Sk8man

Yes I have one and they are versatile . You can hook them up to your wire lines/dipseys, downriggers etc. to see the actual depth they run at as well as the temps along the way at 5ft. intervals Here is what it looks like: Suggestion - Use another fastener in addition to the one on it for security of it...because it is rather flimsy. You'll notice my home made one attached to this one

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If you are looking at $200 or less I'd go with a Lowrance Mark5xPro model. They are dual 83 and 200mhz and have good bottom discrimination as well as target separation. You mentioned the Fish ID function. It is not nearly as accurate as using the unit without it especially in shallower water. Color is a nice feature to have but not necessary or essential despite the fact that it is looked at that way now days by many fishermen..... The reason I mentioned the Pro model is because it has a speed impeller as well and that can come in handy in a number of situations and can be especially useful if you decide to troll sometime or if your gps goes out (if you rely on it for surface speed). It meaures in 1/10's mph so you can monitor drift speed as well when jigging. You can also re-examine previous screens by scrolling back on the screen. It really is a decent unit for the price and if you were to decide on an expensive unit when you hit the lottery it would serve as a good backup unit .

You know what they say about "like minds thinking alike" Tim....one of us is probably in trouble

Just as a general comment regarding boat rigging. When you start to look at placement of rod holders, net holder, planer board masts, or other relatively permanently placed items take your time planning things out but also put yourself in the boat physically with the rods and equipment you'll be using and double check all clearances with the rods in the holders, planer boards in the out position., downriggers in each potential position etc. It can save you a lot of headaches.

Ditto on Tim's comments. I also found a couple of the ones with the finish I was talking about in one of my old tackle boxes

Rolmops is "Da Man" when it comes to the mechanical stuff

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Nice going Justin. Good too that you are showing your son the ropes....we need more kids out there fishing instead of being glued to the video games and TV....it can be the "gift of a lifetime". Having some walleyes in the frying pan doesn't hurt either in terms of bonding

I haven't fished Owasco for a while but we used to get nice browns with the smaller version of Evil Eye spoons both off downriggers and Seth Greens where it drops off out from Long Point on the east side and south of Peterson on the west and the dropoff out from Dutch Hollow. Too bad those Seeforellen browns (European strain that were supposed to achieve 20-50 lb size in native waters) that were stocked back in the old days didn't live up to expectations....

Guess its time to get some of the special bug spray and get my butt to Lake O (if the T storm picture ever improves ) Geez I'm starting to sound kinda wimpy..... Good going Steve encouraging that some of the kings are finally getting down east a bit.

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Nick they show as links on mine but they activate fine when clicked and sound and video quality are fine. A couple days ago I was having problems on the LOU site with my postings (very delayed) causing multiple posting. May be something going on with the LOU server too. Might want to contact Chad ....just to check it out....