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#1 Diana Danger

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 01:16 PM

Picked this gadget up at Sail this past summer.  The green bobber can be cast out and retreived (to read the water depths, temp, structures below the surface and of course, fish) or as a float for real time fish finding.

 

I have a rod that i use specifically for this device so that I dont have to tie it up each time I want to check out the waters below.

 

for about $100 it was a great buy!

 

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#2 usernamehere

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 02:21 PM

looks great, and seems really portable as well. Not sure how long the battery is going to last. 

Lot of people would love something like this, but i would never get a fish finder. beats the fun out of finding the fish myself.


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#3 iJay

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 02:35 PM

Thats really cool looking!

I am going to be in the USA soon, I may look for something like this. For people like myself who are new to lake fishing it would give me a great baseline to work of off.


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#4 efka

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 02:57 PM

here is another option with re-chargeable battery

 

https://buydeeper.com/deeper


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Posted 30 September 2013 - 03:00 PM

i saw onle like an orb you drop it in and it sycs with your phone and tell you the stuff 


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#6 iJay

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 03:17 PM

here is another option with re-chargeable battery

 

https://buydeeper.com/deeper

 

 

That twice the price and outta stock!


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Posted 30 September 2013 - 03:52 PM

Tie that sucker up real good before you cast it - I can picture a bass or pike crushing that off the surface.  Neat gadget by the way.  How often do you need to replace/recharge the batteries?  Or is this the unit you need to replace the entire finder itself once the batteries run out?


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#8 Diana Danger

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 03:58 PM

I have already had a bass try to take that thing from me.  Sail sells that piece on its own so guess it's a common thing to lose.  One time my knot broke on the cast.....good thing i was in a boat, i was able to save it!

 

The only battery is in the display unit that mounts on your rod. It looks like a watch battery to me.  I had to change it once because I forgot to turn it off but the kit comes with a spare.  

 

I already broke the green bobber, left it in my car on a smoldering hot day which is a no-no.  $26 later at sail and its better than new.


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#9 DILLIGAF?!

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 04:02 PM

next thing you know, they will have an underwater cam so you can see where the fish at.


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#10 Christopher K

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 05:00 PM

next thing you know, they will have an underwater cam so you can see where the fish at.

You mean like the fish tv? Actually a pretty neat little gadget for ice fishing.


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#11 FishingNoob

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 05:19 PM

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.


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#12 TFC Bones

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Posted 30 September 2013 - 06:23 PM

put a couple of treble hooks on that baby ;)


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#13 buck

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Posted 01 October 2013 - 12:25 PM

i saw onle like an orb you drop it in and it sycs with your phone and tell you the stuff 

 

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#14 gnat

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Posted 04 October 2013 - 07:03 PM

That's exactly what I've been looking for. So Sail eh? Thanks FG, gonna pick one up!
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#15 Diana Danger

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 09:12 AM

Used this in pickering yesterday to see if there were any fish swimming around (I wasnt catching) and dammmmnnnnn as soon as it hit the water the fish alarm when cray-cray *beep*...*beep*.....*beep*.....*beep*.....*beep*.....*beep*

 

Now all I need to know is WHAT KIND OF FISH WERE THEY and WHY DIDNT THEY EAT MY BAIT. lol


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#16 DILLIGAF?!

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:08 AM

plenty of fish there. i'm pretty sure it was detecting minnows, pumpkinseed, gobys and catfish too.


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#17 DILLIGAF?!

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:10 AM

don't really need to spend that much money. a 6 pack would suffice....17403.jpg


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#18 usernamehere

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:26 AM

that guy's baitcaster is broken :o


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#19 Mr. Bassturd

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 12:31 PM

ok definitely cool... I like both... Add this one to m wishlist for next year


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