Another question about fish finders

[MRJ]

I think a lot of the problems people might have with some fishfinders is lack of power. My Humminbird Wide Eye that I now use strictly for ice fishing can track a tiny #10 rat finkie a long ways down. Once this year at Strawberry I was marking my lure and fish just a foot or so off the bottom in 55' of water. Now that is performance! When you are talking 4000 watts peak-to-peak (500 RMS)that gives you a good return signal on even the smallest object. My buddy bought a low-end Eagle unit for Ice fishing and he had problems picking up his lure, even in shallower water. Narrow cone angle can also hurt you if your are not very careful getting it aimed correctly, but it can help by giving you more accurate readings. The double edge sword thing. The dual angle transducers can help you in many cases. Like everything in life, there are advantages and divantages to just about everything.
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