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Castable vs Regular Sonar for Ice Fishing Panfish 

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When it comes to ice fishing electronics I have an ever deepening appreciation for simplicity and light weight. Trekking through snow and across frozen lakes with 10 to 20 lb of fishing electronics is just not my cup of tea. In this video I compare the performance of my Helix 7 ice sonar with the Garmin Striker Cast sonar ice fishing in 10' of water for panfish.
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- Garmin Striker Cast w/GPS: amzn.to/3gjzTVR
- Garmin Striker Cast no GPS: amzn.to/3GqHBIE
- RAM Mounts X-grip with Tough-Claw: rammount.com/p...
- Helix 7 Chirp & GPS Ice Fishfinder: amzn.to/3YvNZET
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@joe1071
@joe1071 Год назад
May not be perfect, but anything you can afford to see what’s going on under the ice. Game changer
@chubbrock659
@chubbrock659 Год назад
The floater isn’t perfect but for ice fishing, it’s pretty good. Sure beats going blind with no finder at all.
@NorthwestOpenSeason
@NorthwestOpenSeason Год назад
You ever get out there on the ice and wish you hd some of that weight back for insulation? Haha Jk. Cool video on the comparisons.
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
You won't believe how much faster I get cold now. It's crazy. Had to upgrade to newer coat.
@chubbrock659
@chubbrock659 Год назад
I seriously had the same exact question! 😂
@dustinrhodes1091
@dustinrhodes1091 Год назад
How well is the Garmin gonna work in 30ft of water?
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
It marks trout well at those depth but have yet to test it on bottom hugging perch at those depths
@arlanjohnson8841
@arlanjohnson8841 Год назад
How thick was the ice?
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
5-6"
@ricksonora6656
@ricksonora6656 Год назад
It looks like there’s a learning curve to reading the graph. You say “There’s one,” and all I see is the same fluctuating noise.
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
Absolutely there is a learning curve. I can detect those fish moving in through the weeds but the intensity of the return. It takes practice but I take home more fish because of it.
@randyenglehart3502
@randyenglehart3502 Год назад
Went ice fishing near Spokane for the first time last year with my son and 4 year old grandson. I have a Hawkeye Fishtrax that I use on my float tube fly fishing. I have purchased the ice fishing accessories for it to try this year. Do you prefer the sonar screen when ice fishing or using the flasher? I really haven't used either function enough to be proficient in either. The Hawkeye has the floating transducer and a flasher function, although it is a very small screen. Thanks for your videos. They're great!
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
I prefer sonar. You get more information that way.
@arlanjohnson8841
@arlanjohnson8841 Год назад
Have fished Patterson yet, wondering about the bite?
@kevinwaggy2656
@kevinwaggy2656 Год назад
Kinda curious what you think about running the castable garmins down stream from a boat wile anchored down or a drift boat in a river.
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
Seems like it would work. I am going to try trolling it behind the kayak this spring to see if I can see fish chasing my troll gear.
@MrHarryson1985
@MrHarryson1985 Год назад
Yeah but the Achilles heel of the Garmin Castle is that you have to run your cell phone battery down to view it. Major con. Alone having it and exposed to falling down the hole, something to support etc. It's a great idea but it's kind of cumbersome for all it's lightweight.
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
Meh I use a small lightweight cell phone mount so there is no chance of it going down the hole. Still many times lighter than the Helix and it doesn't seem to impact my cell phone battery life all that much. Cumbersome it is a bit of a stretch IMO.
@MrHarryson1985
@MrHarryson1985 Год назад
@@spiltmiltI understand but, what are you going to do if you don't have the Helix chassis with you is what I mean. You'd have to bring something to hold it up closer to you and to keep your phone off the ice. What would you put it on then? That's what I mean when I say cumbersome. If you're trying to go spartan, the striker itself is a better choice IMO. Compact, feature rich and stand alone. Not to mention how much worse the castable looks. You also have to download an app. Which I'm guessing as an iPhone user you didn't mind paying for. So yeah, cumbersome and gimmicky by comparison.
@MrHarryson1985
@MrHarryson1985 Год назад
I could see it coming into its own as something to be used for walking lakes in the summer. I don't know if the whole "castable" moniker is literal or it's use practical. Then again you have to bring something specifically to cast it with or go swimming after it. I would imagine anything heavier than fishing line would cause it to sit off axis in the water. So yeah it's sort of a clever idea that doesn't work well in real life. This is just my opinion though. Individual experience may vary. Sorry if any of this has sounded over confrontational or argumentative. I'm just stating my point of view. Really enjoy your content! Keep them coming 🍻
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
My phone grip clips onto my rod bucket very easily. Also the Garmin app for the Striker Cast is free so also not really an issue.
@brianfeeney9493
@brianfeeney9493 Год назад
Sweet that you WON’T Have that KEEPER wrap around your transducer cable ….. and then swimming off !!!!! Of course that has NEVER happened to Your Fishing 🎣 Buddy ….. who lands EVERY fish he/she hooks !!!!! 🙃 ✨🎣💫
@samsam-mf5um
@samsam-mf5um Год назад
12:25 you keep saying there's fish coming but in your phone screen didn't show any different look like you seeing fish from the hole
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
Reading sonar is a skill. It takes practice
@robin8559
@robin8559 Год назад
Idea for you, Perch across America. Start over here on Lk. WA . JUMBOs
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
Toxic jumbos
@robin8559
@robin8559 Год назад
@@spiltmilt maybe or maybe not. The lake has been cleaned up for a long time now. Just a little brake dust for fish food.🤔
@spiltmilt
@spiltmilt Год назад
No thanks. You can have your cancer fish. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/fish-consumption-advisory-issued-several-king-county-lakes?fbclid=IwAR3QQ7Rndn1GjkAuw36g1DUBCOLJlIfOOtG0EGfK0owH8R_o-RozGxFYNug
@robin8559
@robin8559 Год назад
Thanks, that is great info. I do eat it some maybe every two months. But I eat mostly Redtail Surfperch. And Kokes of course.
@robin8559
@robin8559 Год назад
Hope to see you again at Lake Chelan. Where the Kokes taste like mountain spring water.
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