VX-1 Pro Disappointment

  • Chad777
    Posts: 19
    January 9, 2013 at 12:44 am #1128422

    I may be asking for punishment. Instead of giving up on Marcum, I just ordered an LX-5. I sure hope I have better luck with it

    rdwheeler
    Hudson WI
    Posts: 204
    January 9, 2013 at 2:08 am #1128462

    I LOVE mine!!! 20 hours on it and still running strong right outta the box!

    tpmorgz
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 257
    January 9, 2013 at 11:49 am #1128514

    Sometime during the night my unit reached full charge so that would be somewhere in the 30-36 hour range if the supplied charger is accurate. Hope to get use out of it after I pick the boy up from school. We will see how it compares to my lx3tc.

    gary d
    cordova,il
    Posts: 1125
    January 9, 2013 at 2:01 pm #1128542

    Quote:

    I may be asking for punishment. Instead of giving up on Marcum, I just ordered an LX-5. I sure hope I have better luck with it

    That a boy!! If you fall off the horse, get right back up on it. Oh by the way I have a lx-5 and love it.

    Chad777
    Posts: 19
    January 9, 2013 at 2:07 pm #1128544

    Hopefully it’ll work well for you. Mine worked awesome for two hours or so. There are many really positive reviews on them. That’s why I didn’t give up on Marcum. Hopefully I’ll have better luck with the LX-5 I ordered

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18594
    January 9, 2013 at 2:21 pm #1128548

    Hey, your up to 13 posts! Sorry I was so hard on you yesterday. I hope your LX5 works as good as mine.

    hnd
    Posts: 1579
    January 9, 2013 at 2:39 pm #1128558

    Quote:

    I may be asking for punishment. Instead of giving up on Marcum, I just ordered an LX-5. I sure hope I have better luck with it

    you should. as much as i loved my fl8, then vx1. the lx5 is just silly awesome.

    Chad777
    Posts: 19
    January 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm #1128647

    Quote:

    Hey, your up to 13 posts! Sorry I was so hard on you yesterday. I hope your LX5 works as good as mine.

    Yeah, I was a little annoyed. No hard feelings though. I didn’t just come here to hate. It’s a pretty cool forum. I’m looking forward to getting out on the ice with the LX-5!

    tpmorgz
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 257
    January 9, 2013 at 10:28 pm #1128744

    Quote:

    Hopefully it’ll work well for you. Mine worked awesome for two hours or so. There are many really positive reviews on them. That’s why I didn’t give up on Marcum. Hopefully I’ll have better luck with the LX-5 I ordered

    Worked great with some nice largemouth and crappie to boot! I am sure your LX-5 will do just fine.

    Chad777
    Posts: 19
    January 10, 2013 at 5:00 pm #1129032

    I owe this post to the folks at marcum and anyone considering buying one. To recap: The VX-1 worked great for a couple hours, then went to crap. When I adjusted my gain enough to see my jig, there was tons of “interference”. My friend went rto that spot last night with a camera. Turns out that the “interference” was indeed baitfish. Tons of them! Of course I feel like a dumb***! I would have rather stayed quit instead of admitting it, but that wouldn’t be fair to anyone.

    tpmorgz
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 257
    January 10, 2013 at 5:37 pm #1129051

    Thank you for stepping up.

    Cp3
    Hammond, WI
    Posts: 314
    January 10, 2013 at 6:18 pm #1129059

    I own the vx-1 and it has been good to me for many years now

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    January 10, 2013 at 7:33 pm #1129084

    Quote:

    I owe this post to the folks at marcum and anyone considering buying one. To recap: The VX-1 worked great for a couple hours, then went to crap. When I adjusted my gain enough to see my jig, there was tons of “interference”. My friend went rto that spot last night with a camera. Turns out that the “interference” was indeed baitfish. Tons of them! Of course I feel like a dumb***! I would have rather stayed quit instead of admitting it, but that wouldn’t be fair to anyone.

    Thanks for stepping up and letting us know what you found out. You shouldn’t feel like a dumbass, because I guarantee you every single one of us have had baitfish come in and screw with us.

    Just wait until you find a school of shad with that thing, the whole flasher will light up red/orange and your heart will start pounding… then you jig for 20 minutes and nothing happens. Damn shad.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    January 10, 2013 at 7:34 pm #1129086

    Also I see this as a perfect example of marcum vs vexilar. Your buddy didnt see any of that baitfish, but you saw them with your marcum. Now you can look at it two ways.
    1. marcum is too sensitive and its annoying having your screen full of baitfish clutter.
    2. marcum lets you see the baitfish and follow them which will almost always lead to finding fish.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    January 10, 2013 at 8:07 pm #1129106

    Quote:

    I own the vx-1 and it has been good to me for many years now

    Same here.

    -J.

    Cp3
    Hammond, WI
    Posts: 314
    January 14, 2013 at 5:14 pm #1130557

    A little off subject but do you guys know if they sell a soft case for this unit?

    Cp3
    Hammond, WI
    Posts: 314
    January 14, 2013 at 6:03 pm #1130591

    Hey thank you very much

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