FisherMike Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've owned both units and I definitely prefer the Hbird flasher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskieman Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Go for the Bird... or you may also try this. RFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FisherMike Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 2-0 for the bird. anyone else??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseMerch Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds63 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FisherMike Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds63 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Not the case, it just wasn't set up right. shhh.. that makes for the best deals on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 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!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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