Top 6 Ice Fishing Electronics

by Cory Schmidt • December 7, 2011 • 7 comments

 

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MarCum Technologies

MarCum Technologies

MarCum Technologies: The LX-7’s 8-inch screen has an 800 x 600 pixel color LCD view. User-customized windows include a flasher dial, a vertical zoom option, and a graph display. Sonar Footprint Technology provides bottom coverage with either 8- or 20-degree transducer cones. True-Time sonar response displays targets less than 2 milliseconds after the signals reach the transducer. A Dynamic Depth feature provides high-resolution 1/2-inch target separation. Six color palettes are available and it has a 12-volt 9-amp battery plus charger, a snow-shield faceplate, and a padded softcase—marcumtech.com

 

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7 Responses

  1. Ron Davis

    Noticed the showdown wasn't on here. Last year I talked to the people at Franks great outdoors in Linwood, Mich. and the people at Jays sporting goods in Clare, Mich. and they had nothing good to say about the showdown and that makes me wonder why? Any idea?

    On December 15, 2011 at 9:09 pm • Reply
  2. Fritz Gutchess

    I'm not surprised the ShowDown didn't make the list. I bought the 5.6 two years ago and had problem after problem with it. It is a great concept, but I think they need a few more years of R & D to work the flaws out. The unit I had ended up back at the factory three times within the first six weeks I had it, finally the manufacturer traded me even up for the MarCum LX-5. The LX-5 has performed beautifully and I couldn't be happier.

    On December 20, 2011 at 12:45 pm • Reply
  3. JimmyD

    First off, look at who said a Showdown was good….Frank's, Jay's…those guys make $7.75/hr for a reason.

    On December 31, 2011 at 2:27 am • Reply
  4. Jeff V

    Marcum bought the co,that made the showdown.I bought a troller this year(new and improved) Am I going to like this thing,will it be dependable, how's it going to perform? I know outdoor shows praise products,but they also are sponsered by these products! I'm going to try it right now,I'll report back with any bad news.I really need to use it side by side with a vex,humming,marcum ect, to form an opinion.

    On January 16, 2012 at 3:01 pm • Reply
  5. Jeff V

    I went out and tested my troller(showdown) the depth display seemed to be about 1ft off.I could see my lure and weight ,I never saw a fish,but I never got a bite either! I had to lift off bottom about a ft to see lure and wt, I could only fish(test) in2-7 ft of water.The ice was just too thin to move around,so my test didn't answer all my questions .I do need to try it out in different depths,with fish and next a vexlar ect,But we need ICE here in Michigan! 1-17 -12/50 deg,

    On January 17, 2012 at 4:36 pm • Reply
  6. Guest

    Marcum should have spent more time on the LX-7 R & D, the list of unit issues is growing by leaps and bounds, faulty depth readings, program Glitches, complaints of poor electrical connections, factory damaged screens and the list goes on and on ! For $699.99 price tag they could have done a lot better with the finished product, the number of fishermen returning these units and demanding refunds is growing daily ! It is too bad really, the LX-7 features have the potential to change the way people ice fish, but they need to revamp the in house QC program for it too be successful !

    On February 1, 2012 at 4:18 pm • Reply
    • CSchmidt

      For anyone who's used the LX-7 and had issues, consider obtaining and downloading the free software upgrade. You can do it right over the Marcum website. The newest software upgrade, so far as I could tell, fixed every issue, and it has since become an awesome sonar for ice fishing.

      On March 28, 2012 at 10:24 pm • Reply