10-18-2012, 07:19 PM
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I had a bottomline fishin' buddy for years and it was okay, but my eyes were opened to a whole new world when I bought my Marcum Showdown. I have the lower end ice troller model, not the 5.6 which costs a little more. But I have been extremely happy and impressed with my showdown. It shows clear separation between my bait and sinkers, you can watch the fish swim onto the screen, come right up to the bait and bite it, and see where they are coming from- column, bottom etc. Its a blast. Extremely simple to use, get the self contained case, makes it easy to carry and set up. I watched it track a dropped- 2 inch meal worm all the way to the bottom of 80 feet of water at East Canyon once. Couldnt believe it.
Good luck with your decision, don't regret saving a few bucks and hating what you end up with, spend the money to get something that works, regardless of what you get.
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]I had a bottomline fishin' buddy for years and it was okay, but my eyes were opened to a whole new world when I bought my Marcum Showdown. I have the lower end ice troller model, not the 5.6 which costs a little more. But I have been extremely happy and impressed with my showdown. It shows clear separation between my bait and sinkers, you can watch the fish swim onto the screen, come right up to the bait and bite it, and see where they are coming from- column, bottom etc. Its a blast. Extremely simple to use, get the self contained case, makes it easy to carry and set up. I watched it track a dropped- 2 inch meal worm all the way to the bottom of 80 feet of water at East Canyon once. Couldnt believe it.
Good luck with your decision, don't regret saving a few bucks and hating what you end up with, spend the money to get something that works, regardless of what you get.
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