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Looking for a flasher camera combo or a decent camera.
Looking for opinions here, looking for a flasher camera combo, I currently have a Vexilar fishpone but I find my phone dies too fast and I lost a Samsung Galaxy through the ice last winter on Badger and I'm still pretty choked about that. If not a combo just a good camera. Been eyeing the lx9 and fish scout dual vision from Vexilar
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10-28-2016, 06:50 PM
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I have a Marcum LX-9 and love it.
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10-28-2016, 07:04 PM
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Worth 1600 bucks kinda worth it?
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10-28-2016, 08:04 PM
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Someone already mentioned this and it made me glad I went with 2 separate units is that if one go's down you don't lose the whole unit for warrenty work.
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10-28-2016, 08:36 PM
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I run a LX7 & aqua-view AV360. I picked up the camera $75 in mint condition off here.
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10-28-2016, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by brohymn2
Someone already mentioned this and it made me glad I went with 2 separate units is that if one go's down you don't lose the whole unit for warrenty work.
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100% agree.
For the price of a combination unit you can get a top of the line camera and an excellent flasher and still have enough cabbage left over to buy some tackle.
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No worries about having to send your unit off for repair and not having anything to fall back on.
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10-29-2016, 06:23 AM
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Okay so what combo units are there on the market? I know the vexilar fish scout but that's all
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10-29-2016, 07:30 AM
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How much you willing to spend. I spent 500 on an lx5 by marcum 5 years ago and apart from having to replace batteries it's been awesome. I bought an aqua view last winter and I like it but I have nothing to compare it to as all my fishing buddy's are still fishing in the stone age. Time will tell how it fairs. I will say this though and take it with a grain of salt, the guy at the fishing hole recommended the cheaper aqua view over the marcum (which I was dead set in buying) due to the aqua view (at least that model) not ever to his knowledge ever coming in for warrenty work. Like I said take that with a grain of salt. Sign up to iceshanty if you haven't already. There's a ton of info on flashers. Good luck on the search.
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10-29-2016, 10:23 AM
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I have a Marcum LX-9 and love it.
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I also have Marcum LX-9 and really like it too.
For those that want separate units:
Marcum LX-7 - $989.95 at the Fishin Hole. Top end finder
Marcum VS825SD -$999.95 at the Fishin Hole. Best Camera out there. 
=$2090 ish
So Less money and less weight.
That said I do have a Marcum VS825SD and other sonars to use.
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10-30-2016, 02:13 PM
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I'd like to spend nothing haha but I think around a grand
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10-30-2016, 02:54 PM
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I guess asking what you plan on doing for fishing is required also ie if you plan on fishing Lakers really deep. Because if so you might want a dual beam flasher which I think wouldn't leave very much money for a camera. That said you don't need a dual beam flasher. If I were you and only had money for one though I would be buying the best flasher I could and waiting to buy the camera. Hope this helps.
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10-30-2016, 08:15 PM
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Not sure if Marcum is still doing it, but if you went with a new Marcum LX-7 you could have it upgraded to LX-9 at a later date(requires sending your unit in). If they are still doing it. So initial cost is about $900.00 then do the upgrade for 600 or 700 or what ever it costs now(think it was 600 a year or so ago- more now that US dollar is up).
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10-31-2016, 11:31 AM
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I guess asking what you plan on doing for fishing is required also ie if you plan on fishing Lakers really deep. Because if so you might want a dual beam flasher which I think wouldn't leave very much money for a camera. That said you don't need a dual beam flasher. If I were you and only had money for one though I would be buying the best flasher I could and waiting to buy the camera. Hope this helps.
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Definitely plan on going for Lakers this year. I don't know maybe sticking it out with my camera I have now and getting a flasher is the way to go, just scared of losing another phone haha
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11-02-2016, 07:05 PM
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So bit the 1650 dollar bullet and got a lx9
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11-02-2016, 07:13 PM
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So bit the 1650 dollar bullet and got a lx9
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Pretty sure you will like it.
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11-02-2016, 07:26 PM
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Nice congrats. I'm very jealous. Let us know how it works out.
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11-03-2016, 12:26 AM
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Thanks my wallet is currently. On life support
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11-03-2016, 06:31 AM
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Thanks my wallet is currently. On life support
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You and me both... bought a hummingbird ice 35 for a gift for my godmother yesterday and a clam nanook thermal flip shelter for myself also. Looks like I'm eating beans for the next month 
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11-03-2016, 06:33 AM
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Hahaha Ramen noodles! Worst part is the anticipation now waiting for first ice
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11-03-2016, 07:02 AM
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Hahaha Ramen noodles! Worst part is the anticipation now waiting for first ice
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ya totally the worst part. wont be anytime soon with the weather were supposed to get coming up tho
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11-04-2016, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Brandon5555
Looking for opinions here, looking for a flasher camera combo, I currently have a Vexilar fishpone but I find my phone dies too fast and I lost a Samsung Galaxy through the ice last winter on Badger and I'm still pretty choked about that. If not a combo just a good camera. Been eyeing the lx9 and fish scout dual vision from Vexilar
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If I was getting one it would probably be the Marcum RT-9. I have been waiting for 3 years for this to actually make it to market though. (Of course the Canadian dollar has dropped and now it is very expensive)
At least it's an all 3 or 4 in one. No need to lug around multiple machines.
ie it has sonar, camera, and GPS all in one unit. I like to move around when ice fishing so don't carry multiple electronics.
If I was one to just put up a shelter and sit put I would just get an additional camera to use beside my current sonar.
Good luck in your quest.
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