12-29-2015, 12:51 AM
As it was previously said, its a matter of personal preference. For ice fishing, i prefer a wide screen sonar. I think it helps to look back at the history to see what happened. Most of the modern units allows me to use a flasher screen if I desire. On the normal sonar screen, the far right side is basically "live" anyways. Furthermore, I can't picture a scenario where I would need target separation smaller than 3 or 4 inches. Plus i can use the unit on a boat. As pictured in the previously posted video, the Lowrance Elite 5 is a great machine. When I save up some money, I am buying one. I use an older Lowrance model and catch plenty of fish. I respect the other opinions of the flasher people that have posted previously. It works for them. Decide what works for you. For me, its the wide screen sonars.