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Fish finders while icefishing...
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[size 1]Shrimpboy,[/size]

It has been a while since I did much ice fishing but I did use a fish finder. The main value I found with the fish finder was showing the depth of water under me. Since you are not moving the fish must move under you in order to see any action on your display. In reality the size of the cone is pretty small unless you are in deep water(like 50 feet of more) and so you really don't see much on the screen unless the fish are really concentrated. You usually see a flat line across the screen where the bottom is and if you can see your jig it is a flat line as well except for when you move it.

My experience with lots of fish(like perch) near the bottom is that you can't see individual fish, it just looks like the same line that you see when there are no suspended fish. Maybe zooming in with the grey scale on would give better clues. And I found it to be very rare when a fish actually swam through the cone just under the ice. And then it happens so fast that it is hard to move your bait to the right depth quick enough unless you are already close anyway. So the main value for me was finding the water depth.

To see the exact depth of my bait I would put the transducer in the same hole as my line. Because of the relatively small size of the cone, that is the only way to see the depth of your bait at all depths. I rigged the transducer to a cross shaped thing I made of wood(2 inch furring strips). I could put it in any hole and the cross member would keep it from falling through the hole and it would also keep the transducer pointing straight down. When I needed to I could easily yank it out of the hole to fight a better fish.

Also, if the ice is clear enough the fish finder will work through the ice. I used to make a small puddle on top of the ice and just set the transducer in it. Worked fine for guaging the depth and avoided any fuss.

Hope this helps.

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Fish finders while icefishing... - by Shrimpboy - 12-05-2003, 06:39 AM
Re: [Shrimpboy] Fish finders while icefishing... - by Matador - 12-05-2003, 05:24 PM

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