fishfinder for ice fishing?

[CSP]

I've got an old hummingbird fish finder and was wondering if it would work at all for ice fishing...like if i drop it down the hole, will it show the fish, or do you have to be moving for it to "read".

and i'm really new to ice fishing and am wondering what the difference between a flasher and a normal fish finder are.....do vexilars work right through the ice?? how do you tell where the fish are by looking at the little blips?

thanks guys

[looneyducer]

Hummingbird has made a lot of fish-finders. What model is it?

[CSP]

you know, offhand, i'm not sure....it's at my cabin right now......are there some that do work for ice fishing??

[looneyducer]

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are there some that do work for ice fishing?

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Well, sure. If you take any fish-finder, attach it to a battery, and point the transducer straight down the hole, it will show you the bottom and any fish between you and the bottom -- more or less. The question really is how well this unit will do this, especially in the cold.

My guess is it won't perform well in a house, and not at all outside of a house, slowing down or freezing up in very short order (the new screens on ice machines and such don't do this), but you just never know. If, for instance, you have held on to a Hummingbird flasher from way back in the day, you could build a pretty good ice unit out of it and get bonus points for the nostalgia factor. You could also then add an interesting twist to the endless Vexilar/Marcum argument on this forum. I've been thinking about picking up an old Sitex just for that reason.

[eurolarva]

I did this for 7 years till I finally got a flasher last year. Use a collapsible cooler with hand warmers in it. Keep it running with the back light on all the time and use a 18 dollar Vexilar battery. What I look for is when depth goes from say 12.1 to 11.9 ft. The bottom will look a little rougher when there is a fish there. Will it replace a flasher no way! Will it give you a lot more information then the person fishing next to you with no electronics? Defiantly. When I first started ice fishing I wanted it to be as cheap as possible. Each year I get a new toy. If you want to try ice fishing the best way to start is to keep your cost down in the event you dont like it.

[CSP]

thinking about it more and more, i think it's a tcr....if that makes any difference.