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I got waders for Christmas. [cool]
AND...a fish finder! I am so stoked--it works through the ice, even! Now I have to figure out how to use it, and see if I can talk my darlin' spouse into letting us go fishing (again!) tomorrow. Wow! [cool] [cool] [cool]
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good on ya have fun
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[quote LurkinLizard]
...a fish finder! I am so stoked--it works through the ice, even!
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Congratulations and I don't want to dampen your spirits but be aware that it will only work through clear solid ice. Once you get a layer or two of snow in the ice a fish finder will no longer shoot through the ice. However, when the conditions are ideal they work great, and it sure beats having to drill a hole before being able to check the conditions under the ice.
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Kent sounds like you've got some experience shooting through the ice. I've never tried it I always get to excited to fish so I drill a hole and usually end up staying there whether I'm catching fish or not. How would I do this exactly? I heard TD say something like hot water to pour on the ice so you get a good signal from the transducer into the ice. How much water does it take? I know I probably will have to just play with it to figure out how my finder works but I was just curious in general. Thanks for the tip about snow on ice. Later J
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The transducer needs to have a clean contact with the ice. If the ice is smooth, just a small amount (about 1/4 cup should be plenty) of water poured on top of the ice will work. If the ice is not smooth, enough water has to be poured on the ice to create a smooth surface. Cold water will work fine. I have a hand-held depth finder that I can place on top of the ice. If there are no snow layers it works great to show the depth and will also mark any fish.
Snow on top of the ice is not the problem. One can shovel the snow away and pour some water on top of the ice under the snow. The problem occurs when there is one or more layers of snow sandwiched below a top layer of ice.
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Thanks I'll try playing with it next trip. The bad stuff is the slush layer deal where your signal has several transitions in density or bubbles I guess that will give the signal lots of false readings. I'll try it before the ice goes bad. Thank you J
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I love that we've for a Woman Angler who has to ask her HUSBAND if she can take her DAUGHTER fishing!!!!
Kudos to you lady! Keep on keeping on. Maybe you can talk your hubby into coming out and cooking the hotdogs while ya'll fish. He can sit and read a book while you're hooking up for dinner.
I keep trying to sell my Mrs on that, so far - still not working. But as long as I still get to go, so be it.
] I'm a lucky chick, actually, that he puts up with my fishing fanatic hobby as much as he does. He'll fish with us--if the weather is beautiful (not too hot, not too cold) and the fish are biting reaaaally well. He took me fishing on our anniversary, 'cuz he knew it would make me really happy, but he only held out about an hour. Fortunately our oldest daughter loves to fish. Just trying to get our youngest hooked, now. No pun intended. [angelic]