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portable fish finder - garbageman - 03-17-2006 Has anyone used the zebco portable fish finder on Cabelas website? I want to put a finder on my float tube, but weight is an issue since I tend to back pack my tube into back country areas. I have seen the wrist watch one but I am not impressed. any ideas? [signature] Re: [garbageman] portable fish finder - flygoddess - 03-17-2006 [font "Comic Sans MS"][red][size 4]You might be on to something. It looks pretty cool and portable as heck. I don't know anyone that has tried one and I personally would need that in order to buy one. I don't care for the fishing buddies and the one with the little green jiggy thing has it limitations also, specially in colder water.[/size][/red][/font] [font "Comic Sans MS"][red][size 4]By the way, you have got to visit the flyfishing and tying section of this forum and got to what's in a name. [/size][/red][/font] [font "Comic Sans MS"][red][size 4]I hasta know![/size][/red][/font] [signature] Re: [garbageman] portable fish finder - TubeDude - 03-17-2006 [cool][#0000ff]That's a new one on me. Reading the propaganda, it looks like it might have some potential, especially for backpacking, where weight is a big consideration.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff] Zebco ZF200 Portable Fishfinder [/#0000ff] [#0000ff]It also sounds like it would be a good item to carry on ice fishing trips, although most good sonars will shoot through the ice if you place the transducer directly on hard ice or in a small puddle of water on the ice.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff]While it is a good unit for quick reads on depth, I doubt that it has the power or sensitivity to give the more sophisticated readouts that more experienced sonar users require. When you really learn to use a sonar you appreciate the grayline feature, that shows you bottom structure and composition. Also, with only the fishy icon displays you get a lot of false fish readings, from bubbles, tree branches and other things in the water.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Still, for $69 and portability, it has some appeal for some situations.[/#0000ff] [signature]