I do run into a number of people that ask me if they should get forward facing  sonar or live sonar. Honestly my reply was, "heck yeah"! The next question; "is it really worth the money"? My next reply was, "heck yeah"!

Believe it or not after some experimentation and further use I may have changed my mind. There are so many factors that come into play when it comes to high-end electronics. I really think that forward facing sonar or live sonar should be considered high-end electronics. If you're a weekend fisherman or you fish even once a month, do you need live sonar? No. Do you need side imaging?  No. Do you need GPS with sonar and down imaging? Heck yes! Good thing there, you can get into it without spending a whole bunch of money and you can still use it find fish and catch fish. With live sonar you will spend more money with an expectation it will catch more fish.

I spent the last two winters wondering why I couldn't catch fish. I now know after conducting an experiment, it's most likely the pinging of those multiple transducers that may have kept the fish away.

Should you sit on the ice in 5 to 12 ft of water with your live sonar on the entire time? I'm going to say, "no". I won't do that again. I will use it every time but not all the time. I used it for bass fishing and it was phenomenal, almost like a video game. If you think you need it, buy it. If you're on the fence, save the money.

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