Using a Depth Finder in Ice Fishing

Video Transcript

"Let's talk now about another way to take the guesswork out of ice fishing, and that involves using a hand held depth finder. Not the same as a fish finder, but it's going to deter, let you determine how deep the water is where you're fishing. So, one way to do it is simply to cut a hole, press the button, put it just in the water, and it tells you it's 19.1 feet deep. And again, this is really good. You can you can drill a number of holes, because sometimes, depending on the species, you're looking for a particular water depth, or a bunch of gradual water depths. That allows you to determine that depth. The other really nice thing about these is you don't necessarily have to put them in the water to cut a hole. Early in the season when the ice is is thinner, or if a day like today when you don't have snow cover, you can actually use this technique, and you simply put a little bit of water on the ice, and it allows you to shoot right through the ice to tell you how deep it is. Again, a very, very good technique, saves you a lot of time, and a lot of guesswork."