In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
In the settings the live side bar is called A-Scope. Should be in the settings. Also turn up the speed to ultra. Helps a lot. Turning on night mode and changing the color to darker saves the battery for days
Before upgrading to my 75sv this year, I used a Striker4 (just the regular one, not the Plus) with the portable kit on my boat, on the ice and on my kayak. It worked really well in all three applications. Garmin, in my opinion, make the best units on the market today, specially ones like the Striker4 that just have so much value for money. Great video, it's nice to see the SamCam in action again!
WOW! Almost 80K subs??? I knew it was coming, from the editing quality to the tips and tricks you give, your videos are by far (in my opinion) the best fishing videos on the internet! Keep up the great work and 100K will come in no time!
Awesome video, I wish I had seen it before I shelled out $240 for the Striker portable bundle and another $120 for the ice fishing transducer like a dummy! Loved the DIY kit portion too, so helpful. I also really appreciated the tip on Dakota Batteries, weight and battery life matters for a lot of my fishing missions, so I’ll be checking this out. Thanks so much.
Hi Jay love all your fishing videos. I bought the striker 4 ice fishing combo 1 year ago,can't say enough good things about it. Keep up the great work.
Jay, love the channel and especially the teaching side of it! I would love to hear you talk a bit about the line you typically use. When to use braid with a mono leader, when to use all mono, what pound, etc. Thanks!
Another great video! Striker 4 plus is a great starter unit!! Love my Striker ice bundle! Love your videos buddy! Definitely the most professionally done fishing vids on the net!
I’ve been waiting for a decent video of striker 4 performance - thanks!! Getting one for the canoe likely - would be awesome to see a summer video setting one up for open water. Cheers
Just bought a striker 4 and I am going to use your design. Thank you for the info and looks like you had a great day on the ice. Keep the videos coming
Thanks for teaching me the word janky. I also appreciate the boat transducer use. I just about melted down when I realized the package I bought didn't come with an ice transducer (days before going out on the ice). You gave me hope.
Appreciate the demonstration, I probably will set one up exactly as you did here, I will compare the bag setup but I like things practical like what you've done here.
Striker 4cv is what I have, for ice and open water. Easy to make portable. Plus, it's a GPS AND maps your lakes!!!! Congrats on the milestone Jay. Cheers!
Best budget sonar for sure! I bought one 2 years ago since then I’ve had 5 of my friends get the same one. Perfect for weekend warriors. Awesome transducer rig, sent it to my buddies as some of them don’t have the iceducer
@@brose3975 I don't know, I've never used the ice transducer, it works good enough that I don't think I have to. It's just a "T" frame held together with a bolt and wingnut, in the summer I undo the wingnut and add on another piece I made to grip my canoe side. so it works all year long just fine for me. honestly I couldn't be happier with the unit or my homemade rig, I live up in northern ontario so all I fish is smallish backcountry lakes. The unit itself I mounted to a milk crate and I run it off a drill battery, I use the milk crate to hold stuff like spools of line and my tackle and snacks and it even holds my gas augerhead ontop for when I pack it into my sled, and in the summer it holds a deep cycle battery for a trolling motor . I mean I could make a little box like jay has but I'd still carry a milk crate for my augerhead and to pack small stuff in my sled anyways, heck the little box would probably end up in the milk crate
I have this fish finder and it’s by far the best bang for your buck! I use it in the summer on my tinny and now in the winter for ice fishing. You can’t go wrong with it.
I have a Garmin Striker Vivid4 on my Jon boat and it’s absolutely amazing. I’m going to get the ice fishing kit for it and I will try your awesome battery setup. Thanks!
Jay that was a great example of building your own portable ice sonar! I know a lot of guys out here in BC are using those Garmin Strykers since they are so affordable!
Jay, another Excellent videos as always!This is awesome way to start with electronics. I'm on my second season with my striker 4 portable and I'm at the point now I'd rather fish with out a hook then with out my fish finder. Excellent beginner unit, but I see myself upgrading in the future.
I did something similar but am using my 20v dewalt batteries as a power source. Bought an adapter on the jungle site and a voltage regulator to step down to 12 volts. Works great! Adapters are also available for other power tool makes.
Great tips! I've been using one of those mounted on the top of a small toolbox for two years now. Paid $90 U.S. for it. I bashed a small hole in the top of the toolbox to run the wires through. Mine's rigged even more hoky than Jay's. I ran the transducer wire through the mount so that I can just hang it by the wire. I have a zip tie running through the bolt hole between the mount and the transducer instead of a bolt and I just level the transducer by adjusting its angle on the mount. In the spring I zip tie the mount onto a broom handle that I clamp to the side of the boat. I use my Garmin Inreach and Earthmate for my mapping...so I don't miss it in the Striker 4.
