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Its performance begins to lack in 100ft plus. Kind of a big nut to cough up to lack functionality in the deepest water.
Some good news on deeper water.I was speaking with the program manager at their booth at the St. Paul Ice Show and he indicated that engineering is already working on a "zoom" feature to help in deep water. It will be a software upgrade. Said it could possibly happen soon. The more videos/pressure we can give on why it is important (like for Lakers) the higher the priority they will give the project.
I pulled the trigger this morning on the Garmin +93SV deal at Cabelas, plus took advantage of the 7% back on Active Junky, worked out better than I would have ever guessed when I started out on this adventure. I also picked up the Livescope and other components from Lisa at Ultimate Passage today. I have plenty of ice, just need to be patient and wait for the goodies to come. Special thanks to Gunflint for answering my many questions.
I will be north of Grand Marais (300 miles north of Eden Prairie) in January - lake trout fishing if all the planning holds.Not many lake trout in the minneapolis area.
I'm looking at one someone here suggested. 15k but I could use it ice fishing and in the summer where I go striper fishing. Money well spent. Panoptix wise...its only as impressive as the angler using it. The biggest upside weve found is with laker jigging. There is some benefit to seeing the laker come in from the side. Especially in situations where they are suspended. With a traditional flasher like my flx28 you just see the mark appear below your jig...most times when your goofing around with gear or eating a sandwich!I wont buy one though...its a giant ducer to setup on the ice...andIts performance begins to lack in 100ft plus. Kind of a big nut to cough up to lack functionality in the deepest water.
This is what keeps me from getting it, (and the money but I could probably swing it), I like to bring as little gear as possible and this thing just looks gigantic.
The entire livescope setup fits into the Clam iceflasher bag....so I'd say if the money is there, it really isn't that gigantic compared to some other large ducer setups.
Even that big horseshoe shaped thing? Do you take things apart to go in the bag? I'm going to wait til next year at the least to see where things go and if Garmin gets any competition to drive the price down.
I have to chuckle a little at the word being used by many. " Justify ". No matter how cheap you go or economical as some like to use. The fact remains you can buy fish cheaper than any method of sport angling. That is before adding any kind of electronics to the equation.My only two qualifiers "want and afford " . No matter how much money you have saved over your life. The amount you take with you on death is zero. Which is the exact amount you came in with.Enjoyment is a little different. Come in with zero and leave with what ever and how ever you lived your life. Over my 71 years of life so far. I have spent a lot on tackle and equipment. But pales in comparison for the non-essentials. Like Housing , Food and Clothing.
You know the meaning of justify is to provide a compelling reason for something, right? The reason is whatever you want it to be. Read into it as much as you want, but read a dictionary first
If you don’t have a boat then it may be excessive, but it surely will cut down on the number of holes you need to drill. It will also make your placement of holes a lot more efficient, being able to see exactly where the contours and structures are. You can even see the holes being drilled as it happens and make placement corrections.