Line Wraps Around Transducer

[Boss Hogg]

How many of you have had your line wrap around the transducer that resulted in loosing the fish. It has happened to me a few times, so I try to keep it in the hole and not below the bottom of the ice. The best thing is to get it out, but things happen so fast at times you really don't have time.

If any one has any suggestions, lets hear them.

[TMF89]

If I think it's a nice sized fish, or one I want to keep, I'll take a second to take the Vex out of the hole. Otherwise I haven't heard of many other ideas.

[deadeye]

I used to have a problem with that but now I just drill a second hole right next to the one im fishing out of. That way I wont have that problem again.

[63ihharvester4x4]

if you drilled a hole right next to the one your fishing in your sonar should still read your lure, ive lost em this way a few times as well but i always pull the transducer out before the fish gets to the hole

[goose89]

Deadeyes got it.

[BigGrassBass]

What Deadeyes said

[BRULEDRIFTER]

I'll agree with deadeye too, however, I witnessed my friend loose a nice fish because it came up that other hole and managed to get tangled in the 'ducer. So it's best ot just try and get it out of the hole no matter what.

[Reservoir Dawg]

If its a big fish I can grab the Vex instantly ang get it out of the hole. Sometimes if I'm catching gills and I don't want to get up I take one of my wind bracing poles and use the hooked end to move the cable out of the way

[PerchJerker]

I try to keep my transducer as close to the edge of the hole as possible. It's easier to do this if the transducer hangs in the hole by the cord or a transducer arm instead of hanging under a float, but you can still get it close to the edge of the hole even if using a float.

Also, try not to let the transducer hang below the bottom of the ice.

After that, I just try to play the fish away from the transducer, or pull the transducer out of the water if necessary.

I'm not a big fan of drilling an extra hole just for the transducer because I like to move around a lot and just don't want to spend the time drilling extra holes.

[Jesse Drummer]

try not using a sonar! i have never wrapped my ducer with my line onthe rattle wheel or bobber pole! lol

[Dark Cloud]

Granted we dont get as much ice out east as other areas but heres a few things I do.

First off, I only drill one hole for fishing and the transducer as im typically moving alot.

I see alot of guys with the ducer way too far down the hole even below the bottom of the ice. This is not needed. Even if the transducer is against the side of the ice it can be up a few inches from the bottom and still give you a complete readout. Be carefull the transducer isnt leaning against the side of the hole as that will tilt the beam and give you an inaccurate readout.

Most of the time I only keep my transducer a few inches into the water but more centered in the hole. By keeping my rod tip a bit closer to the ice and off to the side I almost never have a fish get wrapped up. I usually set my transducer a tad left and forward of center in the hole. When fighting a fish If I keep my rod-tip right and more towards me compaired to the hole I rarely have a problem getting wrapped. As the ice thickens you'll need to lower the transducer in the hole. Play with this setting and you'll see you can get a full readout up a ways from the bottom of the ice.

I still do flip the unit aside when I hook a bigger fish as to eliminate the potential problem. Plus I only fish a 6 inch hole and bigger fish along with a transducer can fill a hole quickly...

[Rope]

I'm with PerchJerker on this.I run a dual transducer,so I let just the transducer itself hang below the ice.If I feel that it's a really big fish,I pull the transducer.I haven't ran a float for 10 years or more and get along just fine.

[croixflats]

Take two 1/2" electic conduit 8" long with 90 degree elbo in between thread ducer cable through it. Set vex on the conduit keep it from moving. the other end keeps cable next to edge of ice. less of a chance for line wrapping around cable when snug up against edge of hole. No need for foam floatie just use stopper against conduit