LX-5

[Esox_Magnum]

SFL is the greatest thing ever, it's better than zoom.

I'll 2nd that, couple that with the Zoom it's fantastic.

[hamms-scooter]

Does the bird have SFL also?Or is this just on the marcums?

[Northlander]

Only the Marcums that I know of. I used a buddies Vex the other day and man I forgot how much diffrence the super fine line makes in target seperation.

[jon1719]

i just read the fl-18's target separation is 2.5" and the target ID is 1/2", but only in auto zoom, which is only the bottom 6'. its pretty much useless for crappie fishing then. I'm a lil confused on exacly what "target separation" even is? I thought it was the ability to see your jig when a fish is at the same exact depth as well. like on my fl-8, I cant see my jig unless i pull it up outta the red(away from the fish). I feel blind waiting for the fish to bite.

[Thunderman]

One thing with the lx-5 I like is when you are fishing in the weeds in shallow water and push the NBT it clears away allot of the weeds then push SFL..Its nice to be able to fish down into the weeds and see your jig moving along with the fish following your jig SWEET .

[7outof10]

One thing with the lx-5 I like is when you are fishing in the weeds in shallow water and push the NBT it clears away allot of the weeds then push SFL..Its nice to be able to fish down into the weeds and see your jig moving along with the fish following your jig SWEET .

the vex has a low power mod that works better then the nbt i have used them both and would never trad my vex and i do own a marcum

[Esox_Magnum]

Originally Posted By: Thunderman

One thing with the lx-5 I like is when you are fishing in the weeds in shallow water and push the NBT it clears away allot of the weeds then push SFL..Its nice to be able to fish down into the weeds and see your jig moving along with the fish following your jig SWEET .

the vex has a low power mod that works better then the nbt i have used them both and would never trad my vex and i do own a marcum

I found the opposite results, my LX blows the 18 away in shallow weeds. These were both my personal units used side by side. Needless to say the Vex didn't stay in my stable but 1 day.

[boxcar46]

I'd like to get a spare battery for my LX-5. I presume they come with a 7 amp. will a 10 amp battery fit like the 7 amp? also could a person make some leads to run from a deep cycle battery? just want to make sure it won't hurt my LX-5

[Dan189]

Scheels will drop the price even more. Dicker with them, they will go lower.

Really Ed? Comon, sending people to Scheels to haggle??

I'm going to tell Joe your sending him all your tire kickers!

[cliffy]

I like my new LX-5 but am surprised by the battery life. Not so hot. I charged it up and took it out last week...lasted about 4 hours and was down to 20 percent by the time I pulled off the lake. It was off the ice in a heated shanty. Perhaps its just a bad battery cuz I never had this problem with my lx-3tc...and I cant believe they are that much different in the amount of battery needed to run.

[Esox_Magnum]

Hearing alot of battery problems maybe due to stores stocking up after the fire sale last spring and they havent been charged in a year. Both mine still have 70% after 9 hours.

[jdog]

ive had my battery meter say 0% for a couple hours and it worked fine so i really dont know how accurate that gauge really is

[Jim Almquist]

I like my new LX-5 but am surprised by the battery life. Not so hot. I charged it up and took it out last week...lasted about 4 hours and was down to 20 percent by the time I pulled off the lake. It was off the ice in a heated shanty. Perhaps its just a bad battery cuz I never had this problem with my lx-3tc...and I cant believe they are that much different in the amount of battery needed to run.

Cliffy I would bring a spare just in case but I think you may have a bad battery or it needs to be charged with a different charger just to see if the charger is the culprit. I have used my LX5 all day fishing for Lakers were I have my gain set higher because of the depth and never have had a problem.

[jon1719]

If you wanna know if your chargers working feel it after an hr of charging. It should be pretty warm.

[riverview]

yes i saw them in grand forks for 399 they had a few left. i picked up a fl 18 for 349.00 today. i have hauled my fl8 around for almost 15 years in portables and never had a problem so i couldnt change brands. plan on useing my fl8 on my dead stick

[GBPackerNut]

so do any of you guys use a flasher in open water season? or is it purely an ice thing for you?

[riverview]

yes i mount my vex in the boat and the fl 18 has a bottom lock that works in the summer on rough water.

[Esox_Magnum]

so do any of you guys use a flasher in open water season? or is it purely an ice thing for you?

Yep mines on the bow in the summer.

[woodpat63]

I have used mine in the bow of my boat. got the puck for trolling and hooked it up on my bow mount trolling moter. Also used it in the kayak.