Fish vs Flasher/Sonar?

[danbo]

Can fish "Feel" the electric "pulse" that portable Sonars use?

 

Even SPOOK 'em??

 

I figure the less output the better..sneakier!

 

http://www.fishfinder-store.com/howfifiwo.html

Edited December 9, 2008 by danbo

[Beats]

Well, I know that I can sit in a hut over 20' of water and catch fish all day with a flasher on. Perhaps the fish feel something, but I think the urge/curiosity of the fish to check out your presentation wins out.

[danbo]

I guess if you turned it "off" for a minute when you know the perch are there..then suddenly turn it "on" again.. you could watch for a reaction. (Especially guys that use a camera too.)

[Clampet]

Good point.

I heard (read) some time ago a Bass related article that said the noise of the flasher was spooking the larger Bass.

[Tybo]

Put it thise way.

Cooks bay ice fishing.

There is a thousand people ice fishing.

500 have fish finders,and you are still catching fish.

[Uncle Buck]

MArketing Ploy...

 

Vex came out with it to knock Marcum down... vex is 400W, Marcum is 2000W

 

Look at it this way...

 

the more $$ you spend on a sonar, the more wattage it has... if wattage will drive fish away, why aren't the $1000+ sonars 500W

 

PAthetic to be honest with you... Vex's inferior product and lame marketing...

 

here's the new marketing ad on their site