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As someone who grew up in the modern age of ice fishing, I could not imagine hitting the ice without a flasher or some form of sonar.
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As someone who grew up in the modern age of ice fishing, I could not imagine hitting the ice without a flasher or some form of sonar.
I went many years without one but now I feel abandoned without it when the battery dies. On my second unit now, I will drive home for it but for some reason I always drive back for the auger never the finder lol.
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I started ice fishing without one for years but once i got into a Flasher I could never go back.
Depending on the species of fish and depth I am fishing for, a flasher is a game changer. Simcoe for perch, not so much, but Quinte for walleye is a must. How folks did it back in the day without one is impressive.
Species8472, a respected member on this forum does not use one. I personally am not in his caliber and need all the help I can get. Kudos to folks that fish on instinct and knowledge.
I picked one up quickly after watching my uncle with his one of my first times out. Kept it simple with a vexilar fl-18
Yep, A simple flasher is all we need but watching videos of the Garmin live scope is impressive but very expensive
Haha. Thanks for the shoutout. Personally I like to fish with people that keep their clothes on. #noflashers.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntnmachine
Looking forward to our Nip trip. Hopefully your faith is justified.
I picked up a striker 4 last spring and will be using it this winter. It'll be my first time fishing with a flasher.
Hell Joe, even if I only catch one walleye this trip it will be one more than I caught last trip to NipQuote:
Originally Posted by Species8472
My fish finder has a built in flasher but I never use use… prefer the classic view of the sonar. I have an underwater camera that I’m dying to try out. Good Lord, how did I ever manage to catch fish before the advent of tech?
What Sam said, I would rather try and fish with a welders helmet on that look at a flasher, drives me nuts and nauseous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Menard
Anyone have the Garmin Striker 4 Ice bundle unit? My older Marcum crapped out so was thinking of buying the Garmin.
Good or bad reviews are welcome
Same I also don't think they as detailed as a graph when fishing for whitties. I find it harder to see the bottom fish and I mark more then the people using the vex or marcums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherman
With the graph you can see the bottom changes alot easier. Just a slight change is usually a fish near the edge of the zone.
Just my opinion.
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for me, the underwater camera was a big game changer.
I could learn alot about how my lure moves under the ice, and why I missed so many bites, specially with whitefish.
Im still no where close to catching as much as I like to, but at least now I see what I do wrong and try to fix it.
The Garmin striker 4 also has the graph option and the flasher/graph spit screen option. I have never ice fished using a graph but good to know that it is useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishfood
Thanks for the good info
I bought the Striker 4 package last winter and i really like it . Great battery life, easy to use, and great definition on the graph. I don’t use it in flasher mode so I can’t comment on that feature
Good to hear you have a good review of the striker, I just ordered one.