Marcum versus Vex

[Guest]

I fish with a FL8 and Aqua View. Question is what would i gain by switshing to a marcum? The majority of my fishing is for eyes and crappies.Would it be worth the cost to switch?Most of my fishing is no deeper than 50 ft and i use a 9-19 ducer.

[riverrat56]

To tell you the truth, you probally wont gain as much as you think you will, unless you fish suspended crappies or tight bottom hugging walleyes, then the Zoom will be nice. But if you use a camara then you can set that at the depth the fish are at and you should be fine.

I own an Lx-3 and i wouldn't fish without it and you couldnt take it from me with-out a fight, but have a caught more fish with it than i would have with an 18 or an 8? I don't know, i doubt it, but it is much easier to read, the screen is clearer and it doesnt flicker, also quiter and picks up no interference.

All you would be gaining is a clearer screen with no flicker and the moveable zoom, and better target seperation, but once your used to your vex I don't really know if it is worth the extra 400 bucks for those features.

[poutpro]

I could be wrong but doesnt one of the Vex models have a zoom feature where you can zoom on the bottom half of the water column? Also most vexilars now have interference rejection so it is no problem. I have had my Vexilar for awhile now and it is great. The one thing i wish it had was a 10 ft setting. The shallowest setting is 20 ft.

[Dennis Steele]

I ran the 18 for a couple years before switching over to Marcum.

Like Lee said you get the better zoom feature and a clearer and in my opinion a clearer, easier display to read.

You also get supperior interferecne reduction.

But my favorite feature of the Marcum is the power. The marcum can shoot through ice better than the rest of the units. Its a big deal to me because I find fish first then drill holes. Not drill holes then look for fish.

Is that worth the extra money? If you get a couple hundred for your used unit its going to cost you a couple hundred for the LX3. I sold my 18 to a buddy for $200 and the $200 that I spent on my Marucm I think was worth it. Its just easier to find fish now.

[Bob Horn]

Poutpro, the zoom on the Fl-18 is the bottom 6 feet of the water column. Like I said before you need to get a unit that will work for You. We can go around and around on this and it will never end. We were asked which is better and the people from FM responded with there opinions, that`s cool.