Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - February 2018

AnotherbigkeytothistripwasDannyThompson. DannyisactualyaguyI metyearsagoworkingat Cabela'sandnowheworkswithGarminasthesalesrepinthisareaandheisanavid, avidoutdoorsman uphere. DannyhadthistosayaboutGarmin’sIceFishingBundle. “Forclosetothredecadesnow, iceanglershavebenrelyingonelectronicsonice. Traditionalyflashers withnarowbeamtransducersthatalowedustosesmalluresandthefishatthesametime. Butrealy icefishingelectronicshavegonethroughamasivetransformationinjustthelastfewyears. You'restartingtosealot moreGPSmappingpackagesontheicethat alowyoutoget onthespotsalitle bitfaster.GarminrealybrokethroughthisyearwiththenewicebundlethatalowsyoutousePanOptix bothLiveVuDownandLiveVuForward, inwaysthatotheranglersandotherfishermensimplyhaven'thad orhavebenabletodoitin, ever, inthehistoryoficefishing.

Whatthebundle'sgotisit'sgotourechoMAP73cvunitinitandthat'soneofourbestsummerunitstha wearenowusingfortheiceseason.Andwhat'sgreataboutitisyou'vegotalthemapsforthewhole UnitedStatesandtheborderwatersandalthelakesweliketoicefish, alreadypreloadedintoit. Andthen ofcoursewe'vepaireditwithabrandnewGT10IceFishingTransducerthisyear. It'sa500waticefishing transducerwithgreattargetseparation. Realybeingabletodial inonthosecrappies. Butofcourse, the partwelovetotalkaboutandisfuntouse, isthePanOptix. Andnow, youknow, withheLiveVudownload you'vegot100degreconeangle. Youcansefish, dependingonthedepthofwater, out10, 15fetaway fromyourholeandsethefishcominginandreactingversusjustseingthatlineonaflasher.”