Hard water fish finder

leroy · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:52 pm **Posts:** 19

Great site you people have here.
Kinda new to the hard water. This year is the first in many years.
What is the most common name brand and model of fish finder to use ?
Can I use one for in a boat and Ice fishing ?
Thanx in advance

punchinholes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:22 am

hey nice to see ya getting back into hardwater, personally its my favorite fishing!, well there are a few main brands people use, there is humminbird which is very popular they have 3 versions the ice 35, 45, 55, then there is vexlar they make the Fl-8, Fl-12, Fl-18, Fl-20, and the Fl-22 HD, then there is also the marcums nice flashers dont know to much about them tho, and you wanted to know about one for fishing openwater and hard water well there is the lowrance x67 its very nice machine my buddy has one and loves it!!, hope this helps

be safe on the ice this year!, hope to see you out there!,

Cheers, Code

Dirt · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:22 pm

Just bought the ICE 55, cant wait to use it , a buddy has one and its a great addition to your kit.

ontbrent · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:28 pm **Posts:** 27

I am looking for a ice 45 or 55. Cdn tire in Belleville has both in stock $499 and $589
Their price seems a bit high. What is everyone else paying?
Thanks

Fred Fisher · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:56 pm

Check the price here http://www.radioworld.ca they are very good to deal with. $510.00 for the ice 55 plus a $50.00 mail in rebate.

Tylercurt · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:39 pm

I bought the Ice 45 last year at Radioworld; I wouldn’t go on the ice now without it. With proper setting you get no interference if you’re fishing alongside someone else with a flasher. As punchinholes said there are a few major names out there and they all do basically the same, I bought the hummingbird because I got a good deal. When you get one, the learning curve is real short, easy to use and work with. Good luck with whatever you buy, and stop by and say Hi on the ice.
Tim

ChugBug262 · **Joined:** Sun May 15, 2011 6:19 pm **Posts:** 464

leroy wrote:

Great site you people have here.
Kinda new to the hard water. This year is the first in many years.
What is the most common name brand and model of fish finder to use ?
Can I use one for in a boat and Ice fishing ?
Thanx in advance

The Lowrance x67c will do everything you want. It comes as a ice machine or stand alone fish finder. I have the Ice kit with the carrying case, battery, and ice transducer. I just had to purchase the HST-WSU transducer from Lowrance and it now worked great in my boat this year too.

Fishn' Magician · **Joined:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 57

Does anyone have any info on the small hand held flasher unit that Marcum makes? It believe it's called a showdown. $199 at Gander.

Jeff B. · **Joined:** Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:45 pm **Posts:** 24

Humminbird makes a few other LCD models, specifically the 385CI, which also has GPS capabilities. Most other Humminbird models have flasher modes too. These models can be good for the hard and soft water. If you want a straight-up flasher though, go with an ICE 55, or 45.
Lowrance X67C is ok, but doesn't hold up over the long haul, I own both and Humminbird is superior in my opinion.

Dirt · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:21 pm

thats a great deal Chris........

ontbrent · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:28 pm **Posts:** 27

WalleyeWonder wrote:

Just bought a 55 one year old for 350...... cant wait to use it!!!

Amazing deal, I am looking for the same unit. Looks like radio world is the cheapest at $510 with a $55 mail in rebate.

As much as I don't like the place Bass Pro is $499 for the ice 55

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