Old Zercom colorpoint flasher?

[Wyoming Ice]

First off let me say this is a great site. You guys have something to say about everything, and thats awesome. I experienced my first minnesota ice fishing trip last winter on lake Winnie and it was something, I've ice fishing the west my whole life, but this was the first time to actually see shanty towns! But anyway to the question. I saw a zercom (I know they went out of business/were consumed by Marcum) color point flasher used the other day for $100. Can't say I ever heard much about them good or bad, I have a vex already but would like to get this unit for my buddies on the ice to use so they will leave me alone!! I thought I once heard they create alot of interference with surrounding flasher and just wanted to see what you guys thought? I'd hate for this thing to still seperate me from my vex. Thanks and If you have any questions about ice in the west, fill free to give me a shout.

Wyoming Ice

[Bob Horn]

Welcome to the site. If I was looking at the Zercom I think I would pass and look for a LX-1 or the new LX-2. So much has happened since then. A couple of years ago I was upgrading my FL-8 dual beam and was wanting the FL-18 dual beam but after reading all the info on the site I bought a Marcum LX-3. I am soooooo glad I did. There was a big difference in what I was useing and am useing now. Do your self a favor a buy a "updated" Marcum you won`t be disappointed.

[CrappieJohn]

Wyoming....

Welcome to FishingMinnesota.com!Great to have you aboard.

As Bob has alluded to, thew technologies have expanded so much since the introduction of the colorpoint that spending a c-note on one would not be a prudent piece of shopping IF you can afford better. If your budget has a cap to it and getting something to work with for a year is what you are thinking, then perhaps. I would do a search on the net to see if a used Marcum unit is floating around. Marcum has come out with a few very exciting units this year which really smacks them into the #1 spot for locating equipment and people stepping up to these new units may opt to sell a nice Marcum unit only a year or so old for a very reasonable price. You'll be much happier with a flasher under the ice.

Again....Welcome to FishingMinnesota.com!

[hanson]

Wyoming-

I was a Colorpoint user for many years. Worked great until I started fishing around other flashers (Vex or Marcum). Your buddies will pull their hair out trying to use it because they won't be able to eliminate the interference that your Vex will cause it. The Colorpoint doesn't have an interference rejection feature like the other flashers.

[ryan johnson]

if you have budget problems,look for a zercom clearwater clasic,or a lcf-40,or the clearwater pro..used one for16 years or so and they work excellent..they just don't have interference rejection or zoom..

you'll just have to put yourself 30-40 feet away from another unit..

[MikeYager - Suzuki]

i still use one but like everyone said it catches interference terribly. Other than that it works very well.

[Borch]

You may be able to pick one up on ebay. Hummingbird purchased them a number if years ago and you can still get accessaries from them like transducers, etc. The Marcum folks I believe are the same ones that used to own Clearwater. All I know is that they've really come up with some great innovations since that time.

[Turkeyhunter10ga]

I am surprised so many people have had interference problems with a Zercom, i've had one for many years now and have not had any problems nor has my buddy with an older vex. Mostly we are usually within 6 ft of one another , not always, but usually, when we find a school.

[ryan johnson]

were you using a clearwater pro?

[IcePro]

I would be carefull. When the Zerom Color Points first came out they had several issues with the trancducers. It took almost two years for them to correct the problem.

Is the unit you looking at working? If you do not know I would pass.

[Haug Hunter]

I've got a clearwater classic and fished quite a few times in the same house with a fl-8 and the interferance has been minimal.

[Turkeyhunter10ga]

I have the Colorpoint , and no problems here.