Lowrance Mark 4

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Yakin

Sounds good Once I pay rent then I can think about it haha
Any preferences over color or black and white?
and why?

I look at it this way, you are paying $100 more for color, do you really think the fish are going to bite better because of a color fish finder? Nope. That's why I chose the BW. I almost ended up with the HB 385ci but there was a mixup and so I chose to go with the one I got. I can't wait to test it out. Looks like that may be on the OEX tourney. I'll read up on the manual before I get out there.

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I look at it this way, you are paying $100 more for color, do you really think the fish are going to bite better because of a color fish finder? Nope. That's why I chose the BW. I almost ended up with the HB 385ci but there was a mixup and so I chose to go with the one I got. I can't wait to test it out. Looks like that may be on the OEX tourney. I'll read up on the manual before I get out there.

Good luck on the Tourney!!
I wont be getting my line wet for another 3 weeks at least
Hey I'm taking my scotty mount off my wife's mini x to put it on my PA
any safe ideas for removing the pop rivets?

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Yakin

Good luck on the Tourney!!
I wont be getting my line wet for another 3 weeks at least
Hey I'm taking my scotty mount off my wife's mini x to put it on my PA
any safe ideas for removing the pop rivets?

You can always use a small drill bit to drill the rivet part. If you have access to the underneath part you can try cutting them off with a small set of bolt cutters or wire snips.

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

You can always use a small drill bit to drill the rivet part. If you have access to the underneath part you can try cutting them off with a small set of bolt cutters or wire snips.

Well I will try the drill bit first see where that takes me

[Iceman]

any safe ideas for removing the pop rivets?

center punch, then break off the heads and punch through.



work it back and forth until it breaks off, if you are looking to fill the holes left, you can use rivets for that.

[deepdvr]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I look at it this way, you are paying $100 more for color, do you really think the fish are going to bite better because of a color fish finder? Nope. That's why I chose the BW.

The color makes a huge difference especially if you are trying to differentiate hard bottom and structure. Any finder is better than nothing but once you can properly read a good color finder, it is a game changer.

Wait until Sharon gets familiar with her finder.

[seriola_killer]

Originally Posted by deepdvr

The color makes a huge difference especially if you are trying to differentiate hard bottom and structure. Any finder is better than nothing but once you can properly read a good color finder, it is a game changer.

Wait until Sharon gets familiar with her finder.

^ ^^^^ This. And one more thing: Learning to use your FF on manual instead of automatic will open your eyes to a bunch of stuff that normally gets missed.

[Yakin]

Why I ask is because I never used one and I've herd so many debated on color and BW

[kobra]

Originally Posted by deepdvr

The color makes a huge difference especially if you are trying to differentiate hard bottom and structure. Any finder is better than nothing but once you can properly read a good color finder, it is a game changer.

Wait until Sharon gets familiar with her finder.

Excellent point Eric. Color makes a HUGE difference identifying bottom types. Also differentiating between different types of bait. Squid being one color and finbait being a different color. A good color finder is most definitely a MAJOR game changer.
Young grasshopper, you have learned well from sensei Nakada.

Originally Posted by seriola_kiler

^ ^^^^ This. And one more thing: Learning to use your FF on manual instead of automatic will open your eyes to a bunch of stuff that normally gets missed.

Another excellent point. And be sure to take it off of the "little fishy" mode and go with arches.

[landwhale]

I am also color blind and find the color sonar very helpful whatever the colors are. I understand the differences in what I am seeing on screen far better.




So when Ed and I fish together it really is the color blind leading the color blind!!!