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Fishing Reports for the Bay of Quinte
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:29 pm 
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I have a couple of HDS units on my boat and I can build some sort of case to hold one as well as a small battery. I have extra transducers and power cords and really dont want to buy an ice transducer if I don't have to until I see how much ice fishing I might do. Haven't really ice fished since the 70's.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:14 pm 
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I used a portable Humminbird 160 with a mounted transducer for a few years. Worked well. Gave me depth and showed that there were fish around.

I used an empty water bottle for a float which worked OK. I later just looped the transducer cord and secured it with a nylon tie so it hung straight. I hung the transducer off a small stick that I laid across the hole. Worked really well.

Now, I use a Portable Garmin that I bought from Costco. Really like it. Has the GPS for returning to good spots.

If you looking for a portable battery, Magnacharge (former National Battery) in Kingston should have what your looking for at a good price.

Just a thought, one of those ammo cans from Princess Auto might work as a battery case and the finder can be mounted on the top.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:14 am 
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I used to use one years ago. built a box with the bracket on the outside and a lawn mower battery, worked well.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:20 am 
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One thing that will help us to crank up your ping speed and screen scroll speed

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:55 am 
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used one for years works excellent built a a small portable pack to hold unit and battery and put 2 pieces of 1x3 together to fix tranducer to it just make a 90deg corner and fix the transducer to it one part sits on ice other in hole you can put small handle on it so if you get a good fish on easy to pull out of way


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