Portable fish finder

[tarmitten]

I WAS GIVEN A PORTABLE FISH FINDER FOR CHRISTMAS.   WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SET THE TRANSDUCER IN THE ICE FISHING HOLE?  I HEAR SOME SAY IT SHOULD FLOAT ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.   WILL IT WORK PROPERLY IF IT DANGLES IN THE HOLE AT THE PROPER ANGLE?  SHOULD I SUCTION IT TO A BOARD AND PLACE THE BORAD DOWN THE HOLE? WHAT'S BEST? CHEERS <<<>>><

[fish_finder]

 Your finder might be different but i have a small handheld one and the transducer has to be below the ice for it to work properly.

[littleoldlady]

Termitten, had the same problem when we converted our portable to use for icefishing...because I would rather fish than do housework,
I cut the bottom off my mop handle, screwed the transduce to the cut bottom, taped the wire along the mop handle ,
and it is ready to put down the hole.  It is also easy to move from hole to hole.

[Mooter]

I made a adjustable "T" style transducer holder.  It has a series of holes to raise or lower the transducer to stay right at the bottom of the ice level.  For really thick ice I have  a extension that screw on top.

[Hollywood703]

I took some PVC tubing and 3 PVC T's and mate a nice + outta PVC with a piece that goes down into the Hole, cemented it all together, and then c-clamped the transucer to the piece that hangs into the hole.  and it cant fall through.

[tarmitten]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.   I'll come up with some thing now.

[Mooter]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.   I'll come up with some thing now.

This isn't a very good pic but it's the only one I have

[hunters08]

stupid question but whats the altoid can for???

[Mooter]

stupid question but whats the altoid can for???

That is what I keep my spikes in

[algoneida]

got a zebco handheld for xmas ....apparently it can see thru ice...... if not i've learned what to do...thanks folks....anyone else got one of these? testing it out next week in northern algonquin area....will post pics

[IceBalls]

If you buy a Vexilar they supply it with a piece of solid "rod shaped" foam that floats --- te transducer wire goes down the center of the foam float ad you can pull the transducer deeper or shallower to set i just at the bottom of the ice.
You can accomplish the exact same thing with one of those "noodles" they sell in swimming pool stores.  Just use a razor blade to cut a slit halfway through a piece of noodle about 6 inches long, and slip your transducer wire into the slit.  Th transducer should point straight down.

IceBalls

[hardh2ofish]

Fresh bait AND fresh breath!

NO........Bait WITH fresh breath  

[skinny dip]

what kind of battery do you pros use ,they one in my truck is too dam heavy to drag around all day ,need one that will last at least all day if not longer

[Mooter]

what kind of battery do you pros use ,they one in my truck is too dam heavy to drag around all day ,need one that will last at least all day if not longer

Cabelas sells on but I order mine through Digi-Key part# PO78-ND  it's a 12 volt 7.2AH battery and I can run them a long time 36 hours?

[pipes18079]

 I took an old wooden tip up and striped it of its parts. Placed the transducer at the bottom of it works great.

[PolarEscape]

I took an old wooden tip up and striped it of its parts. Placed the transducer at the bottom of it works great.

I did the exact same thing I have a portable model and took the suction cup off and just used electrical tape to mount the transducer to the  and I taped the trasnducer cable to the veritical post all the way to the top works very well.