vexilar for open water?

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I use my vex all season long and only have the "ice fishing" transducer. I found an old shaft of a trolling motor at my cabin with the stern mount bracket attached. I duct taped a piece of pvc pipe with a clear tupperware cup inside of it that I can set my transducer in and use while trolling. The vexilar gets a clear read through the cup when I drop it into the water. The trolling motor shaft can be raised out of the water while at high speeds and is stable enough to get a good signal while fishing. It is quite a strange looking set-up but it has worked great for me for the past 8 years. I found a lot of ways to make due with what I had while in college and it's still working great today!