Do transducers attract fish ?

[stukkie]

I general fish for pike with one tipup and one jigging hole with my older humminbird fish finder as more of a guide of depth and structure. I never really paid attention but when the transducer sits on the ice there is a steady ticking and when fishing with friends who don't use finders I seem to catch more fish. Is it just luck?
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[regulator]

Mine seems to repel them most of the time...LOL

[DR.SPECKLER]

Ive had so many northern attack my transducer that it has marks all over it.i had one come right up to to the ducer and attack in 60ft of water.i also had a gar come up and nudge it.i think they feel it in their lateral lines.jmo

[Sylvanboat]

I use a sonar and camera and I have never thought either has any effect. I have panfish come right up to the camera and stare at me.

[ran7ger]

I've had burbot come up 50 feet to suck on my ducer 

[kayl]

when fishing with friends who don't use finders I seem to catch more fish. Is it just luck?
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You bring fish up when you see them on the screen, no? That's a big difference right there.

[SLAYERFISH]

Transducers don't attract fish, Proper jigging techniques do!

[Nitro_372]

I always wondered if they scared the fish

[river_scum]

have wondered the same thing.  i suppose its possible the noise attracts fish.  never seen any studies about it though.  if pike are hitting them there is something going on.

[FishGut]

I've had burbot come up 50 feet to suck on my ducer 

Here I thought your location would be in Wisconsin, not Saskatchewan

I must have too many threads open this morning.

[joefishmore]

I think only Hummingbird transducers attrack them

[slipperybob]

I had a big rainbow trout, tail slapped my transducer, then came up the other hole to see if I would touch the transducer.  I mean, how do such a fish even know how to.  Plus it's was almost midnight and I wasn't expecting the trout to be active.

[Doeslayer]

Burbot commonly bother transducers... Some fish sense vibration better than others