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Location: Bonduel WI | Quick question, i plan on doing a lot of fishing on the Bay of Green Bay this summer and was wondering if i should have a VHF Radio or some type of communication for fishing such a big water. Any advice or suggestions would be good.
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Location: So. Illinois | A marine band radio is a must. don't leave home without it..... |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | As the guy who's going to come looking for you when the #*#* hits the fan (USCG helo flight mechanic) I say YES! get a VHF radio. Being able to hail and communicate is priceless. I have a hard mounted and a hand held VHF on my boat. |
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Location: Bonduel WI | esox, what brand do you have and how do you like it? Any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Guys
Edited by sledneck68 4/20/2010 12:35 AM
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I've got a Lowrance LVR-850 (I think that's the model). I got it for free, and I like it alot. I like that it's wired to mate up with my Lowrance on the console and will accomdate the....aw crap.....I can't remember what it's called....it's the thing where your radio has the individual ID number and you can be identified and located via that number. Not many small boats utilize it, and I can't say I do much either, but it is hooked up and should I ever need it, it's there.
As far as hand held, I have an iCom M-72. Which is a 6w radio, which is the most legally powerful hand held. It doesn't float, but I've got it on a leash tethered to my life jacket should I be in the water. They both work great.
But any name brand radio will do you well. iCom, Uniden, Raymarine, Cobra, will all do fine. You get what you pay for. Don't be afraid to spend a bit, because you'll be glad you did. Think about it....you're likely talking on it because you "need" something, and not for chit chat conversation. |
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Location: Bonduel WI | This defiantly helps, I was considering the same model of Lowrance you have and i think thats what I'm going to stick with. I have read many good things about it. Thanks for your input!
Tyler Rosin
Edited by sledneck68 4/20/2010 2:27 PM
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Location: lansing, il | Anyone got a Handheld Cobra brand? Like em or dislike? Any recommendation for a particular model??
I wouldve liked to have had one on sunday when the 38 footer ran over my planerboards! $#%@#@ |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Great thread. I also have a question. I had a nice Raymarine on my rig for a few years, but it went kapoot last fall, and I'll be looking for a new one in the $120-140 range fairly soon. any recomendations on something in that range? Also, I currently have my radio rogged to an 8' antenna which is in the way up or down. I was wondering if they made a hard wired radio, with a smaller antenna attached, similar to those on the handhelds. Thanks in advance. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Man, ditch the 8'er! I've got a standard 3' wire whip antenna and I can talk from the north side of LSC to downtown Detroit with it, which is 15-20 miles. And there may be a repeater or two in there, but I can still go ship to ship a good length of the lake. Most 3'ers have a mount that allows you to lay it down and be out of the way. Not that it's really in the way when upright....
Edited by esoxfly 4/21/2010 10:01 AM
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Location: north central wisconsin | could I just unscrew the 8'er and use the same bracket etc? I think it is a shakespere galaxy. Thanks man. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Yes, should be able to, but don't quote me. I've never seen any other kind of mount on an antennae. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Two different options.
Four footers:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrappe...
Stainless Steel Whip Three footer:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/horizontal-pod.jsp?... |
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