I have been looking at flashers, trying to decide which to buy. My fishing buddy has the HB Ice45 flasher. I really like it. What concerns me is whether or not he or I will experience interference when fishing in the same ice shelter, using the same cone angle. I chatted via live chat with H-bird support and they said the interference could be dialed out and that the two units must be three feet apart. I do realize that fishing different cone angles could cancel the noise as well as the interference reduction settings. But have any of you had real life experience with two same units?
Also, considering the HB Ice55, Marcum LX-5, and the Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam. I know these have been debated in the past. Wondering if there is any fresh educated opinions or experiences out there that people care to share about these units.
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I'm looking at an Ice-55 or an L-X5 myself. I like the digital read out on the 55, especially when travelling from hole to hole, but I like the .5 inch separation on the Marcum. For me it's a toss up, it depends on what is most important for you. I don't frankly need a target line to drop my jig down. I can see the depth, see my jig and see the fish- that's just a whistle that's never blown. The 5 ft zoom is huge, but they each have their own way of displaying it.
I guess my opinion isn't worth much. Figure out what features add the most value for you, and go with it.
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We have an Ice55 and Vex's FL12 and have used them in very close proxmity (20' I'd say) to each other and never had any issues. However we have been in close proxmity to a Marcum one time and on the Vex's is was absoultely horrible the interference didn't have the H-Bird at that time. But again using two ice 55s with the two Vex FL12 last year we had no issues at all with interference that I recall. Good Luck.
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I have had 2 lx-5's and a vx-1 pro all going inside the same house without interference.... it just takes a minute to get all the units on the same page. I can say that when we brought a vex in the shack with just the lx-5 he was SOL and could not tune it out.
I do not have any first hand experience with the Humming birds in close proximity.... but the Marcums IR works well.
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I dont have any experience with the Marcum but I do use the HB Ice45 and I use it within a couple feet of an Eagle fishmark 320. I havenet noticed any interference between the 2 but that may be because they operate completely different. I dont know. I do know that the noise cancel on my HB Ice 45 is great. And it doesnt seem like it loses any sensitivity.
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Thanks, I appreciate your input and information!
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Love my 55 no issues at all last year other than not getting out enough to use it.
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