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Offline knelson

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Fish Finders
« on: Jan 18, 2019, 06:23 PM »
What is the best locator to be able to shoot though the ice? I currently have a Marcum (cant remember the model) I have never been able to shoot through the ice. What if any are the tricks to it?
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Offline appleye

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #1 on: Jan 18, 2019, 06:32 PM »
You need some water/liquid on the ice for the transducer to shoot through. If there is a bunch of snow and surface is pocked it's difficult but if smooth it works well.
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Offline Wyoming_Ice

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #2 on: Jan 18, 2019, 07:45 PM »
Cloudy ice kills them too....   :tipup:

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #3 on: Jan 18, 2019, 08:38 PM »
Just used the boat transducer off my hummingbird portable and just put a little water on the ice and it worked great even through some white ice was pretty impressed since I have never tried it before.
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Offline glenwyo

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #4 on: Jan 19, 2019, 12:11 AM »
I've used the MarCum LX-i Digital Handheld Sonar for a number of years for checking depths and it has worked very good. As others have said, cloudy ice makes it much more difficult to shoot through the ice and a small amount of water on the surface of the ice is necessary. I carry a plastic "squirt-type" bottle with me to put a small amount of water on the ice. 
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Offline WyoTex

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #5 on: Jan 19, 2019, 08:52 AM »
My hummingbird helix 5, with portable kit, has been doing extremely well shooting though even pretty cloudy ice, as long as there is a little water on top.
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Offline icefishing J

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #6 on: Jan 19, 2019, 07:27 PM »
a little coffee out of the cup works as well
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Offline Doz601

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #7 on: Jan 19, 2019, 08:46 PM »
Quote from: icefishing J on Jan 19, 2019, 07:27 PM
a little coffee out of the cup works as well


That’s a waste of good coffee. 😜
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Offline jopes

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #8 on: Jan 20, 2019, 01:24 AM »
Quote from: icefishing J on Jan 19, 2019, 07:27 PM
a little coffee out of the cup works as well

Could dump the whole pot down the hole and it wouldn't bother me one bit.
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Offline lippy

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #9 on: Jan 20, 2019, 12:32 PM »
just don't use the beer!!!
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Offline Icemanjim

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #10 on: Jan 20, 2019, 06:21 PM »
I use a small dish soap bottle and fill it with hot water before I leave the house and put it in my tackle/everything box and it keeps everything warm and works for the depth finder.  I use the Vexilar LPS1, it's a little older but works but not through the dirty or slushy ice.
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Offline reelrusty

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #11 on: Feb 05, 2019, 11:14 AM »
 ;D 2qt Stanley full of hot water and my LX-I has saved me a lot of drilling over the years. Wouldn't call it a "fishfinder" though.  ;D
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Offline muskyon46

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Re: Fish Finders
« Reply #12 on: Feb 05, 2019, 12:28 PM »
Quote from: lippy on Jan 20, 2019, 12:32 PM
just don't use the beer!!!

X2 dont waste beer!!!
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