flashers

[hansonjb]

do i need a flasher? i have a humminbird 140c that i use in the summer for trolling.
i dont really have the money for a flasher now, but could save it up.
is my device worth a crap out there? i know its good at finding depth.

[Cotacatchers]

just get a portable soft pack and youll be set .
or build a box to house it and build a bracket for your puck , good thing about a soft pack is power/battery and transducer is all contained and you wont have to take your brackets off your boat.

[RMLamp]

The 140c may not be the best fish finder for ice fishing but it's better than no fish finder at all.  Use what you have till you can afford a flasher.

[kpd145]

If you want to get the most out of the ice fishing experience, and more importantly see yourself ice fishing for years to come.

Then get a flasher.

I fished for years without a flasher. I recently got one and it has changed the way I ice fish. It helps with sounding for traps if you set them and it tells you if you are wasting your time jigging at a hole. Check depth before even drilling. Shows you the type of bottom you have for species of fish.

While I will never say "I should of gotten one of these years ago", I will say that it dramatically increases your chances to see fish, which increases your chances of catching fish.