07-15-2014, 07:05 PM
which ever modle you choose, one of the most important things to concider is the angle of your cone.
cone meaning the degree at which the radar spreads outward as it goes down.
wide cones are great for shallow water where as narrow cones are best suited for deap water. Reasoning is, in shallow you need a wider spread to see what is next to the hole you have drilled. In deaper water wide angles will show fish in your buddies hole 30 feet away at 35 foot of water. so unless you want to see what your buddy is fishing for narrow is your choice.
but one the other other hand, if you fish like me where most of the time I am far away from other anglers or fish multiple depths from 3 foot to 50 foot or more, I find the wider angle works for me. I just have to drill extra holes to get on top of them.
I find my pocket modle works as well as any of them for finding fish. I once in a great while fish over top of my finder/sonar if I get board.
You are right that it is never too early to get ready for ice season.![[Image: bobwink.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/bobwink.gif)
cone meaning the degree at which the radar spreads outward as it goes down.
wide cones are great for shallow water where as narrow cones are best suited for deap water. Reasoning is, in shallow you need a wider spread to see what is next to the hole you have drilled. In deaper water wide angles will show fish in your buddies hole 30 feet away at 35 foot of water. so unless you want to see what your buddy is fishing for narrow is your choice.
but one the other other hand, if you fish like me where most of the time I am far away from other anglers or fish multiple depths from 3 foot to 50 foot or more, I find the wider angle works for me. I just have to drill extra holes to get on top of them.
I find my pocket modle works as well as any of them for finding fish. I once in a great while fish over top of my finder/sonar if I get board.
You are right that it is never too early to get ready for ice season.