Sk8man

Looking good and it was a day for hardcores for sure

Nothing like the "OLD school" methods

Use a piece of noodle on the connector so it floats

WTG Mike. How many came on the copper?

Ditto for the Finger Lakes as well for what Gambler said.

Possibly the low CHIRP if down at or near the 70 khz operating frequency of the Fish Hawk I would think.

I didn't realize that the Big Jon's came with that creative base......you can cook your fish up right on the boat Sorry I just couldn't resist that one

For the folks that are new to this sport and/or who may not have the $$$ to buy the latest and greatest gizmo: Forgive me but I think the guy got kinda wound up in his analogy and forgot to discuss what the actual value of CHIRP is and the reason for all the simultaneous frequencies. The basic purpose as contrasted with your older traditional unit and transducer is that the increased information returning to the CHIRP unit leads to better target resolution (e.g. clarity of the "picture") as well as better separation of targets (e.g. being able to distinguish between a clump of baitfish near a school of bait from a fish located there or fish positioned near each other from a single "clump"). Whether this function is absolutely critical to your own fishing situation is another matter and it comes into play in deciding whether you actually need it or a new unit and transducer. By the way, you can't just add the CHIRP transducer to a traditional unit to achieve it because the unit can't interpret the multiple signals. For the charter guys CHIRP may be a good option and although it may enhance the viewing for the avid sport fisherman should you get rid of your current unit? I think not. A lot of this is marketing hype as far as creating the feeling of "necessity" or "must have" to sell their products. Even being able to discern bait from fish although important is not going to necessarily put fish or the big ones for that matter in the boat but learning to use what you have properly and effectively, learning from the information you receive and adapting to the situation, and learning to effectively use and adjust your fishing equipment in response to that information is far more important.

You could do it carefully by using a set of graduated stones with honing oil and finish up on ceramic.

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Thanks guys. Mike you're always welcome on my boat bud. It would be great this season to go after some of those fussy little pecker heads together . I think this topic is a useful one and perhaps a first step in increasing awareness that there are existing problems as well as potential concerns if we keep doing "business as usual" without taking a close look at things and the possible consequences into the future. We are all in this together regardless of specific viewpoint or perspective.