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    Cool Duel Frequency Transducer


    Can someone tell me what the duel frequency does for you on your fish finder, and is it a must, or can you do without that option? Thanks
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    If you are a professional walleye fisherman or deep sea fisherman, I can say yes, it's worth it. The duel freq. is great in deep water, salt and if you are going to be fishing amongst cover in the mid depth range for lets say eyes.
    If you are very,(and I stress very) knowledgeable about your graph, know what you are looking at and then know how to use your graph to stay on top of what you see,,, it's worth it.

    The difference in the frequencies, is for the person that uses them in different types of water environments. Lets say your using your graph in salt water over 200ft. A lower freq. will be better for you because the lower freq. will penetrate the denser water column then a high freq. The same thing is true if your using the graph in shallower water with a lot of vegetation. Low freq. will penetrate the vegetation better then high freq. You have,,, and I stress HAVE,,, to be knowledgeable about your unit.
    I'm not a pro at this.
    I will say though,,,,, I have hundreds and hundreds of hours watching that screen in front of me. The best teacher is experience. If you are fishing fresh water??? Don't worry about duef freq.

    Good question.
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    Default Transducer

    The 60deg. (wide) gives you a lot bigger viewing area. I have it and like it.

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    I'm real happy with a single beam transducer.
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    I wished I had a transducer. I cut the wire going to mine today with my trolling motor. No front finder now.

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    FisherMike is right on. In fact I called Lowrance before I bought my X102C and they told me I would just be wasting money on a dual freq unit unless I was using it in very deep water.
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    Yes not necessary unless you fish real deep water like offshore.

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    Done spent the money on it two years ago...think I could trade it in for the lesser transducer?:o
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    Quote Originally Posted by stumpbumpers
    Done spent the money on it two years ago...think I could trade it in for the lesser transducer?:o
    You should be able to run your graph on just the narrow beam of a dual beam transducer.
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    Thanks Jerry

    Yes I do have that option and have switched back and forth...

    got to thinking after this post that, maybe it will work better with the one beam...

    If it is set on one beam I sure hope it has been the right beam...:o
    Last edited by stumpbumpers; 11-04-2006 at 06:53 AM.
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