05-05-2003, 07:20 PM
[cool]Never could figure out the difference between frugal and cheap. I guess it's a fishing thing. I might suggest one definition. That is that if you try to save money on one element of your fishing gear, to be able to buy something else for fishing...that is frugal. If you don't let the spouse buy the baby new booties, just so you can get a new Cuda sonar, that's cheap.
Now, I can go along with sacrificing golf equipment for your pontoon setup. Just don't ever post anything about forgoing a fishing trip to play golf. That might get your posting privileges severely curtailed here. Sounds like a clever adaptation for the transducer mount though. Also sounds like you are making good use of the solid frame on your 'toon...and good use of the old plastic tie strips. How could we ever live without those? We'll be interested in pics if you can get some up. Send them to me and I'll post them.
One last observation. Using the standard transducer as a directional sidefinder sounds good in principle. However, the results are mixed. You have to be able to hold the rod almost motionless for several seconds to allow the sonar to adjust and send the right signals. If you move the wand around, you do not get a good readout, unless you are close to a fast sloping bank going down into the water.
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Now, I can go along with sacrificing golf equipment for your pontoon setup. Just don't ever post anything about forgoing a fishing trip to play golf. That might get your posting privileges severely curtailed here. Sounds like a clever adaptation for the transducer mount though. Also sounds like you are making good use of the solid frame on your 'toon...and good use of the old plastic tie strips. How could we ever live without those? We'll be interested in pics if you can get some up. Send them to me and I'll post them.
One last observation. Using the standard transducer as a directional sidefinder sounds good in principle. However, the results are mixed. You have to be able to hold the rod almost motionless for several seconds to allow the sonar to adjust and send the right signals. If you move the wand around, you do not get a good readout, unless you are close to a fast sloping bank going down into the water.
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