02-23-2006, 05:31 PM
Cat...
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about the ice thickness difference as Soldier Creek usually is a couple of weeks behind some of the other bays at Strawberry when freeze up occurs.
I too like my transducer below the ice. Mine is a floating device which the transducer hangs from and adjustment is simply moving a ball up or down on the line which supports the transducer. By the way, I am using a Vexilar FL8 finder. Works wonders for ice fishing.
Kirk..I have found the fish seem to be a bit fatter in other areas but the size difference hasn't been too different. We do catch more rainbows there. Most everything we caught was in the 17 to 19 inch range with 5 under 15 inches and 5 at 20 inches. I caught a couple at 21 and 22 over there 3 weeks ago. When I fished the main marina and over by Indian Creek earlier this winter, the size average was the same. Guess it just depends upon which day you fish and where.
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I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about the ice thickness difference as Soldier Creek usually is a couple of weeks behind some of the other bays at Strawberry when freeze up occurs.
I too like my transducer below the ice. Mine is a floating device which the transducer hangs from and adjustment is simply moving a ball up or down on the line which supports the transducer. By the way, I am using a Vexilar FL8 finder. Works wonders for ice fishing.
Kirk..I have found the fish seem to be a bit fatter in other areas but the size difference hasn't been too different. We do catch more rainbows there. Most everything we caught was in the 17 to 19 inch range with 5 under 15 inches and 5 at 20 inches. I caught a couple at 21 and 22 over there 3 weeks ago. When I fished the main marina and over by Indian Creek earlier this winter, the size average was the same. Guess it just depends upon which day you fish and where.
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