flashers through the ice?

[clayboy]

does it really work when you use a little water on top the ice and shoot through the ice when it is black clear ice???

[Ranger_bound]

I tried it last year and to my surprise it does. But it needs to be black ice free of air bubbles.

[ice dawg]

Sure does. Some one mentioned he uses a ziplock bag full of water and sets the transducer on it when shooting through the ice.

[Kevin23]

Sure, I did it yesterday. I keep an empty bottle in my shanty that I fill with lake water and just walk around checking the ice. Dump a splash on the ice, set your transducer down, and turn the gain up just a tiny tiny bit.

[clayboy]

Will save the blades and the arms.

[gtriderr]

It works for depth yet will not find fish.  Need a hole to find fish.

[nute7810]

It works for depth yet will not find fish.  Need a hole to find fish.

You will need a hole to CATCH fish, I don't poke a hole til I mark fish thru the ice.

[indeeptreble]

cold coffee works good too.

[Ironeagle]

yes it does, do it all the time.

[gtriderr]

I must admit that I have never tried to find fish without a hole. I always drill first. I have checked depth yet will be trying this as soon as we have some clear ice in my area. Was always told that you could not find fish without drilling an opening. Hope you guys are right and stand corrected.

[Ironeagle]

You need clean clear ice and some water on top between it and your transducer.