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This test post purpose is for me to post my first video to be practiced and able to do it live while ice fishing.
The picture is of the source of the video. My Xoom tablet is unable to view the video. Perhaps it needs a download or update of something because half of videos I attempt to view can't be played. Can others see the video?
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I am able to see (not hear) your video.
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Excellent. That's all that matters because the video was taken with testing my MarCum LX-9. When ice fishing, a nearly live video posted from me would be an underwater video of fish and my lure and fish finder graphics on screen which can also serve as an invitation to come fish with me there.
It can record the entire fishing session, so I wonder if I can edit just tempting the fish, modifying the lure action to get a strike and setting the hook?
Unlike cattle and chickens, fish are quiet, so a microphone isn't necessary to demonstrate that. I keep my fish underwater capped with ice, so they aren't as easily heard, seen or grabbed by hungry people after The Great Collapse. Besides, they're slippery.
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[cool][#0000FF]Fish may not be noisy but they know how to communicate.
Be prepared...be very prepared...to see images of the fish making obscene gestures to you while in front of the camera. Holding up the middle fin is bad enough but being mooned by a fish? Ugly.
And, whatever you do don't broadcast pictures of yourself down to the fishies. They will flee in terror.
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Will a fancy ice fish finder tell me the thickness of ice?
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[cool][#0000FF]No. But a ruler will.
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i want one that will tell the depth with out drilling a hole
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[cool][#0000FF]Many sonars will show the depth...and even some fish...without having to drill. But you need good clear ice and you have to put a little water on the ice before placing the transducer on it.
I have the Showdown and I usually "shoot" my way out over the frozen surface until I find the chosen depth and can see some activity between top and bottom. That works best on new clear ice, with little or no snow on top. But a small shovel or scoop can get you down to the ice surface easily enough.
I carry a half gallon Coleman cooler...full of warm water...to dribble a bit on the ice before checking the depth. If it is real cold you might also have to dribble some more around the 'ducer to get it unfrozen from the ice. Tip: Don't use a hammer.
Later in the season...after some snow pack, thawing and refreezing...the ice gets full of frozen slush and bubbles and it is tough to get a reading through that stuff.
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