

It's okay with you for CBALLS to do a driveby shooting of Hummingbird and never say how or if it was resolved?  So it is OK with you for some virtual ice fisherman named CBALLS to defame a real company on a international platform and never come back after trashing the place.  You are so "nicey, nicey".

[Icefisher40]

He said he was "disappointed" with the company, and that his confidence has been shaken with the company. In no way is that defaming a company..  He had an opinion, and he stated it.

YOU however, did not contribute to the thread in any way.

No, trust me, I am not nicely nice.  Nor am I a jack wagon who makes personal attacks through a computer by calling someone stupid for posting their opinion.

[tokr]

I bought a HB ICE-45 2 years ago. I am lucky that HB has a warrenty service office right here in Winnipeg. They are great to deal with and try to help as much as they can.
The charger crapped out within the 1st month of use.
Within the 1st 3 months the transducer quit.
Last trip of the 1st year the flasher just expired.

At this point I have an almost completely new unit. Not sure this says much about HB quality, but the service was good.

[fishville]

I bought a HB ICE-45 2 years ago. I am lucky that HB has a warrenty service office right here in Winnipeg. They are great to deal with and try to help as much as they can.
The charger crapped out within the 1st month of use.
Within the 1st 3 months the transducer quit.
Last trip of the 1st year the flasher just expired.

At this point I have an almost completely new unit. Not sure this says much about HB quality, but the service was good.

Wow that sucks! l It seems like HB has a gremlin in their flashers. I guess thats why they are pushing the LCDs.

[Layne]

Wow that sucks! l It seems like HB has a gremlin in their flashers. I guess thats why they are pushing the LCDs.

Not at all.. Ive only personally seen one with issues in person and HB customer service took care of the problem in record time. HB's are very popular up here, they work great. Ive got a first year Ice 35 and 2 years old ice 55, both are fantastic.

[DBK81]

Not at all.. Ive only personally seen one with issues in person and HB customer service took care of the problem in record time. HB's are very popular up here, they work great. Ive got a first year Ice 35 and 2 years old ice 55, both are fantastic.

I'll second that, lots of my fishing partners have used HB flashers for years, I have a Ice-55 and it's worked great for me.

[perchslappinmy]

I also have a first year 55 that's literally helped me catch thousands of fish...couldn't be happier.

[smchop]

Get a marcum and don't look back.

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[michianafisherman]

I find an equal amount of problems for all of the above mentioned products. It seams with this many fisherman you will always be able to find one or two from a hundred with issues. It is always best to help to someone than to tell them what they should of done. Like go to a hospital for help with some lung cancer and they just tell you that you should not of smoked all those years. Lets just focus on helping fellow fisherman instead of focusing on brand loyalty.

[blufloyd]

First post in thread has red flags you guys are missing.

IE....bought at local store but 2 hour drive to return???

Smelled like bait left by troll to me.  Seems he got bit too.

Happy new Year.

[DBK81]

First post in thread has red flags you guys are missing.

IE....bought at local store but 2 hour drive to return???

Smelled like bait left by troll to me.  Seems he got bit too.

Happy new Year.

If you were familiar with SK you would know that a "local" shop being two hours away is not unheard of. Not a troll just not very thorough.

[bullpine]

Like I said.  This guys 2nd post does a hit and run on HB and we never hear from him again.  In the meantime he leaves an opening for the competition to trash HB over something he probably made up.  I am catching lots of fish because I bought a Hummingbird 45.  I will probably buy a Vex or Marcum as a second unit to avoid interference between units and like those to.  I do like the digital display and dual beams on my 45.  Battery lasts forever.   

[Icefisher40]

Like I said.  This guys 2nd post does a hit and run on HB and we never hear from him again.  In the meantime he leaves an opening for the competition to trash HB over something he probably made up.  I am catching lots of fish because I bought a Hummingbird 45.  I will probably buy a Vex or Marcum as a second unit to avoid interference between units and like those to.  I do like the digital display and dual beams on my 45.  Battery lasts forever.

Being from SK, he's probably doing more ice fishing than living on a computer. 

[bullpine]

Being from SK, he's probably doing more ice fishing than living on a computer. 

You are the one with 1047 posts, not me.

[Icefisher40]

You are the one with 1047 posts, not me.

I need something to do between college classes and fishing for a living.