Why Use A Transducer Float

I gave up on them years ago. They are nothing but a pain. Arms are so much better or just let it hang.

Except for Bears, Bears will kill you.

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Except for Bears, Bears will kill you.

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Very true about those bears.

Just say no to bobbers.

So you can sit back, relax and have a drink????

It all depends what the fish want. If they are lethargic set it inches off the bottom and a lazy one may take it. Some times they are only going to lip the bait and need more time to take the bait in. Every presentation has a time and a place.

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Every presentation has a time and a place.

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X2

To me it looks like he’s talking transducers?

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To me it looks like he’s talking transducers?

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LOL Good call, totally missed that.
Now due to change in direction The float on a transducer cable just increases likely hood of entanglement in my opinion.

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To me it looks like he’s talking transducers?

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LOL Good call, totally missed that.
Now due to change in direction The float on a transducer cable just increases likely hood of entanglement in my opinion.

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Yup, ive never seen a marcum user pull their ducer when they have a fish on…

Arms break…

Fixed it.

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Arms break…

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Yup I broke mine after 5 years and I built an aluminum one! Longer reach and more durable Not as fancy as the ones I have seen here but I used a saw, drill press, and some elbow grease!

When I bought my ICE 45 4 years ago, the first thing I did was take off the “support cable” and the transducer float. The more minimal the things in the ice hole are, the less chance of getting tangled and losing a fish.

X2 did the same on my Ice 45

Then you’ve never watched the show?

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When I find that I’m catching fish too easily, and lets be honest, they normally don’t stand a chance, I usually throw a couple extra transducers in the hole, just to give them a chance to get tangled up.

If you guys are interested in other ways to make fishing more difficult I have lots of ways I do that. Some examples:

-Have a friend ‘assist’ you at the hole by constantly pulling and moving your line from one side of the hole to the other.

-Have a friend ‘get the transducer’ out of the hole, but make sure they don’t check to see if your line is wrapped around the transducer before they do that.

-Rest the sunflower heater directly next to your hole, the added possibility of my line(or jacket)melting at any time adds a lot of suspense to the day!

-Don’t tighten the reel handle after taking it out of my hard case, that way when I get that first bite there’s always the possibility of the reel handle coming completely off!

I have lots more ideas if you guys are interested.

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Haha

I like them, I fish from my 4 wheeler a fair amount, I can keep my locater on the rack, or on a bucket. It does take some getting used to, but I rarely have the locater on the ice. Yes, I have tangled… a challenge is good occasionally.

Floats are great when you’re setup in a shack and not planning on moving. You can flop the ducer from hole to hole to check deadstick depths without moving the flasher.