Ice Sonar?

[Kyle Sandberg]

Has anyone ever used/tryied either the lowrance X67c or M68c for ice fishing. How does it work compared to a flasher unit. Thinking about getting one. Any help or info apperciated.

[Matt Johnson]

The new addition in recent years of the LCD flashers are very nice. A ton of colors and they offer a lot of options. They are almost as real-time as a 3-color Vex or MarCum, you can't really tell the difference for the most part. If you already own a 67 or 68, then I would consider buying the ice kit allowing you to turn them into an ice machine.

I will continue to run a MarCum though, as I've become accustomed to those style of units and they work the best for me. However, I've used a 67 on the ice before and its not a bad unit by anymeans...

[Corey Bechtold]

I tried converting my LMS 334 to an Ice fishing unit and didn't think the response of the signals was as fast as the flasher. I might tinker with some settings to see if I can speed up the signal but for now I will stick with my Vexilar for fishing.

One thing I really liked was using the GPS on the Ice. I also would drive around using it chip to locate the area I wanted to fish. It saves some searching for a depth/spot to fish as well as a lot of holes.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

[KUBIE]

I've had a x67 for two seasons and i love it the graphing feature works great and i have had NO probles with it so far. Also i mounted my handheld GPS unit on to the base via ram mount and that works great also it's nice to have GPS right there. Another thing i had a M68 and you couldn't put ur map chip into the unit so i returned it and got the x67 and an H20c with the navionics premium chip.

[DuluthMedic]

I've got a x67c and LOVE it! I use the graph and watch my bait. It comes up as a straight line and you can watch fish move toward it. Its a blast.

[federline]

Hay Dawg, fellow Buffalo man, I've ice fished and boat fished (high speed transducer) with my x67c for, jeez, 3 years now. I love it, it goes on every single fishing trip I take, open water or ice. I can't imagine going back to a mechanical flasher (too noisy, battery hogs), or a flasher screen for that matter, I run graph mode all the time, they might as well sell me one without the simluated flasher mode. The battery lasts all weekend on one charge.

I've gone on and on about life with the x67c, enough that people here are sick of it, so do a search for x67c and my username back a couple years and you'll find more than you want to know. Don't believe anyone who says it "lags", it's FUD.

[Kyle Sandberg]

How does it preform in the night. Dose the light make it easy to see or will your eyes strain to see it. I think I'll end up getting one before ice up!

[DuluthMedic]

Works great at night. I've never worn out the bat. I've used it outside in some really cold weather and the screen hasnt froze up. You will get some serious interference during a contest, with all the vex/marcum people around. I bought the ice machine x67c and got rid of the stupid metal bar and replaced it with a the white vexilar foam float. I also have the high speed ducer in the boat. Great unit!