02-08-2005, 04:19 AM
I just got a lowrance m68 sonar and gps mapping unit. I can see my jig, my swivel and a single hook with a wax worm on it at 45'.(have not tried deeper yet) Its a color monitor which makes it easier to distingush between fish and lure. It has a multi color flasher for jigging and ice fishing. It has split screen zoom so you can see the whole water colum and zoom in on any portion of the colum(4x zoom) or bottom zoom in flasher mode, side by side. Bottom lock for trolling. And then ad all the map and gps stuff that I really haven't had a chance to play with yet. You can also display sonar and gps mapping side by side.
I've only had a chance to use it a few times on the ice so far, but I've found it easy to read and distinguish between fish types or should I say sizes by the color.
The big drawback is it won't fit your $200 budget. I was looking for a sonar for around $200 and my wife talked me into getting a better unit.(Boy did I do good picking my wife..)
This is my first sonar and I think it was a good choise. It was a lot of money for me to lay out but I'm getting alot for my money.
The one thing I don't like about there map is that Jordanelle is not on the map or list of lakes. I guess you can still plot your waypoints there (ie.dropoffs, ridges, honey holes ect.) but you just won't see a lake picture on your map screen.
Well Thats my two cents worth, for what its worth. I think I'd follow some of the previous advice and save my pennies for a higher end unit.
Well Good luck with your search. I hope I helped
Bigpapafish
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I've only had a chance to use it a few times on the ice so far, but I've found it easy to read and distinguish between fish types or should I say sizes by the color.
The big drawback is it won't fit your $200 budget. I was looking for a sonar for around $200 and my wife talked me into getting a better unit.(Boy did I do good picking my wife..)
This is my first sonar and I think it was a good choise. It was a lot of money for me to lay out but I'm getting alot for my money.
The one thing I don't like about there map is that Jordanelle is not on the map or list of lakes. I guess you can still plot your waypoints there (ie.dropoffs, ridges, honey holes ect.) but you just won't see a lake picture on your map screen.
Well Thats my two cents worth, for what its worth. I think I'd follow some of the previous advice and save my pennies for a higher end unit.
Well Good luck with your search. I hope I helped
Bigpapafish
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