Nice unit and video. I have a Garmin echo 300c that I used for years before buying a marcum flasher. Same features as the Striker and works just as well. Close to the same price for those that like the Garmin brand.
Great video as always Jay thanks!! I would suggest spraying “great stuff” expanding foam in the short T section. It will add floatation and dampen sound too
Another outstanding video!!! Very informative, and a well designed little unit that you cleverly packaged into a protected, take anywhere and run all weekend system. The only downside to this that I can see is trying to convince Samantha that we NEED a musical segment in the episodes from now on!!! Looking forward to the next video, take care and be safe!!!
Nice work... I have a very similar setup (Lowrance 4X chirp) with an open water transducer. I made my transducer arm out of ABS water pipe with a PVC screw-in fitting for the transducer. Works the charm, easy to assemble no complaints. I usually drill a separate hole for the transducer in-between two holes for fishing. Nothing beats tangling a fish up in the transducer and popping it off....
Nice review! Got mine last summer for canoe trips and converted for the ice this winter as a backup for the Helix. Super easy on the batteries! Love the song Sam’s singing. LOL! Burn!
I use the same exact finder on my little 16 foot fishing boat for small lakes around me, I love it! Def thinking about buying another power cable and transducer to use ice fishing! Great video guys!
Jay this was a great video show casing the Stryker 4! As someone who sells this product I've always seen the value of it and your video made it that much more apparent!
Great video. I have same unit, built on a small plastic ammo box using one of my 5Ah lithium drill battery as power source which last for well beyond a full day. As for "I don't understand how they did it for $170?". Its other way around, many "other" products are over priced in my true opinion. (especially when knowing cost for the middle man before distribution price) btw... that unit and your ring is a perfect match.
Thanks so much for reviewing the Striker 4. I was just awarded the complete kit from work, for 25th year anniversary! I've never had a fish finder, so maybe my luck will change now that I've got one!
I use one of those in A-scope mode through the ice. I put it on one of those blue Genz Pack carriers for a Vexilar and bought an iceducer for it. I like it a lot.
This works great bought this and created the set up but use some different materials. Took he kids out today to try it we had a blast. Thank you for sharing this inventive and inexpensive way.
It is an awesome unit. I used to run a FL-8 but put it away ever since I got the Garmin. Its helped catch a bunch of fish for me and nice that I mark a honey hole when I find one.
I’ve got the striker 4 with the GT8 ducer and I love it. The GT8 costs just as much as the bare unit, so it’s up there in price but the portability of it is nice and I’m not worried to much as I would be using my helix 7 bouncing around behind the snowmobile. Great work as usual jay!
Jay thanks for the video. I had this finder on my boat allready and never thought of doing this. I have been wanting a flasher for the step son for awhile now but didnt have the cash. This will help a bunch!!
Great video!! been on the fence for what unit to buy and you swayed me on the striker 4 plus!! got mine coming in tomorrow with the ice bundle kit with battery, bag, and ice ducer for only $249!! keep it up!
Love your channel.. while waiting for ice season to begin in upstate New York me and my girlfriend found it hilarious that she shares the name with your girls name love the Sam cam and this is exactly how our ice fishing trips as well as open water goes although she doesn’t have the same knowledge I still get out fished stay safe on the water and tight lines!
I use this setup currently and love it. I throw it on my kayak in the summertime and map places out with the built in auto mapping, and then I can use the maps I've built when I'm out ice fishing. Navionics is a great tool for getting to a location, and then your garmin for fine tuning where you want to plug your holes. I've found it's really nice to have it on a long pole, so I can walk around and probe holes I just drilled with the battery box in one hand and the transducer stick in the other. You can run it side by side with 77hz and 200hz to get rid of your deadzone on the bottom.
Super informational about the striker Jay and Sam🔥👍🔥. Great video as always keep it up. Also Jay, maybe next time sit back and let Sam catch the big ones🤣🤣
I bought one for myself this winter. I cannot believe how well it works for under 200 bucks. Truly an amazing help to guys who want quality electronics but can't afford 500, 1000, 3000+ dollar units
Great video, headed out soon to use mine! I love my striker 4 kit. Mine ran me 179.00 US. I also bought the aqua view micro stealth 4.3 and between the 2 its been a hoot to ice fish. Between both electronics I'm only in for about 400.00 bucks. Love both of them. Hope to get into some Perch, Crappies and blue gills this afternoon! Keep up the great content.
