Causey 1/10/04

[Kent]

When I first started using my Eagle fishfinder through the ice I experimented with it by leaving the fish symbols turned on. It showed many fish at Strawberry, but we weren't catching any. I laid down on the ice and covered my head while I looked through the ice hole. I could see all the way to the bottom and there were no fish to be seen -- despite the fishfinder showing those nice fish symbols. I learned very quickly to always turn the symbols off. Another major benefit of having the symbols turned off is that with proper adjustment one can see their jig. This is invaluable to be able to reel up or down to a fish. If your fishfinder always shows the fish symbols (some units will not allow them to be turned off), then you will just have to make do with what you have.

Not sure what value the temperature feature would be for ice fishing. I think that you will find that it always shows the water temperature to be 32 degrees.
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