04-02-2017, 08:58 PM
Thank You for the warm welcome and the detailed response. I occasionally do one-day trips into high lakes where I might be able to take a self-contained unit like a Fishin' Buddy, but my backcountry lake trips are typically 3 to 4+ day trips of sixteen miles or more with 2000 to 4000 of elevation gain where I am really trying to keep the weight of my pack to a minimum. The decision whether to carry a 6 lb float tube kit that includes NOS Red Ball waders, neoprene socks, (Sockwa volleyball) beach shoes, fins, and an inflatable PFD that takes 15 liters of precious pack space is carefully considered. For example if I am going to an area with a very high density of lakes of 15 acres or less, the di
vantages of a tube (i.e. time spent rigging up and packing up if I want to visit multiple lakes in a day) outweigh the advantages. Generally even on one-day trips the water in these lakes is so clear that structure and cruising fish can be seen down to perhaps 10+ feet. And the fish are often very aggressive as environmental conditions limit the bugs and crustaceans these lakes contain so they vigorously attack imitations. A sonar device would be of little value.
Generally I am not very successful at fishing lowland lakes. I usually target trout but spending a lot of cash for a gadget that isn't going to really help me be a more productive angler would just increase my frustration and probably decrease my desire to fish lowland lakes, even though I realize they can contain bigger fish.
I use an Android fishing log app often to log my trips with time, weather, GPS data, and other observations so GPS might not add a lot of value unless it could be used to feed a logging app.
So the biggest questions remaining are, what type of scan provides the best bottom detail and other data for a tuber?
Also is that level of detail TMI for the payback in catch rate and value for the money spent?
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vantages of a tube (i.e. time spent rigging up and packing up if I want to visit multiple lakes in a day) outweigh the advantages. Generally even on one-day trips the water in these lakes is so clear that structure and cruising fish can be seen down to perhaps 10+ feet. And the fish are often very aggressive as environmental conditions limit the bugs and crustaceans these lakes contain so they vigorously attack imitations. A sonar device would be of little value. Generally I am not very successful at fishing lowland lakes. I usually target trout but spending a lot of cash for a gadget that isn't going to really help me be a more productive angler would just increase my frustration and probably decrease my desire to fish lowland lakes, even though I realize they can contain bigger fish.
I use an Android fishing log app often to log my trips with time, weather, GPS data, and other observations so GPS might not add a lot of value unless it could be used to feed a logging app.
So the biggest questions remaining are, what type of scan provides the best bottom detail and other data for a tuber?
Also is that level of detail TMI for the payback in catch rate and value for the money spent?
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