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mr fishfry

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Hello People,,,I just read the manual & have a ? about what I read in the tips area...They say in the manual that you can put the cone on clean ice & get a accurate reading, through the ice. Sounds great, but has anyone ever tried this? Getting a reading through the ice. This is a nice little machine. Awaiting your reply, & Thank-You...

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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Yes, and it would be the perfect time to utilize this with the clear ice and no snow on top. It helps to put a little water down on the ice but it can work if the ice is smooth enough for the transducer to sit flush. Just turn up the gain until you see bottom. Saves time when looking for a particular depth when you don't have to drill every hole.

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I was doing it today. with no snow it is pretty cool for fishing suspended fish. I just walked around with the locator until I found them , then started drillin. Sure saves alot of time.

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Hiya -

Do it all the time when looking for structure through the ice. I bring a dishsoap bottle full of water so I can just squirt a little on the ice. Works better through clear ice but if you scrape down to the ice even through frozen slush it'll work well enough to find the bottom.

A few years ago we got a rainstorm in February that melted all the snow and there was standing water all over the ice. We looked for a hump by hanging the transducer out the door of the truck and driving around. Wierd deal smile.gif

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

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I do this all the time, especially this time of year. Find the hard/soft bottom, drop offs, and humps w/o ever drilling a hole. Later in the year a couple cranks with the hand auger gets you down to good ice to keep doing it. Like said you can even tell if there are fish below, i also use it to find weed edges. Just remember to fill up your water bottle before you go out. If you forget that, you still have the minnow bucket full of water.

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