hand held sonar

rodbender · **Joined:** Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:27 pm **Posts:** 27

getting ready for hard water fishing and wondering if anyone out there has experience with hand held sonars? I'm looking at the Marcum and Exilar models. Wondering how effective these small flashlight size depth finders might be?

Gone Fish'in · **Joined:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:42 am **Posts:** 1047

My wife has been bugging me for a Marcum Showdown troller for 2 years. I'd love to hear from users that own them.

DRILLIN N CHILLIN · **Posted:** Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:49 am

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I've had mine for years. Works great. It will shoot through clear ice if there is a film of water between the sounder and the ice

rodbender · **Joined:** Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:27 pm **Posts:** 27

To Jumbo Perch: thanks for your reply however you did not say what type of hand held depth sonar you use?

And, for all, has anyone gone to the Radio World seminars before and are they worth the trip?

OOOPS! Thanks for the pic of the Vexilar. my fault did not wait for the down load.

BryanG · **Posted:** Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:51 pm

I got a lawrence elite 4 and its the best purchase ive ever made. Flashers are so 1972

fireball · **Posted:** Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:46 pm

Radio World seminars are well worth the trip, if you stick around after or go early you can talk 1 on 1, or ask questions during the seminar.
I have learned a ton about my units, never new my hd's units could generate there own map's based on the information I gather.

fireball · **Posted:** Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:47 pm

They normally have good deals at the seminar's as well, so its good for any one looking to buy a new unit.

Fishdaddy · **Joined:** Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:07 pm **Posts:** 6

I had a Strike master hand held sonar that worked great thru the ice but one drop on the ice from a frozen mitten and the screen broke, replaced with a Showdown troller and I love it and have been using it 3 years now.

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