Marcum Showdown Ice Troller

[fisherman-andy]

I bit on a nice deal on a new Marcum Showdown Ice Troller tonight. Got the unit, troller performance pack, and 9amp battery for $214. Let me add I already own an LX5 and Ice55.

I figure since I like to run and gun so much its gonna be alot easier to handle and carry. Will test it out this weekend. But would like some user input on how some of you like it so far as occasional use or your even as your main flasher fishing in deep or shallow waters. Please chime in reviews. Thx!

[bee]

I have chimed in a time or two on this. It makes a nice primary unit with a base mount. Give it some time.

[amateurfishing]

you should like...i got my troller @ late ice sale last feb. and bought carry pack earlier this season after sick of bending my head down all time and designating one hand to always holding it, power pack is nice & user friendly while maintaining portability.

I always keep my troller in "ice" mode: i find that it works better & incase the temp starts dropping, it sucks if it does freeze up & u have to wait to thaw. i love the simplicity of it, very easy to use & learn to use. sometimes it can suck that there is no bottom zoom or mid column zoom but i have still caught suspended crappies with it and would take a lot of fish caught on other marcuum to have to pay for those 2 features for extra $

[fisherman-andy]

I wasnt too concern on the zoom features as I figure being such a portable unit, being able to run and gun with it its unlikely I will be trying to spot fish that are hugged closely to bottom when doing so. but long as it can pick up fish coming up off the bottom im fine with that is what I would expect any flasher/sonar to do.

Running the 9amp 12 volt im likely going to leave the ice mode feature on so the LCD screen doesnt slow or freeze. How long can one expect the battery to last whether on the 6AA or 9amp 12 volt?

[bbfenatic]

I don't have the Performance Pack because I use a back pack for all my gear and like the small size of just the unit. I have switched to the new Duracell Ultra AA Batteries with the blue top and am getting about 20 hours of use before having to put in new ones.

[Jim Uran]

I agree, it makes a great main unit also. I've used it and it works great. I like using it when I'm going hole to hole checking for active fish. It's easier than lugging around a full sized unit.

[amateurfishing]

regular cheap aa's i would go3-4 day outings (6-8 hours each) b4 changing, i would suspect rechargeable batteries would/should last even longer

[kfk]

You got a great deal. I bought one last season and liked it so well that I bought my fishing partner (my wife) another one for Christmas. We have the performance packs and are very happy with the units.

[carpshooterdeluxe]

I use one with the performance pack as my main unit. No complaints. For what it is intended for it works great.

[fisherman-andy]

Took it out on Big Sandy over the weekend. Had some trouble on it not bottom locking but a simple power cycle corrected that. The unit worked great and iced some tullies. Sometime after 4-5 hours of fishing the unit shut off by itself? I had it running on ice mode the whole time off a brand new 12v 9amp battery that was checked and charged before heading out.

I could not get the unit to power on by the buttons and found out if I disconnect the transducer plug end it would power up and work but none of the buttons would.

Sadly I did a little research and found a few bad reviews of units going out after first use. I decided to return the unit for a refund and save towards an LX7 instead.