12-06-2003, 02:05 AM
Oh come on now! Its not THAT bad. Fishing near me is great! Yes I may be throwing some wattage, but I will tell you what I am seeing.
Anyways, this is how I see the whole flasher thing.
Sound travles at the exact same speed through water regardless of your unit type.
So your fish finder or flasher sends and recieves signals at the same speed.
The difference comes in when you look at the time it takes to process the info and display it.
Since flashers are just flashing a simple light, it takes less time to process the info and display the flicker of light than it does for the liquid crystals to display themselves on your screen.
Now since the display time is quicker on the flasher they are timed to send signals more frequently.
However you are now talking about stuff that is so quick, that you have to consider your ability to react that fast.
I personally dont have the ability to react at the speed of sound, and my finder doesnt even take a full second to produce the info on the screen, and since my reaction time is no better than one second, I am with you BLM.
I have no problem with flashers, no problem with LCD's, and figure yu use what you have, and enjoy it. Is one better than the other? Not really in my mind. At least I catch enough fish with an LCD to keep myself busy.
Now a young man like you BLM, with the reflexes and vision of a lightning bolt may find that a flasher allows you to catch more fish.
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Anyways, this is how I see the whole flasher thing.
Sound travles at the exact same speed through water regardless of your unit type.
So your fish finder or flasher sends and recieves signals at the same speed.
The difference comes in when you look at the time it takes to process the info and display it.
Since flashers are just flashing a simple light, it takes less time to process the info and display the flicker of light than it does for the liquid crystals to display themselves on your screen.
Now since the display time is quicker on the flasher they are timed to send signals more frequently.
However you are now talking about stuff that is so quick, that you have to consider your ability to react that fast.
I personally dont have the ability to react at the speed of sound, and my finder doesnt even take a full second to produce the info on the screen, and since my reaction time is no better than one second, I am with you BLM.
I have no problem with flashers, no problem with LCD's, and figure yu use what you have, and enjoy it. Is one better than the other? Not really in my mind. At least I catch enough fish with an LCD to keep myself busy.
Now a young man like you BLM, with the reflexes and vision of a lightning bolt may find that a flasher allows you to catch more fish.
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