need some comparrisons

[dkibat]

going to buy some ice fishing gear, plan on getting either a Vexilar or Marcum or an under water camera. will being used in central MN just not sure what to get any help would really be helpful.

[holmsvc]

I prefer Marcum to vexilar. Either way get a flasher before a camera.

[CaptainMusky]

Definitely depth finder over camera if doing one vs the other.

[Esox_Magnum]

Also vote for flasher over camera, my preference is also Marcum...

[dan z]

Flasher over camera

[BoxMN]

Flasher over camera vote here too, get what you can afford, they are all nice and work great. Have fun!

[givetoget]

I like both but if I had to pick one I would go flasher.

[Ryan_V]

flasher first fo sho!!!!

[Lusid]

What is your budget? 1k? You could buy both, if around 300-400, flasher first.

[Northlander]

I would for sure get a flasher over a camera. I also prefer Marcum over Vex and I would look at the LX-5 for a flasher or the LX6 is a great versital unit. No matter what brand you get do a flasher before a camera.

[DLD24]

Another vote for the flasher first and prefer Marcum

[Jeremy airjer W]

Get the flasher.

With the flasher you can drill a hole, drop the ducer, and see whats going on instantly.

With a camera you drill a whole, lower the camera all the way down to the bottom, spin it around, see nothing, pull up the camera all the way back to the top, and move on.

The camera is a fun novelty but it cant compare to a flasher.

[Tom7227]

I have a Vexilar FL18 and a Marcum Camera. I have to agree with those that say the flasher is more useful. With it you know what you have and where it is. I look at the camera as more of a toy. Assuming you have clear water and good light it lets you see what is in about 150 degree field of view. However it is very difficult to tell how close or how far away it is, or how big the fish are. I have fun with mine when I fish White Bear with the clear water but it is almost useless on Bald Eagle unless the fish are only a few feet from the camera.

[dkibat]

thank all you guys for your input i will go with a flasher just need to figure the one to get will be moving up north in a couple of years and just getting everything together before we move,