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Deitz Dittrich Grand Master

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The ole lowrance green box.. My father has one that he changed into a clock.. very cool!.. They do work to find bottom, they do not work all that well in finding your lure. You can see fish on them.. Like with any peice of equipment, things get better with time. I still see them at garadge sales in the summer time, but unless I too was going to turn one into a clock, i will not be buying one!

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I used to use one a lot, it's been two or three years though. They work great as a depth finder. As for locating fish they don't hold a candle to any of the vexilars or marcums on the market now. So...for the basic use of finding spots on a lake they work well, especially if going slow, I can't admit to fantastic luck when going faster than a moderate troll. This topic has brought up some good memories of the green box.

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Since my dad got a new unit for the boat several years back, I've been using his old green box for ice fishing the last couple seasons. With a little water on the ice it seems to read the depth without any more problems than the new stuff. It shows suspended fish pretty well and will show my lure at times as I'm dropping it down. If I turn the gain way up and adjust the suspend I can usually find my lure. Actually a few weeks ago I was fishing in 24 fow and saw a fish at 13. I turned up the gain so I could see my lure and reeled up to the fish. I felt the bite and pulled in a crappie. Now keep in mind it is nothing like the new units, but I also didn't pay a dime for it. This will be my last year using it since I'll be getting a new FL-18 or LX-3 before next year but it has definitely done the trick.

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I bought a green box around in the late '70s before I had a boat. I used it in other boats and for ice fishing. Used it for 12-14 years before I upgraded. It still works. It will mark jigs with fresh batteries and the gain turned up.

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