09-20-2016, 03:32 AM
I use a Humminbird sonar that's very similar to the Lowrance you're considering. The main advantage to a flasher used to be that it showed returns in real time. Traditional fish finders had a bit of a delay so they kinda sucked for ice fishing. Not anymore! My Humminbird has real-time returns and a variety of viewing modes. The flashers I tried had a really annoying hum which I couldn't stand, and only one display option. You can use the flasher display on the Lowrance but I prefer the regular sonar or down imaging views. I can easily see my jigs on the sonar and also any fish that come in.
There's another advantage to sonar that a flasher doesn't have: it shows a record of the fish that already came through. This allows you to know if a fish came through while you weren't looking, and also gives you plenty of time to see what depth that fish was at.
A lot if it comes down to personal preference. I prefer a fish finder myself, but the main thing is being able to see if there are fish present, and if so at what depth. Any sonar device with real-time returns will work well for ice fishing.
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There's another advantage to sonar that a flasher doesn't have: it shows a record of the fish that already came through. This allows you to know if a fish came through while you weren't looking, and also gives you plenty of time to see what depth that fish was at.
A lot if it comes down to personal preference. I prefer a fish finder myself, but the main thing is being able to see if there are fish present, and if so at what depth. Any sonar device with real-time returns will work well for ice fishing.
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