Author Topic: Quick poll: Fish w/ or w/o sonar (Read 3411 times)

Badgersbunk · « **Reply #30 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:20 AM »

No but maybe some day.

bigredonice · « **Reply #31 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:21 AM »

yes
flasher

SnoHam13 · « **Reply #32 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:24 AM »

nope never , it scares the fish worse than drilling holes

SnoHam13

gso12 · « **Reply #33 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:24 AM »

yes/flasher

coldfish · « **Reply #34 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:25 AM »

Yes flasher

iceman260 · « **Reply #35 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:00 AM »

Yes, flasher

slamer58 · « **Reply #36 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:10 AM »

yes/graph....started with a flasher,wouldn't go back...

Fishrmn · « **Reply #37 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:35 AM »

Quote from: slamer58 on Jan 28, 2015, 10:10 AM

yes/graph....started with a flasher,wouldn't go back...

Yup.

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Townie · « **Reply #38 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:39 AM »

Yes graph. Always except when camera is down the hole

jitterbug · « **Reply #39 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 11:12 AM »

Yes Flasher. Wouldn't leave home without it if I did I would go back to get it

Susky · « **Reply #40 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 11:17 AM »

Yes flasher

Gills-only · « **Reply #41 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 11:23 AM »

No, no need for me to!!

Hyland33 · « **Reply #42 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 11:34 AM »

Yes, Marcum Showdown

Bull Herbie · « **Reply #43 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 12:49 PM »

Yes
Flasher

icenut_ · « **Reply #44 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 12:52 PM »

never used to use one but now that I have a flasher its hard to fish without one. just nice to know if there is fish where you are fishing. I think they forgot the make them bite button on my flasher. kind of annoying when you can see them and they wont bite!!!

icewagon · « **Reply #45 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 12:56 PM »

Don't use any electronics ,winter or summer. If I want to stare at a screen all day I'll sit here and type.

littlehead · « **Reply #46 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 01:16 PM »

brycro · « **Reply #47 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 01:22 PM »

yes a flasher. it died on Sunday. Needs to go back to marcum. Kind of embarrassed that I rely upon it so much.

B540glenn · « **Reply #48 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 02:50 PM »

No electronics for me.

I'll be able to afford electronics after I pay off my car.

fowl_language · « **Reply #49 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 02:59 PM »

Flasher and converted open water unit.

Prefer the actual Marcum 3x-LTC but I have a converted Humminbird 365i that works just fine.

I usually give the Humminbird to people that our coming out to fish and/or use it as a back up. It really saved me this last weekend.

buddy396 · « **Reply #50 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 05:29 PM »

yes....started this year.....marcum showdown

bird50 · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 05:39 PM »

yes. flasher. I have 3. Cant be without a spare. Rookies I sometimes take with would never catch a fish and I started feeling guilty... they don't go very long and they end up buying their own. Amazing tool.

nove · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 05:56 PM »

Yes , Flasher

mjmeyer · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 06:11 PM »

Yes
Humminbird 385ci, graph

jmorain · « **Reply #54 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 06:35 PM »

Flasher

All winter, and then right through the summer.

Marcum lx5 with a high speed transom mounted transducer. Late night. Cruise slowly around until we mark a fish, stop the boat asap and drop 4oz glow jigs right on 'em. When the bite is on, most fish we see will at least take a passing shot.

This run and gun method has been putting a good number of lakers in the boat for the last few years.

Impossible without electronics.

keithire2 · « **Reply #55 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 06:47 PM »

Yes. Flasher. Lx5

wyogator · « **Reply #56 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:09 PM »

Yes, graph. If you just run tipups or spear, you don't need one. If you jig, it is a necessity.

one_eye · « **Reply #57 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 09:15 PM »

Yes Flasher

jdice · « **Reply #58 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:43 PM »

Results are compiled below:

Total response = 57
Use some type of sonar = 47/57 (82%)
Use Flasher =35/57 (65%)
Use Graph style = 9/57 (16%)
Use both Flasher and Graph = 3/57 (5%)
No sonar = 10/57 (18%)

This is actually pretty surprising to me. I see more people on the ice without sonar. Perhaps the ice shanty forum isn't a fair representation though. Also surprised that 35/47 (74%) of sonar anglers use a flasher type. I haven't had enough experience with both to know what and why I prefer. is it target separation that is much better with the flashers???

fowl_language · « **Reply #59 on:** Jan 28, 2015, 10:49 PM »

Quote from: jdice on Jan 28, 2015, 10:43 PM

I haven't had enough experience with both to know what and why I prefer. is it target separation that is much better with the flashers???

IMO, that's exactly the difference, with my back up it's hard to tell different targets. Even in flasher mode the regular open water unit has a hard time displaying the different type of return (i.e. fish and mud bottom) with the Marcum I can clearly tell if there are weeds, mud or fish hugging the bottom. Differentiated by colors with the Marcum. The newer graph styles may do a better job I'm not too sure.

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Author Topic: Quick poll: Fish w/ or w/o sonar (Read 3411 times)

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