11-06-2014, 12:48 AM
I can get a few days use out of my battery with my Vex FL8. I have never gone more than 3 days of 10 hrs each, before charging. I generally charge after each use, but on an extended trip, I don't always have that luxury.
I have never used a Marcum, but I can always tell when one is around because of the wattage output. They interfere with everything. My Vex uses much less signal strength. 7 Watts compared to many times that with the Marcum. I don't know how close you can setup two Marcums without interfering with each other, but I have had 3 Vex's in my 8 ft long Ice tent. I can tune each out with pretty good screen clarity. I have had two 4 ft apart many times and they work well with minimal interference from each other. Ten feet apart with absolute clarity. Usually I sit at one end of my tent and my wife at the other end (6 feet, maybe 7 feet apart) and we have clear screens with minimal interference. In dirty water, the signal seems to bounce off the debris and we get a little interference. In clear water, the screens are very clutter free. I have had Marcums and other high wattage output finders as far as 75 feet away and can't get a clean screen. I have often wondered if fish are sensitive to the high wattage output of some of these fish finders. Any thoughts?
As far as sensitivity, I can pick up anything 1/2 inch or larger in size. I can see my hook and sinkers 6 inches apart down to a depth of 10 to 15 feet. My Vex FL8 will go down to 120 feet. Seldom do I go deeper than 30 feet. Normally I prefer 20 to start and then I will go deeper or shallower if there are not fish around. Hardly ever do I not find fish.
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I have never used a Marcum, but I can always tell when one is around because of the wattage output. They interfere with everything. My Vex uses much less signal strength. 7 Watts compared to many times that with the Marcum. I don't know how close you can setup two Marcums without interfering with each other, but I have had 3 Vex's in my 8 ft long Ice tent. I can tune each out with pretty good screen clarity. I have had two 4 ft apart many times and they work well with minimal interference from each other. Ten feet apart with absolute clarity. Usually I sit at one end of my tent and my wife at the other end (6 feet, maybe 7 feet apart) and we have clear screens with minimal interference. In dirty water, the signal seems to bounce off the debris and we get a little interference. In clear water, the screens are very clutter free. I have had Marcums and other high wattage output finders as far as 75 feet away and can't get a clean screen. I have often wondered if fish are sensitive to the high wattage output of some of these fish finders. Any thoughts?
As far as sensitivity, I can pick up anything 1/2 inch or larger in size. I can see my hook and sinkers 6 inches apart down to a depth of 10 to 15 feet. My Vex FL8 will go down to 120 feet. Seldom do I go deeper than 30 feet. Normally I prefer 20 to start and then I will go deeper or shallower if there are not fish around. Hardly ever do I not find fish.
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