09-01-2021, 01:07 PM
Kind of crazy but this is the time to be thinking ice fishing, at least if you are going to do any upgrades to the spread for the winter... This is the best time to find good deals on gear and start to scout for good spots to set up... With the water levels so low this year, the fish won't be hanging where they did previous years, in fact a lot of those spots are high and dry this year... Good time to decide which waters will even be worth trying this winter... I have really liked Newton the last few years, but after going over a week or so ago and seeing only 4' of water left in the deep spots and they were still irrigating at the time, I doubt there will be any fish left there this year... You're right it will freeze quick, but may not be any fish to catch in there...
What are your thoughts about Bear Lake, will the lower levels actually make it so we get fishable ice there this year? Man they used to say it would freeze every third year, but it's been a while since we had ice on big blue, lets hope for this year being a good one for the return of ice fishing over there...
Dreaming of a mega 360 for this winter, but still trying to figure out how to afford the transducer... Got two more pieces of the set up to get before I bite off the big cost... Looking for the y cable and the ice adapter for the transducer, and I guess I'll need a new battery to run them. But I hope I can find a way to get this set up for this year... After running the side finder this summer, I'm a believer in seeing things around you and I know from years past that 3' can make a big difference in my catch rate, so I'm hoping the 360 can help put me in the best spots...
Speaking of Humminbird, I've heard you guys mention how bad their customer service is... Well I had my first experience with them and I have to agree with you... I bought a shuttle and ice ducer kit for my Helix and it came without the hardware kit (screws and velcro straps and etc.) So I contacted Humminbird and after 15 minutes waiting for help I opted for them to call me back, well two hours later I got a call back and I figured it would be simple to say my kit didn't have the parts please send them, but no, I had to get all the paper work on my purchase, then document exactly what I had received and what I was missing. It was a real pain in the butt and if I didn't work for the government I would have simply given up there, but I'm used to paper work and documenting everything, so I did what they asked in painstaking detail, and they are supposed to be sending me the parts now, but it's sure different than working with Vexlar, that you get a hold of a tech in less than 5 minutes, they figure out what you need and then bend over backwards to get you the part so you don't miss your fishing trip.... I like smaller companies that care about their customers... Too bad they didn't have the technology that the bird has... Later J
What are your thoughts about Bear Lake, will the lower levels actually make it so we get fishable ice there this year? Man they used to say it would freeze every third year, but it's been a while since we had ice on big blue, lets hope for this year being a good one for the return of ice fishing over there...
Dreaming of a mega 360 for this winter, but still trying to figure out how to afford the transducer... Got two more pieces of the set up to get before I bite off the big cost... Looking for the y cable and the ice adapter for the transducer, and I guess I'll need a new battery to run them. But I hope I can find a way to get this set up for this year... After running the side finder this summer, I'm a believer in seeing things around you and I know from years past that 3' can make a big difference in my catch rate, so I'm hoping the 360 can help put me in the best spots...
Speaking of Humminbird, I've heard you guys mention how bad their customer service is... Well I had my first experience with them and I have to agree with you... I bought a shuttle and ice ducer kit for my Helix and it came without the hardware kit (screws and velcro straps and etc.) So I contacted Humminbird and after 15 minutes waiting for help I opted for them to call me back, well two hours later I got a call back and I figured it would be simple to say my kit didn't have the parts please send them, but no, I had to get all the paper work on my purchase, then document exactly what I had received and what I was missing. It was a real pain in the butt and if I didn't work for the government I would have simply given up there, but I'm used to paper work and documenting everything, so I did what they asked in painstaking detail, and they are supposed to be sending me the parts now, but it's sure different than working with Vexlar, that you get a hold of a tech in less than 5 minutes, they figure out what you need and then bend over backwards to get you the part so you don't miss your fishing trip.... I like smaller companies that care about their customers... Too bad they didn't have the technology that the bird has... Later J
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!