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Big News from Marcum

Scott M

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CJH Grand Master

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Wonder how the battery life is going to be, having to light up that screen? Hope its LED back lit.

Looks cool. I do like the customization of it, but am wanting more of the features built into it as mentioned above - before I would upgrade.

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Tough to argue with that. If they can stuff a decent GPS receiver in a small phone, it should have been easy with this.

I also think an input port for a camera that could be hot swapped with a transducer would be game changing.

They can do it, but they are holding out because they need to figure out how to configure it so that someone can't hack into it and get all of your favorite hot spots grin

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Big A Proficient

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Hey Neighbor_guy..

I just found what you are getting me for christmas brother!

Prob hang onto the LX5 for dad to use. But you know I am not gonna pass this up. Not a chance! My goal is to be one of the first five people who buy one!

Any ideas when these are gonna be for sale?

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WallyGader Community Regular

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Looks nice, but in no way or manner does it make me feel like rushing out to buy one, at what im sure is going to be overpried at first. Looks like a glorified sonar unit to me. Might make for some good deals on the li-st of cr-aigs for people still without.

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Northlander Grand Master

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I cant wait! Having flasher and real time sonar on a split screen will be very cool to see. I hope there is no loss in sensitivity. Knowing Marcum they got it all worked out. Now to decide wether to sell my LX-5 or keep it as a extra for friends.

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Steve Foss Grand Master

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Nah, no point. It's not going to help me or my clients catch more lake trout, so it would be $600 down the drain for me. It's possible I might take a stab at one if I have the jing when I can find a great deal, thus having 2 on-ice units, but I'm more likely to wait a year or two anyway and hope they put GPS in the 7, which would make it a better ice/open water combo unit.

Why does "raising the bar" always mean raising the price? Because so many will pay it.

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CaptainMusky Grand Master

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You missed my point. Raising the bar has resulted in a Marcum more expensive than the last Marcum. It has nothing to do with how the LX-7 compares with other brands.
In fairness to Marcum, this does offer more than what the LX5 did so an increase in price would make sense, I guess. BUT, the real key is, have they done enough to make it worth the $699 price tag? My prediction that many of the same people who jumped on the LX5 would jump on this too. Granted I am not saying that everyone who owns an LX5 is going to rush out and get the 7, just that there are always early adopters or people who need the next best thing out there. It appears as though this may be the best dedicated ice machine on the market, where it falls short for me is the lack of GPS. The price of this thing is the same as an HDS5 and I could certainly use that for everything. Granted there are things it wont do, like 3d footprint or whatever, but customizable views, flasher mode, traditional sonar mode, its all there. Speed may be a difference, but to me the GPS is a bigger deal (or lack thereof) than speed.
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They can do it, but they are holding out because they need to figure out how to configure it so that someone can't hack into it and get all of your favorite hot spots grin

Nah, it's the Apple method.

Release something really cool that all the fanatics will rush out to get right away. Then a few months later release the same thing but with a new feature.

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Why is a Cadillac more than a KIA?

Cadillacs are more expensive because Cadillac charges more grin Just like the flashers, both a Cadillac and a Kia will get you to your destination [get the job done], you just look a lot cooler doing so in the Cadillac wink

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pulleye16 Experienced

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Why are ice fisherman so cheap? whistle

Because spending $1500-2000 on Side/scan technology in the summer and spending $700 for a flasher in the winter gets you some REALLY REALLY REALLY expensive fish!

Some company needs to come out with a base unit that you can tie on different transducers for ice/summer/side imagine/down imaging/cameras/gps! ONE UNIT!!! So stupid that companies can't(excuse me..WON'T) do this...though HDS is close!

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Why are ice fisherman so cheap? whistle

Cheap? So, spending $500 on a flasher, another $750 on a portable, $3,000 on a snowmobile to pull your portable, $400 on an auger, $100 on a heater, and another $500 in rods and tackle is cheap? Heck, ice-fishermen pump more money into the economy than just about any other type of sportsmen do.

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GPS would be a neat option but in reality how practical would it be to use over a hand held that fits in your pocket for ice fishing. I'll have one for sure and will have it for many years, I look at it as an investmant. I spent $600 on an auger a few years ago and might well be the last I ever buy. Will I use the LX-7 on the boat, nope not an option for my style of fishing in the boat,same reason I won't use my HDS units on the ice.....

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Cheap? So, spending $500 on a flasher, another $750 on a portable, $3,000 on a snowmobile to pull your portable, $400 on an auger, $100 on a heater, and another $500 in rods and tackle is cheap? Heck, ice-fishermen pump more money into the economy than just about any other type of sportsmen do.

grin They also pump more trash into the lakes.

Which costs more?

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OK, so not a fair comparison. My point being it is not uncommon to see $2k+ electronics on boats. Granted, the electronics on boats are of better technology, but you can't tell me that ice fishing costs more than the average open water boat fisherman spends.

The seats in most newer boats cost more than the majority of people's complete ice fishing set-up...Come on.

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CaptainMusky Grand Master

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If you think every fishermen has a $40,000 boat and another $2,000 in electronics, you are sadly mistaken.
I think his comment was made in jest to your post regarding "Heck, ice-fishermen pump more money into the economy than just about any other type of sportsmen do."

I ice fish a lot, I also hunt, etc. I spend FAR more money on summer fishing than hunting, then there is a very wide gap to ice fishing. I have a new auger, a nice fishhouse, and a good flasher, but even if I bought these things new every year I probably wouldnt touch what I spend in the summer on fishing. Gas alone for my boat I have spent $300 this year.

That's pumping (no pun intended) money into the economy. Not counting gas for my truck, bait, line, lures, etc.

Wow, listing those things out just made me depressed. LOL

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