Portlis Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Pretty simple question, hoping some of you that are more experienced with flashers can give some advice. I already own an LX7 (love it, btw) but I've managed to get more of my friends into ice fishing the past couple years and I'm tired of being the nice guy and letting them use my flasher, thus going flasherless myself If you owned an LX7, what brand/model would you be looking to buy to fish them side by side? Doesn't need to be a super fancy model or anything either, but I've experienced interference from other nearby flashers before and I want to avoid that at all costs. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bltbowhunter Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 From what I understand Humminbird runs on a different frequency than vex and Marcum. I have an ICE-55 and a LX-5. I use both of them in my flip over all of the time. Not even a little bit of interference on either of them when they are running side by side. I have a buddy that turns his is ICE-35 on next to my ICE-55 and I can never clear it up perfectly. There's always a flash constantly going clockwise around the screen. It drives me crazy, but it doesn't bother him. I bought the LX-5 just so we can fish next to each other and I have a different option depending on what my fishing partner is running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drscholl14 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 +1 on the Humminbird. Buddy has one and he doesn't get any interference when we're fishing next to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishwater Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I suggest getting a vexilar and run the risk of a bit of interference now and again. It is a better tool for marking fish immediately under the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Mike Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 When setup correctly ( which is easy to do ) any Marcum or Showdown will run just fine next to a LX7, Humminbird ( flashers ) will to since they use different frequencies.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJH Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I suggest getting a vexilar and run the risk of a bit of interference now and again. It is a better tool for marking fish immediately under the ice. Uhhhh NO.All have some type of noise/signal rejection built in, but Humminbird uses a different frequency so it isn't an issue at all. I have an HB and fish next to Marcum's, Vex's, and even a Lowrance Ice Machine all the time w/out any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMAGDNIM Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 +1 on the humminbird with it running on different frequency. I have an ice-45 and the rest of my friends have vexilars and i never have issues with interference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iffwalleyes Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 You should have no problems that that hit of the IR buttons won't clear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portlis Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thanks for the responses guys. I never knew Hbirds were on a totally different frequency. I've never used one before, but I've always wanted to try one of those anyhow. So maybe I'll just go that route! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StCroixMMAHouse Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I use a FL-18 and fish with a friend who was the LX-7, and it takes a little bit of messing around to get rid of the interference. Once you have both of them zeroed in though, its really not a big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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