Joeytier Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) After a bunch of reading and pricing, I've pretty well decided on the Marcum LX-3 TC as my flasher of choice. After seeing Lota Lota's LX-5 in action at the g2g, I was pretty well sold on Marcum on the spot. Anyone have any input on these units? Edited February 10, 2012 by Joeytier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) It's a great unit... if you're gonna dump that much $$ on a new one, spend a little bit extra and get the LX5 you only buy a flasher once... i learned on a buddies LX3-TC, and when buying, i bought the LX5, a little more money, but i'll never upgrade it... Edited February 10, 2012 by Uncle Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I have to agree with Buck. Spend the extra $$$$ for the LX-5. It's worth it for the dual freq. 'ducer alone. Especially if you fish steep dropoffs or weeds. Being able to go to the narrower cone enables you to see fish that get lost in the clutter of a 20* cone. The super fine line is pretty cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Joey Tiger (I've renamed U at the M&G) HA HA. I'm not familiar with that unit but to share info, I recently bought the Humminbird Ice 55. I love it. Very user friendly, dual beam transducer, zoom into 5' zones of the water column, watch my bait go down, watch fish as they come up for a sniff. U can check your battery usage with a simple click of a button. I've used it approximately 9 hours & used only 20% of the battery. I'm very happy with it. Good luck with your choice. Pls post what U purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I forgot that the LX-3 didn't have the dual beam. Thanks for pointing that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc67 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 i have a lx3 the model before TC and the lx5 came out and i have never seen the need to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 After a bunch of reading and pricing, I've pretty well decided on the Marcum LX-3 TC as my flasher of choice. After seeing Lota Lota's LX-5 in action at the g2g, I was pretty well sold on Marcum on the spot. Anyone have any input on these units? One important point, who does servicing for these units in Canada, hmmm, ya have to send them back to the US and wait til they rape you for shipping and handling. They absolutely won't do anything other than UPS and we all know how nice they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 One important point, who does servicing for these units in Canada, hmmm, ya have to send them back to the US and wait til they rape you for shipping and handling. They absolutely won't do anything other than UPS and we all know how nice they are. I've sent mine in twice for service and it only cost me to send it to them (I sent it CPOST). Marcum coughed up for shipping it back to me. I just ordered some acc. for mine from Marcum and they shipped them USPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I've sent mine in twice for service and it only cost me to send it to them (I sent it CPOST). Marcum coughed up for shipping it back to me. I just ordered some acc. for mine from Marcum and they shipped them USPS. Well then they have finally listened to the multitudes that complained. I still won't buy anything from them again. I got threaded once too often by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyboss Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Or buy a Vexilar and you won't need to send it for repairs:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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