Need feedback on Marcum ShowDown Troller sonar.

[hotsky]

I'm looking at picking up a Marcum ShowDown Troller fish finder so I'm hoping I can get some feedback from people who have/used them. I read that it can read thru ice which would be handly. Can you also use it from a boat? I'm guessing the boat would have to stay still, but would the cord be even long enough?

[Joeytier]

Never used a showdown, but flashers work just fine in a boat.

[Tdel]

I have a Marcum ShowDown Troller Sonar but haven't used it for ice fishing yet.

I have used it in the fall on a 16ft aluminum boat when we were drift fishing and liked it a lot.

I didn't think my eyes could handle the multiple flashing colours that other flashers have so I bought the Marcum.

I bought it mainly for ice fishing and portability but it can be used from a boat too as long as the distance from

the water to the gunnel is less than six ft. The cord on it is six feet long.

Edited January 16, 2013 by Overcast