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Our list of reviews on the ice fishing flashers take a front and center look at the Marcum LX-3 fish finder.  The Marcum fish finders are well known to be quality flashers with a great reputation and a long list of features for your dollar.  The LX-3 is the middle unit in the Marcum line of ice fishing flashers.  It builds on the great baseline unit the Marcum VX-1 and adds functionality for the ice angler who is a little more discerning in his ice fishing gear.  Without further blabbering on my part, here is the LX-3 review.  For those looking for my other Marcum flasher reviews please see the following:

Marcum VX-1 Review
Marcum LX-5 Review

Key Features of the Marcum LX-3

Again, most anglers can get by with a baseline unit, but if you want a few more features you are going to have to step up in price and in the flasher line.  The biggest difference noticed by ice fishermen is from no flasher to a flasher, but for those that are well versed in the flasher game the LX-3 does offer some nice features.  In addition to the great features on the VX-1 such as a 3 color sonar system,  that shows the difference between small, medium and large objects (small or far away objects are shown in green, medium in yellow and large fish are shown in red) you get more power, better target separation and an adjustable zoom.  The VX-1 has an impressive 1,000 watts peak to peak power, but the LX-3 brings it to the next level and goes to 1,500 watts of peak to peak power.  While the VX-1 has a bottom zoom where the bottom 6 feet is shown in more detail, the LX-3 has an adjustable zoom that allows you to zoom anywhere in the water column.  This can be especially important when ice fishing crappie and a little less so when you are ice fishing walleye since crappies tend to suspend over deep water and walleyes tend to hug the bottom.  When compared to the Vexilar FL-12 (the mid point Vexilar unit) you get a lot more features for the same money.

Marcum LX-3 prices

Unlike the baseline VX-1 unit, you are going to need to pony up a bit more scratch to get yourself into a Marcum LX-3.  While the VX-1 tends to be around $300, the LX-3 is another $100 and retails at around $400.

Where can I find the best Marcum LX-3 price online?

The age old question since Al Gore invented the internet, the best places I have found to look are the same places people talk about all the time: Ebay and Craigslist.  I generally point people in the direction of Ebay  for those that want assurances that the unit will work (PayPal has very buyer friendly policies and can make sure you are covered if you get a unit that doesn’t work).  If you are willing to forgo the consumer friendly policies of PayPal for a chance to save some money on shipping and overall cost, craigslist is great place to look, especially if you are in a populated city that has an active CL presence.   If you look around you can at times find small sales on these units (like 5% off to maybe 10% off) at respected retailers like Cabelas and Red Rock Store), but generally you won’t find the best deals at these places.

Final recommendation on the Marcum LX-3

When it comes to ice fishing flashers I think that the Marcum line is a hard line to beat given their features for the price.  I personally steer people towards a baseline unit for the bang for the buck, but if you are looking to get a little more out of your flasher I think that the LX-3 is a solid choice.  In terms of longevity and quality rep it is on par with the Vexilar with one key exception and the price point is the same.  However, it has more features than Vexilar and therefore I generally suggest going with a Marcum even though the Vexilars are fine units in and of themselves.

What are your experiences with the Marcum LX-3?  What would you tell someone that is in the market for a flasher and is considering the LX-3?

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When it comes to the ice fishing flashers world, Humminbird is a relatively Johnny come lately.  While well accomplished on the soft water with their impressive line of Humminbird fish finders, the ice versions in the “birds” line have only been around for a few years.  Thankfully their quality reputation is carried over into the ice fishing world.  And to be sure, a flasher is a key part of your ice fishing gear and is not something to be screwed around with!  Many people, myself included, would turn around and not fish if our flasher wasn’t working correctly on the ice.  But on to this specific model, the Ice-45 is the middle version of the ice fishing flasher lineup from Humminbird.

For other reviews please see the following articles:

Humminbird Ice-35 Review

Humminbird Ice-55 Review

Key Features of the Hummingbird Ice-45

Here is where the rubber hits the road.  The Ice-45 has a slightly higher price tag than the baseline units from all the flasher companies (i.e. the Ice-35, Vexilar FL-8, and Marcum VX-1) and therefore would expect some added features.  And this is the case.  A flat screen is standard on these units.  The center of the screen has a digital read out of the depth that is easy to read when hopping from hole to hole.  In addition, the Ice-45 has a great feature that allows for adjustable zoom.  The whole water column is shown on the right hand side of the screen, but the left hand side only show the portion of the water column that you are focusing on.  Unlike the VX-1 (for those interested here is the Marcum VX-1 review) where it is the bottom 6 feet of the water column, the Ice-45 allows you to pick any part of the water column to be zoomed on.  Similar to almost all of the modern flashers on the market, the Hummingbird Ice 45 has 3 colors to depict how big the object being reflected is (green is the smallest, yellow the medium and red the large).

Humminbird Ice-45 Prices

When it comes to buying a flasher this is often one of the first questions that people have.  While the baseline units of all are about $300 to get into the game, the middle tier units also tend to be priced similarly.  The Humminbird Ice 45 is normally priced around $400, if you can find it for less than that you are doing well and should go about it.  If you can find a Humminbird Ice-45 model on Craigslist you are likely still going to pay near retail since these units are so new and widely popular.  Anything for 25% off retail I would consider good.  You can often find good deals for these units from sellers on Ebay that are selling new units for good prices.  I would check their first personally.

My recommendation on the Humminbird Ice-45 Flasher

If it were my money to plunk down in buying a flasher I personally would either save the $100 and go with a baseline unit (VX-1, Ice 35 or FL8) or step up and get a top of the line unit (FL-20 or FL-22, LX-5, or Ice 55).  This middle unit offers some additional bells and whistles, but there is not enough there to pick it over the Ice 35 for me.

What are your experiences with the Humminbird Ice fish finders?  How would you write your Hummingbird Ice-45 review?