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LX-7 vs FL-22 Any thoughts?

Trytti

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Snake River King Proficient

Snake River King

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I just picked up a brand new FL22 from thorne's today looks like a solid unit! LX7 looks good too, but Ive owned a FL12, FL20, now FL22 I love the screen they have all worked perfect never had any problems and battery life lasts a long time. You wont go wrong with either unit. Just because 1 guy had terriable luck doesnt mean you will. I take care of my stuff but use the [PoorWordUsage] out of them when fishing then clean up when I get home

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polarsusd81 Grand Master

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I own an FL-22 and I can tell you that I have never been happier using any other flasher. I had an FL-8 for about 12 years that I bought used and it never let me down. I have run a couple different Marcums and they get the job done but I will stick with Vexilar. The FL-22 really excells when you use it in shallow water. Last winter, late ice, I was fishing crappies in 4 feet of water that was THICK with weeds, nice green lively stuff. With my FL-22 I set it on low-power mode to get rid of the weed clutter and it absolutely cleared the screen with the gain set properly. I could easily see when the crappies were coming in and was able to quickly work the few that were under my hole, then hop to the next one and repeat. In 4 feet of water I had 144 degrees of view on the FL-22 thanks to the 10 foot scale. On most other units, that would be only 72 degrees of view, and without low-power mode, it would be full of clutter from the thick green weeds. I spend most of my time on the ice in less than 10 feet of water so the FL-22 was the absolute perfect choice for me. If you find yourself in shallow water frequently, you owe it to yourself to choose the FL-22. If you fish deeper water more often, the FL-20 has you covered. Still get the low-power mode, but at a 20' scale. If you do a lot of fishing at night, the night-mode on Vexilar units is nice too, cuts the brightness so you aren't flasher blind at the end of the night. Mount one on a blue-box and the customization options are endless.

Take care.

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brian6715 Experienced

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The LX-5 will also read through the weeds in shallow water without the need for the LP feature, far better than my partners FL-20....

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And the night dimming feature... how do we Marcum guys get by with the flasher blindness? I can never ever see right after using my flasher for long periods of time at night. It is a constant battle, is anyone interested in a support group? M.G.W.F.B

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tsande00 Experienced

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Thats like comparing a 2001 cell phone to a new Iphone, LX-7 all the way!

Agreed. I don't think it is a fair comparison at all. Bruised Apples/ Fresh Oranges. grin

If I were in the market for a new flasher and had the cash I would have zero hesitation pulling the trigger on the LX7. Still trying to find an excuse to buy one.

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Esox_Magnum Grand Master

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Ohhh yaaaa! Well mine is bugger than yours!........lol...... I look forward to these "who has the best flasher" threads. Keep it going, good stuff.....

Many of us have owned/used most or all the units currently on the market, we base our judgment on what we see on the ice side by side...I fish next to a FL-20, a VX-1 IMO in the Marcum line up is as close to apples to apples as I see it... Everything else in the Marcum line up is an improvement that the FL series hasn't caught up to yet and after using a 22 they have a long long ways to go to just catch up... Vex does make a good unit just outdated technology...

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joneshat11 Community Regular

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What about this one? Looks like it does it all! Lowrance Elite-5 IceMachine

Put that on a table with the LX7 and ask me only to take one for free and I'll take the lowrance hands down. But I still will pay for a flasher and take that fishing if they where free. Some people just got to stop drinking the kook-aid and just learn how to read their flasher.

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stumper Community Regular

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Put that on a table with the LX7 and ask me only to take one for free and I'll take the lowrance hands down. But I still will pay for a flasher and take that fishing if they where free. Some people just got to stop drinking the kook-aid and just learn how to read their flasher.

Somones drinking something and Im not sure its koolaid. Your telling us you would turn down 700 dollars and take 500 dollars instead?

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tsande00 Experienced

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Somones drinking something and Im not sure its koolaid. Your telling us you would turn down 700 dollars and take 500 dollars instead?

Retail price on that new Lowrance unit is $650. I want to buy something that will work in both my boat and on the ice. Was looking into the Lx7 but this Lowrance is intriguing with the GPS and lake contours. If I was strictly ice fishing I can't think of one reason to get the Lowrance except for a slight cost savings.

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Esox_Magnum Grand Master

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$650 for an Elite??? HDS is less than that and a huge upgrade.... I'll pick the LX-7 got use on both if those are the only 2 choices but I prefer units dedicated to ice and open water, I use them both differently so no 1 unit will work for both applications....

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