03-20-2004, 09:53 AM
Okay, I admit that I'm a dyed in the wool Lowrance fan, and therefore my opinion is biased. I have seen some fishfinders that work well, and others that wouldn't make a good anchor.
The worst performance that I've ever witnessed was a Hummingbird unit with a 455khz transmitter. It wouldn't show a 1/2 ounce jig with a 3 inch chub at 35 feet. Three guys at Fish Lake were marking splake at 35 feet, but couldn't use their fishfinder to lower their jig and minnow to that depth. They resorted to leaving the jig next to the hole and walking 35 feet away, letting their line out onto the ice. Then they had to walk back to the hole, and kick the jig in the hole. The line was stuck in the snow, and it was quite a laugh watching them fight the situation. Meanwhile, I would just lower my jig to the same depth as the splake, and never had to worry about the exact depth. Just put the jig at the same depth as the fish.
Fishrmn
The worst performance that I've ever witnessed was a Hummingbird unit with a 455khz transmitter. It wouldn't show a 1/2 ounce jig with a 3 inch chub at 35 feet. Three guys at Fish Lake were marking splake at 35 feet, but couldn't use their fishfinder to lower their jig and minnow to that depth. They resorted to leaving the jig next to the hole and walking 35 feet away, letting their line out onto the ice. Then they had to walk back to the hole, and kick the jig in the hole. The line was stuck in the snow, and it was quite a laugh watching them fight the situation. Meanwhile, I would just lower my jig to the same depth as the splake, and never had to worry about the exact depth. Just put the jig at the same depth as the fish.
Fishrmn