Noob Ice Fisher needs advice

What is the best bang for the buck for a fish finder? Looking to spend around $200. What brand and model would you reccomend? Also what kind of auger would you guys reccomend?

Thanks

Peter

 

Do you want a display, or the circle with the blips? I prefer Vexilar.

 

What Shibbs said for the fish finder... as for the auger an 8" or 10" if you can get one for a good price, would be good, gas powered...

 

Bigger is almost always better as far as augers go. So much easier to fish out of.

Also - if you're not in a house, the holes take longer to ice over if they're larger, too.

 

the down side is the larger the hole, the more light that shines in and sometimes you can not see down in the lake as easy.

 

Which is better? I mean the display is pretty self explanatory and how do you read the circle with the blips?

Thanks for the advice on the auger. I'll look more into it. Went for the first time yesterday, it was fun and I didn't catch anything, but it just made me more determind to ice fish more.

 

I love my Marcum lx-5: true 3 color display and 2500w peak to peak power.

 

Vexilar FTW. You can see your hook when you jig.

 

Nevermind on the reading part watched a bunch of youtube clips and it seems really easy to read. Have you guys heard of the Showdown Fish Finder? What do you guys think?

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Get a Marcum lx-5 or a Vexilar FL-18, I love my Vexilar FL-18 and you gan go get a factory refurbished one in Bloomington! I got mine there and ABSOLUTELY love it. Let me know if you want me to show you how it works (in our 8x16 permenant house) on Tonka. :biggrin:

 

Where in Bloomington?

 

I would call them first to make sure they have them - the website says that they are out of new ones. Here is the link to the factory reconditioned page. The prices are a little higher than I remember.

http://www.vexilar.com/contact_main.html

6667 West Old Shakopee Road
Suite #101
Minneapolis, MN 55438
U.S.A

P: 952-884-5291

Office Hours are 8 am and 4:30 pm
Central Time

 

You guys actually ice fish? Whenever I go, usually too drunk to drill the hole lol