Author Topic: Phone Sonars  (Read 366 times)

Offline Bearseatfish

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Phone Sonars
« on: Jan 28, 2016, 09:23 AM »
Have any of you had any luck with these products? I am just looking for a honest review.

Fishhunter, Sonarphone, Luckylaker or Deeper

Thank you
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Offline Tim Moore

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Re: Phone Sonars
« Reply #1 on: Jan 28, 2016, 09:27 AM »
I use the Sonarphone for open water. It's not really designed for ice fishing. Vexilar used transducer crystals that don't perform as well in cold water to keep the cost down. You also get a lot of surface clutter depending on how thick the ice is. You can't submerge it because you will lose the WiFi signal.
        

Offline Mr.Harry

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Re: Phone Sonars
« Reply #2 on: Jan 28, 2016, 10:35 AM »
My GF bought me a vex sonar phone before I picked up a dedicated ice unit that I wanted. No it isn't designed for the ice, but it actually worked fine the one time that I used it ice fishing. Maybe conditions were more favorable to it functioning that day, I only did that once though. Regardless of its intended purpose and function, the battery life was far too short for me. 4 hours continual I think? Not enough. For me. Still a neat little item.

Offline Bearseatfish

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Re: Phone Sonars
« Reply #3 on: Jan 28, 2016, 10:53 AM »
thank you guy. Its nice to have honest reviews before making purchases. :icefish:
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