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thank you!this means only one sonar should have been built for ice fishing.
marcum digital: i keep thinking other sonar companies (there's not many of them) would get on the same track, but they are falling behind with the times. they loose big time and can only sell to those who are followers or have little choice at the store or are convinced by the mass amount of analog sonars (on ice and forum talk), that that must be the way to go. go with the "mass's" purchasing.i do like humminbird and lowrance trying some what, but not happy with how there approach has been. being they make open water units and want the ice water income. so they sell options for them to allow you to use it for ice. it's not designed for ice, so many features seem to be missing. besides HUMMINBIRDS HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, i wouldn't and don't care to watch their market any longer, although i see talk about it here.so i hope lowrance comes out with real ice gear designed for ice, not open water gear with ice accessories already included. the cone angles for open water are so wide. ice angles are much narrower. then there's the interference rejection factors. then the display getting cold and slowing down factors.what are the thoughts of those who have the digital marcum and other digital units to do hands on comparisons?
Man, you have more posts about HB's customer service than anything else on this board lol! Humminbird and Lowrance make great sonars for ice...Garmin too. What is the difference between using an open water unit on ice vs having a "designed for ice" sonar? What features specifically make something designed for ice? Narrow angles....I've never had any issues using 16*, 20* or 23* works just as well as the narrow angles in the water I fishSlow Screens....Color screens don't slow down like old grayscale - I've had both, the difference is night and dayInterference....There are lots of ways to avoid or filter cross talk - This is the nature of the beast, some units are better at filtering than others
is the Lowrance X67c a digital unit? My brother purchased one in 2004 or 2005 and he still uses it. It was sold as an ice fishing unit.