12-19-2003, 01:06 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Hey, now Pred! The Bear hasn't froze up yet and The north end of the Gorge is just thinking about it so there's no hurry to get the ice shelter out yet. There's still a lot of good boat fishing to be done this year! I did get a cover for it though. After piling the old jet sled up with snow from Skeeter's snowmobile, I took your advice and got one.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]MH, Matador is absolutely correct. A transducer will shoot right thru good solid ice. If there is a lot of air in the ice or it's rotten it doesn't work as well. I have a couple piece of that PVC and a few PVC couplers that allows me to extend the transducer bracket length over 24" deep. I don't like the transducer hanging below the ice. There's a chance for a tangle up with a hooked fish so I keep it just above the bottom of the ice unless it's pretty thin.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]MH, Matador is absolutely correct. A transducer will shoot right thru good solid ice. If there is a lot of air in the ice or it's rotten it doesn't work as well. I have a couple piece of that PVC and a few PVC couplers that allows me to extend the transducer bracket length over 24" deep. I don't like the transducer hanging below the ice. There's a chance for a tangle up with a hooked fish so I keep it just above the bottom of the ice unless it's pretty thin.[/size][/font]
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