04-11-2007, 08:08 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Good input. Thanks for poppin' in. Maybe we can coax you over to the dark side one of these days. (Getting a tube or toon)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sonar is vital to maximizing fishing potential from almost any floating platform. However, there are a lot of things about high end sonar that are essentially wasted when on a tube. First, would be speed indication. Although temp guages are a biggy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, when tubing we do not see the inverted V's of fish. We do not move fast enough to make that work. We are generally stationary or moving slow. And, contrary to what most sonar nuts advise, we are sometimes better served by having the Fish ID on. Yeah, false signals and all that, but we seldom fish for the fish passing beneath us in shallow water and we seldom fish in water over about 30 feet deep. Our primary use for sonar is to determine depth and structure and to maintain the right positioning.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If and when we fish deeper water and need more precise readings, we can tune the display to what we need. But, for us to spend more than $200 for sonar is foolish. We can usually do quite well for half that. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sonar is vital to maximizing fishing potential from almost any floating platform. However, there are a lot of things about high end sonar that are essentially wasted when on a tube. First, would be speed indication. Although temp guages are a biggy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, when tubing we do not see the inverted V's of fish. We do not move fast enough to make that work. We are generally stationary or moving slow. And, contrary to what most sonar nuts advise, we are sometimes better served by having the Fish ID on. Yeah, false signals and all that, but we seldom fish for the fish passing beneath us in shallow water and we seldom fish in water over about 30 feet deep. Our primary use for sonar is to determine depth and structure and to maintain the right positioning.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If and when we fish deeper water and need more precise readings, we can tune the display to what we need. But, for us to spend more than $200 for sonar is foolish. We can usually do quite well for half that. [/#0000ff]
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