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Dell, I can just picture your buddy with the
transducer strapped to his leg! You need to use your PVC skills to help
your buddy and fashion an attachment for him!
If you have pictures to spare, I'd appreciate if
you could/would send some over.
Thanks!
Richard
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 4:54
PM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
I don't use mine with a float tube but a friend
of mine does by strapping the transducer holder to his leg. Ha! Ha! I use mine
on my pontoon boat by putting the transducer on a thing I built using PVC
tubing. The portable model comes with a suction cup attachment for the
transducer. Pictures if needed.
Dell
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 4:35
PM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
Do you use it on a float tube, pontoon boat,
regular boat, or . . . ? How do you have it set up?
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 11:54
AM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
I have an Eagle Magna View portable that
has side finder and great resulation for less $'s than
Fishing Buddy II.
Dell
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:33
AM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
By features I meant sidefinder, adjustable
gain, range adjustment, etc. These features, at least on
"fishinbuddy" type machines carry with them a decent amount of
resolution. You can pay more for a crisper picture but my unit,
with the gain cranked up will show me different bottom
compositions. Heck, it's picked up the thermocline before!
Comparing a fishinbuddy to a top end hard mount, which is designed to
function at 97% percent accuracy going 50 mph in a glitter boat isn't
fair, regardless of what the companies or salesmen say, it ain't the
same critter...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002
8:13 AM
Subject: RE: Fishin buddy depth
finders
My take
on fish finders is 180 degrees opposite. After owning a low
resolution portable Eagle for 13 years I bought a
Bottomline 4300 fishfinder and converted it to a
portable. The unit has a sidefinder, speed and temp transducer
and lots of buzzers and bells. I have developed a bit
of confidence in the sidefinder, the speed doesn't register
accurately as slow as I frequently go and while its nice to have all
of the various screen settings I normally use one or
two. What really makes the unit worth the price is
the much higher resolution. The 4.1" X 3.1" size
and 320 X 240 resolution screen provides incredible detail
that gives me a much better feeling for what's underneath me (eg.
a very accurate picture of weed beds, bottom type, bait fish, fish
size, etc.) The narrowness of the cone means that you
won't see many fish shallower than about 12 to 15 feet but the
sidefinder helps fill this gap. If you're only interested in
knowing the depth, any cheap fishfinder is fine.
Keith
I've had one for years. Use it in
both fresh and salt. Don't really use it as a "fish finder"
but as a structure/depth finder. Just make sure you are paying
for features and not just a higher resolution screen. The
prettier the picture the more expensive, even if the pretty picture
doesn't give you any additional information.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 27,
2002 5:10 PM
Subject: Fishin buddy depth
finders
I've really been checking out those
Fishin Buddy depth finders, and they seem like they could be
useful. Any of you have some feedback on if you like them or
dislike them, and which model (or models) to watch out for or
recommend?
Thanks!
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