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Hey guys and gals, I was looking to buy a flasher for this season and was wondering if zoom would be really neccessary for fishing no deeper than 40 fow. I know all the units with zoom are great but do I really need it if your average depth of fishing is like 8 feet to 16 feet. I was looking at the vexilars because they have the shallow water setting and I like the carry case. So my question to you guys is should I get a unit with zoom when I primarilly fish shallow flat bottoms where I dont need to get a good view of it because its huge already? I like the FL 12 because its in my price range and I dont think I will need zoom. And are the dual transducers better than the 19 degree one that i would want to get? thanks
Ive got it narrowed down now. Im either goin with the FL 20 dual beam one or the marcum LX 3. Suggestions?
Thats what I'm thinking to chad. Thanks for all the help you have been. Now I just need to sneak out and buy one so my mom doesn't know. "you have to much fishing stuff" sure mom, sure. FL20 Ultra pack, dual ducer, HERE I COME!
Thats what im thinking to chad. Thanks for all the help you have been. Now I just need to sneak out and buy one so my mom doesnt know. "you have to much fishing stuff" sure mom, sure. FL20 Ultra pack, dual ducer, HERE I COME!
Guess I will be one of the Marcum guys one day but for now my Vex is OK but I feel the Marcum is the cadillac. Wish I would have done more research prior to getting my FL18.Zoom is the one feature that is most important on a flasher in my opinion.
Kind of funny how vex guys who are firm in their commitment to Vexilars in general have not tried Marcums. But Marcum guys seem to be full of guys who have tried vexilars but they wouldn't go back to Vexilars as they have moved up.I use my Vex FL18 and I like the bottom zoom but I have tried a buddies LX-5 on ice and I'm very impressed with the colors and adjustable zoom. Even fishing in 20 ft of water alot of the fish were just below ice so moved the zoom up the water column and was able to see better.Guess I will be one of the Marcum guys one day but for now my Vex is OK but I feel the Marcum is the cadillac. Wish I would have done more research prior to getting my FL18.Zoom is the one feature that is most important on a flasher in my opinion.
but I haven't heard of anyone selling a marcum for a vex preference.
The non-zoom setting on my Vex show those fish crystal clear....-Munchy
Please Rod... Don't even go there but since your here maybe you got a little pull at Vex and can help them reason why Vex engineers have not disputed Dwayne's EDI tests? These evauations have been out for a year and no response from there engineers to refute these tests. Please enlighten us if you can. MarCum Technologies LX5 VS: Vexilar FL20Receiver sensitivity : Receiver sensitivity is the measurement of a sonar receiver’s ability to detect an input signal. This measurement tells just how small of a return signal the unit is able to pick up and display. The LX5’s receiver is more sensitive.Measurement:LX5- 24uVFL20- 40uVReceiver Gain: Receiver gain is a measurement of the total system gain or amplification. Typically the more gain a receiver has the smaller signal it will be able to detect. The LX5 receiver has more gain.Measurement:LX5- 89.77dbFL20- 70.89dbReceiver distortion:Receiver distortion is a measurement of the sonar receiver to filter, amplify, detect, and display a return signal. A receiver with less distortion will give a more accurate display. The LX5 has less distortion.Measurement:LX5- less than 1%FL20- more than 40%Transmitter power: Transmit power is a measurement of the output power into the transducer. This is usually defined in Watts peak to peak or Watts RMS. In the sonar world more power means a better return signal with less noise and less filtering. The LX5 has more power.Measurement:LX5- more than 2000 Wp-p or 300 WrmsFL20- more than 400 Wp-p or 50WrmsConclusions: The LX5 surpasses the FL20 in every sonar measurement that was made. With these measurements it becomes clear that the LX5 is a superior product in respect to its receiver/transmitter design. These measurements were made on off the shelf units using an industry standard tester. What this means to the ice fisherman is that with the LX5 you will get a clearer, less distorted picture of what’s below the transducer. We at MarCum believe that these measurements reflect what LX5 users have been seeing on the ice. The MarCum Technologies LX5 is truly the best and this can be backed up and verified by scientific measurements.Duane CummingsChief Sonar EngineerMarCum Technologies Inc.Note: measurements were made on an EDI sonar tester.