Good to hear! Look forward to getting down there.

X2 on buddy getting the boot. Nothing will ease his mind more than time with his father.

The REAL Chicken of the sea!..

Simply awesome …

Mike, I agree with you. The constant flickering is very frustrating.. weeds flicker, the bottom flickers. The only thing moving should be my bait. All the movement makes it hard to identify a fish on the outside of the sonar cone I have tried it all now and I can’t find a setting that I like.

Awesome report!! Can’t wait to get up there this weekend!

My view is that they missed the mark a little with the lx-7.

I have given it some honest ice time now and I have to say every time out I have found a little something that bugs me.

My first impression when I pulled it out of the box was wow, Kinda large. Not a big deal, all the features will make up for the bulkiness.. Well I don’t know that I have found that to be true yet.

The Case is my first beef. Once you flip the face cover open it blocks off the already small handle opening in the back (which is also right next to the loose battery terminals) this makes it tough to just snatch it up and hole hop. It does have a little sewn on handle behind the screen that you can pull out but it can fall down in front of the screen and is tough to grab with a gloved hand. The gimbal knobs are also tough to deal with, they are so tight to the back of the screen they can be hard to turn. They are also grooved to lock the screen in place but offer very few adjustments in the tilt of the screen. Then the screen has to be tilted back to the original position for the Velcro front flap to fit correctly. I don’t understand why the screen has such a large plastic frame around the sides. It seems the whole unit could of been a little more compact.

I do really enjoy all of the different screen options and settings but I feel all the lights can be a little blinding to the actual fish-ability of the unit.

The sonar really does work well over a hard bottom in, say, 15-30 feet of water but once I have gotten up in the weeds in shallow water I have found the LX-7 to be extremely frustrating and I have, in turn, reached for the trusty LX-5 a few times. The sensitivity adjustment is just much too coarse, It is either a huge mark or nothing at all. I have found the target adjust or ping speed to be of no help at all in this situation. I feel that I have gone through all adjustments and am at a loss. The flicker of the entire screen every so often is also annoying. I just expected more from this unit.

Let me say, I am a Marcum guy and I do believe this digital platform is going to be the future of Ice electronics but this unit the way it sits is not making me a better more effective Angler. Sure it is upgradeable for future software but where is the usb to computer cord? not in my box…

And why ditch the Dcs charger? That system is awesome. Strictly because of cost?

Let me finish by saying I am going to keep the LX-7 and give it some more time, And Let some buddy’s fish it. but my LX-5 is staying in the sled. I just expected more from the LX-7 and Marcum.

My .02 Who knows, This could all just be operator error..

Looks sweet! Being able to glance down and see the size of your sonar cone is going to be an asset for sure. Am I missing something though? I thought the lx-7 was going to utilize the entire dial regardless of what depth you are fishing in. Does the depth scale auto adjust?

Got one. Love it. It is lightning fast. Had the LG 4g for a week and took it back. The Bionic is everything I was waiting for in a phone. Battery life is good, HDMI out is cool, and the car dock is sweet for navigation/charging. Rooted it this week and got rid of all the useless apps now it is even faster. Only complaint is the camera, it is very slow and seems to have a hard time focusing. Other than that very happy.

Happy Birthday Buddy!! Hope you have a good one.

Have a good one Buddy!!

Welcome!!

hey all, this is my first post. I have been checking this website frequently for over a year. I enjoy reading about the stories about “muley” and seeing pictures of everyones foodplots. I am actually from Iowa and am a passionate bowhunter. I have family in SE MN and I enjoy hitting up the trout steams when visiting them. I have tried several times to kill a grouse in NE IA without ever seeing one. I would love to shoot one and have it mounted. Most people where I live have never even seen a grouse. If anyone has a great place to shoot a grouse and ever wants company I would be more than willing to travel. I really want to kill one to get it mounted. Im glad I finally became a member and look forward to posting here more often. There seems to be a great group of guys on here!

My buddy has boat storage in Northwoods Beach. Cheaper than round lk. Chris Headly – 715 634 6010.

I don’t think map data can be shared over ethernet only waypoints and sonar data.

Dang! Glad to hear you are OK…

Friday- Sunday for me.

Interesting read. Thanks for sharing..

Souinds like fun to me! Can’t wait to get on the water..

Must be tough to sleep at night

At least your business isn’t underwater…

Scott,
All of the rehabs I have done that had substantial stench from smoke, etc. were striped to studs and then just sprayed with Kills or a similar sealing primer.. It realy does a great job of removing the smell… I know there are some other soultions that can be sprayed, but they were not cost effective for us.

That is a beauty!

Check out the ” Red long shank jig” from KenKatch tackle. They are out of Bemidji.

They have some nice products. I have had some luck using the jig mentioned above.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CEMQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkenkatch.com%2FHome_Page.html&rct=j&q=Kenkatch&ei=DZx3TevtDsbkrAHlyIGOAw&usg=AFQjCNEc-ItrrixjsmAG52182xvPIvBdkQ&cad=rja

Funny stuff!

Sounds pretty sweet! I cant wait to “Borrow” that rod…

Very fun day indeed! Might just make a trip down there today and get pops in on some of the action!…

Call Thorne bros. I belive I saw a few left there.. might have even been on sale. 763-572-3782

I will be heading up Fri afternoon.

Nice!

Great win.