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I have the CHIRP 73sv for my boat, and got the ice ducer and the adapters. Had to manually select the ducer, but the las OS update fixes that. Had the $99 bag from my 53, but didn’t fit well. Garmin said the new kit has a bigger bag and base that accepts the gimbal bracket, but that kit comes with a ducer and battery and is $399. They said they may offer them separately in the future.Til then, I’m using the big Clam bag and my 73 mounted to a block of wood.
What's the target separation on the EchoMap 73sv? Already spent $650 for the unit. Don't want to spend too much more to be able to use it on the ice.
Right on man, thanks for sharing and looking forward to further testing! Did you get the whole kit or just the ducer? Did I read that correctly that you can select a 8 or 16degree beam width? Sounds handy.
No kidding, that sounds like an awesome feature! Yes, I have a 93sv so thanks for confirming that I will need the 8-12 adapter. What size battery are you running and how much time are you expecting to get out of it? I read somewhere that power draw is supposed to be between 0.75 and 1 amps/hr (not sure how accurate that is). Cheers man.
That route would cost the same as a hummingbird 35 but it would give me charts and gps. Is the garmin setup as good of a flasher as a device designed as a flasher from the get go?
Kayl, any more info to share since you've been out? Been eagerly awaiting, though I probably won't buy until mid winter or spring when (hopefully) the price comes down some.
I am getting mixed info from Garmin and other forums on my echo map 73sv non chirp. I bought it with the intention of using it on the boat and for ice fishing. Garmin says the non chirp version cannot use the ice ducer (non compatible) according to them. Obviously I don't want to have to buy the 400 dollar ice kit especially if it isn't going to work. If someone has made the 73sv non chirp version work for ice fishing, could you please let me know what route you went to make it an ice unit? Sorry this is so long, but Garmin says it won't work and I'm very frustrated. Thank you