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Which locators play best together?

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TV BOY Proficient

TV BOY

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I have an older FL8 and want to get a new locator. I will have the 2 in the same wheelhouse. So I would like to get one that doesn't interfere with the FL8 even though it has the IR button.

I have an older zercom color that doesn't play well with the vex ( nice locator by itself) no IR

My initial thought is that VEX's will play best together. I am open to any brand

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bparmy Rookie

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I can tell you a marcum will mess up the vex,at least it did for me. last winter my buddy was using his marcum and i a vex and the vex had alot of interferance on it,couldn't clear it up. They were probably 6-8ft apart. Just my two cents but another vex will probably work the best, hopefully you get some more responces.

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palisade1kid Proficient

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I get what your after and I do know that if it's just the 2 flasher you'll be ok ,but if there's more around no matter the make a Vex is incapable of knocking out that interference.

You'd be better getting a Marcum.Birds also run on different freq's so they have clear screens with other flashers around...again not so with Vexilar.

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brian6715 Experienced

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Just bought a Vex the other day and was told to stick with same brands IE: Vex and Vex, Marcum and Marcum etc... Everyone I know run Vexilars so that was how I made my descsion...

This is fine as long as you NEVER fish with (or even around) someone who has a Marcum or humminbird...

I just don't know why you wouldn't be safe and go with a Marcum or Humminbird in the first place?! Then you would never have to worry about this issue!

There is nothing I like more than fishing next to a vex guy with my Marcum wink

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herefish101 Proficient

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If I bring my LX5 into a shack where everyone is using Vexilars they wine and cry when I turn it on, it gives all of them tons of interferance, I get none. That being said I have often thought about going Vexilar, but it's way to much fun to mess with my buddies and listen to them wine.

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Big A Proficient

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Marcum and Vexilar definately do not play nice with each other.

I have a Marcum and have fished with guys that have a Lowrance and they have played together just fine.

But it seems Vexilar doesnt really like anything...

Hence the LX5 grin

lots of interference rejection capabilities

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Fly2day Enthusiast

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Why do the Vexilars get so much interference? Just wondering If they really are that bad I might return it and get a marcum. The thing I dont like about the marcum is the arm that supports the tranducer, it seems flimsy/cheap, I worry about breaking it...

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PerchJerker Grand Master

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As others have stated, your Vex will not be able to handle fishing close to a Marc, and it's likely to have some issues with the HB as well unless you change the frequency on the HB.

I HATE making a recommendation based solely on what won't screw up the display on your old Vex flashr, but if that's your criteria then your best bet is another Vex, or possibly a HB.

Hope that helps, and good luck.

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Just wondering If they really are that bad I might return it and get a marcum. The thing I dont like about the marcum is the arm that supports the tranducer, it seems flimsy/cheap, I worry about breaking it...

Yes, Vexs are terrible at tuning out interference from other flashers. If you try to use it around other flashrs, especially 2 or more other flashrs, you're likely to have some real frustration.

When I got my first Marc after using a Vex for years and years, I didn't think I'd like the arm. Turns out I love the arm, far more than I like fishing with the float in the hole. I've never heard of one breaking.

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Why do the Vexilars get so much interference? Just wondering If they really are that bad I might return it and get a marcum. The thing I dont like about the marcum is the arm that supports the tranducer, it seems flimsy/cheap, I worry about breaking it...

Or buy the Marcum, remove the arm, go buy a $6 foam vex transducer float, and you are good to go!

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Fly2day Enthusiast

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Im still up in the air about this I know both are quality units I just hear a lot about vexliar cause thats what everyone I know runs... FYI I bought an FL-8SE, I would be looking at the VX-1 if I do switch. I think I might just have to go look at them agian... Thanks

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palisade1kid Proficient

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Why do the Vexilars get so much interference? Just wondering If they really are that bad I might return it and get a marcum. The thing I dont like about the marcum is the arm that supports the tranducer, it seems flimsy/cheap, I worry about breaking it...

I've had Marcum for a few years and never have had an arm issue.It's actually a great option to have a moveable arm.Back when I ran Vex's I threw away the float...I hated plugging up my hole with it.

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Everyone you know runs a vex, why would you get a marcum? Crappiekieth how close do you have to be for interference to be a problem? Fly2day I personelly cant say ones better than the other, but it seems u may need to read through this full thread as to what the original poster was asking.

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JohnMickish Grand Master

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I run a LX3 and have trouble around FL18s and LX5s, with the LX5 being the worst. I have fished next to a Humminbird ICE55 and had zero interference. The wife uses as FL8 and we can come to a happy place but neither one is totally clear. The Vex and Marcum work on a 200Khz frequency and the Humminbirds are up in the 400s so the chances of interference are slim. One thing that will help you out is if you have a dual beam sonar, put it on the narrow beam so your cones aren't so big.

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We've been able to get up to 4 flashers working in the same house. This includes a combination of LX5s, VX1s, FL18s, FL8s, and FL20s. The LX5 can tune out almost any interference, but definitely gives the rest the most troubles. It just takes a little time for everyone to work through the interference, but it can be done.

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Interference advice. Make sure when you are trying to clear them up you do them one at a time. Once you have one that is pretty good go to the next one and repeat.

If that doesn't work, whichever unit still isn't playing nice just put in a time out.

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I run a VX-1 and Im fine side by side with my dad's FL-18...The only time Ive had major problems is when I was in a house full of Vexilar FL-18s and 20, I couldnt get my screen to work well....The other time is when I was fishin with my dads buddy who runs and OLD FL-8, His blew my VX-1 out of the water, couldnt see a thing

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