10-16-2012, 10:41 PM
Pitch ya my pennies on the pile. I was gonna dis-correct one of my finders from a boat, and port-a-balize it for ice, but instead porked out for about a $300 setup - Lowrance m86c I think is the magic number. It's got a GPS/finder - Color (which is really nice) - though for a bit more you can get from the vertical 3 to horizontal 4" screen. Then there's the step up to maps. . . and . . .
It can run in a Vex mode, or finder mode. Split screen with GPS, or zoom levels - the zoom is really slick. Marking points on the GPS rocks too.
And being able to watch two jigs, or a jig and kastmaster bouncing up and down, then see a fish come right up and react! Wicked!
Being able to scan through the ice w/o digging is a perk.
Plus the unit I got comes in a portable bag, but also has a boat-mount transducer.
Tubedude probably still has some of the 12volt batteries you could use for a finder.
I have an underwater camera - which when dialed in is a lot of fun - but a finder gives you a much quicker, broader, more flexible scan. Even a simple finder will tell you more than no finder at all. Bells and whistles come at a price.
I think K2s right on the money - get with folks that have certain units, and take a walk around. This has been a very helpful thread. Good input all around.
I could send you the manual from my model. Gives you a walkthru of options.
You can certainly find older simpler sonar on KSL, or Ebay. Or check the 4-sale board here.
Can guarantee you - there will be ice fishing setups getting cleared out of garages this fall. Always seems to be.
It can run in a Vex mode, or finder mode. Split screen with GPS, or zoom levels - the zoom is really slick. Marking points on the GPS rocks too.
And being able to watch two jigs, or a jig and kastmaster bouncing up and down, then see a fish come right up and react! Wicked!
Being able to scan through the ice w/o digging is a perk.
Plus the unit I got comes in a portable bag, but also has a boat-mount transducer.
Tubedude probably still has some of the 12volt batteries you could use for a finder.
I have an underwater camera - which when dialed in is a lot of fun - but a finder gives you a much quicker, broader, more flexible scan. Even a simple finder will tell you more than no finder at all. Bells and whistles come at a price.
I think K2s right on the money - get with folks that have certain units, and take a walk around. This has been a very helpful thread. Good input all around.
I could send you the manual from my model. Gives you a walkthru of options.
You can certainly find older simpler sonar on KSL, or Ebay. Or check the 4-sale board here.
Can guarantee you - there will be ice fishing setups getting cleared out of garages this fall. Always seems to be.