11-21-2013, 03:37 PM
I am using the HB 345 color (with real time flasher view) and the newer 346 color DI (also with flasher view) on my boat in the summer time. I really like the down imaging and color screen on the boat. I have portable setups for both units to use for ice fishing. For the money (about $250 for the 346) they do everything I need summer and winter. one thing...the 345 doesn't work with the ice ducer like the manual says...but Humminbird fixed that with the 346 model. It has a two dimension feature for ice fishing with the ice-ducer. We just use the original transducer on the 345...works fine. Its all about personal preference and how much you are willing to spend. One thing we ran into last winter on the ice....my buddy's HB Ice 35 was having trouble next to a cliff with a sidehill...kept bouncing around getting different readings. My 345 color unit worked okay. there might be some settings to fix that issue. Id be interested to hear back from some flasher folks!
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