humminbird ice 45 or lowrance x67??

[FisherMike]

hey everyone! im looking for new toy for the upcoming ice season and am looking for a little input. im basically sold on the humminbird. ive heard good things about them, but im also curious about the lowrance unit. has anyone here used the lowrance?? from what i hear, they can be a little tough to read on a sunny day, although that could be solved by simply moving the unit. also ive heard that they dont hold up all that well in really cold temps. the unit is called the ice machine, so i dont think temps would be a huge problem. anyway, just looking for some info from anyone who owns or has used the lowrance. thanks.

[trapshooter]

I've owned both units and I definitely prefer the Hbird flasher.

[Muskieman]

Go for the Bird...

 

 

 

or you may also try this.

 

 

RFS

[FisherMike]

2-0 for the bird. anyone else???

[MooseMerch]

bird

[Fishnwire]

If I had the money to buy a new sonar for ice fishing I would pick up the Aquaview Showdown. Some guys had them on the docks of my chum's marina a couple weeks back and they are amazing. Do yourself a favour and have a look at them. I think they are under $300.

[Jet]

It comes down to a personal choice between a dedicated flasher and a multi-feature LCD unit. A direct Humminbird comparison to the X67 would be the HB 343C for price and features.

[Jds63]

i just bought ice 45 , waiting for the ice now, i used a portable hbird 535 for seveal years and decided it was time to upgrade for this ice fishing season

 

hope to provide some input once i put it to use,

 

anybody heading out into southern Ontario ice that needs some company in 2010, i have a week booked up in Temagami in Feb but really need to get some more time out on the ice

[FisherMike]

thanks for your input everyone. fishnwire, i looked up the aquaview. it looks like a pretty cool unit, however some of the reviews i read were not so great. apparently it tips over very easily if its not on a perfectly even surface, and there were a few other common complaints.. from what ive read here and elsewhere, i think im going with the hummingbird. thanks for your help guys.

[Jds63]

if you do get the hbird ice flasher, Ben mentioned earlier to me not use the support cable it seems to screw up the transducer reading

 

hbird only supplies it due to copyright infringments with vex's I believe, .... Thanks Ben

[trapshooter]

if you do get the hbird ice flasher, Ben mentioned earlier to me not use the support cable it seems to screw up the transducer reading

 

hbird only supplies it due to copyright infringments with vex's I believe, .... Thanks Ben

 

 

It can cause the transducer to hang 'off-centre' or not level and therefore won't read bottom or mark your jig properly. Lots of ppl had this issue and concluded that the unit 'didn't work'. Not the case, it just wasn't set up right.

[Raf]

Not the case, it just wasn't set up right.

 

shhh.. that makes for the best deals on ebay.

[trapshooter]

shhh.. that makes for the best deals on ebay.

 

 

haha, very true!

 

... the flasher doesn't work..... uh, no... you don't know how to work the flasher. LMAO!!