Hey Robert, how is the screen size on this for you? Do you enjoy it on the portrait view versus the traditional landscape? Are there issues with it standing upright or battery issues in the deep cold?
I lucked into mine and am so happy with it. I can sit there for hours now, marking, but not catching, fish, lol! I just got it, so excited to put it on my kayak and canoe.
Hi, found one at Cabelas. Bare unit $179 portable kit $229. I bought the kit. Only used it a couple of times, as its the end of ice fishing season but seems pretty good. Never used a flasher before but seems straight forward. I like idea of GPS too. Thanks for the tip. Love your work. Keep it up.
I have the striker 4 and love it. I took 1” pvc pipe for transducer pole then 2” to sit on the ice. I drilled a 1” hole for the pvc pipe to go through and have quick adjustments for ice thickness
I do have the GT8HW ice transducer they make a cheaper one now too then there's the GT10HN ice ducer, my setup is traditional, with A-scope and scroll speed set to ultra scroll and I usually run medium auto gain and adjust up and down depending on depth and lure I'm using. Spectacular little unit I like it much more then my flx12
I use the traditional with the split screen. Just got back today from the U.P. and had no problems with the battery and it was in the single digits up there. Caught some small perch and had a hoot with my long time friend. Hope that helps you a little.
Hey Jay great video. I made the same setup. A few weeks ago. I made mine with a garmin striker 5clear view. I mounted it to a soft side cooler from walmart. It's nice I have enough room for my battery graph and 4 18v drill batteries for my drill auger. Great video. I only have like 300 $ us on my whole setup
I’ve just started getting into ice fishing the past couple of years and I really appreciate the review on this cheaper unit. I think it’s worth the investment and I’m confident the battery life is going to be better then the ball and phone unit. Thx jay!
got one for the wife last year, i liked the a scope and history style so much i sold my humminbird ice 55 and picked up the garmin striker 5, damn near the same, few more options. love the unit and a great “upgrade” from the classic flasher. i also use it on little carry in boat for hidden lakes
The best underrated flasher. I use this unit and I am blown away on how many features it has for the price. Ascope and traditional is the best! Excellent video JS. :)
@@JaySiemens now please do a review on the Intex Mariner 4. Inflatable fishing boats. Not all of us can afford the dream setup. Its what I use to get on the fish. And quite frankly there is something about these simple setups that are totally addictive to customize. If ever you are thinking of an idea. I would suggest the intex line of inflatables.
This is a great little unit!! For sure in my price range! I would have liked to see the flasher mode in action a bit more but im sure its damn good too. Thanks guys!
Out of nowhere..."what hurts the most...was being so close" had me rolling lol!
This ^ wins
She's a gem.
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
TI units?
In the settings the live side bar is called A-Scope. Should be in the settings. Also turn up the speed to ultra. Helps a lot. Turning on night mode and changing the color to darker saves the battery for days
Is the A-scope only a feature for the plus model?
@@jiggz28 I don't believe so. I have the original striker 4
I have 4 plus and cannot find the a scope feature. can you assist please. @@BrandonMcCrackan
When Sam starts to sing I was like game over lol. Such a heart breaker
Voice of an angel
Seeing Sam's excitement when she saw the first perch come up and hit her bait had me smiling! Such a fun feeling!
Any video with Sam, I’m watching. Actually I’d love to see her with a channel, Sam’s kitchen and fishing!!
Before upgrading to my 75sv this year, I used a Striker4 (just the regular one, not the Plus) with the portable kit on my boat, on the ice and on my kayak. It worked really well in all three applications. Garmin, in my opinion, make the best units on the market today, specially ones like the Striker4 that just have so much value for money.
Great video, it's nice to see the SamCam in action again!
Thanks for the input! And for watching!
WOW! Almost 80K subs??? I knew it was coming, from the editing quality to the tips and tricks you give, your videos are by far (in my opinion) the best fishing videos on the internet! Keep up the great work and 100K will come in no time!
I agree
The "Sam Cam" is responsible for at least 18K subs also.😃
I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for making the vid I was waiting for needed a bigger platform really getting into the striker
Love it, your trying to explain the options and Sam looks at the camera like give me the pole I want to fish... 😆
Really appreciate you demonstrating a diy bundle for this unit, I'll be doing the same thing for this ice season!
Hey Jay congrats almost 80k!! That amazing how far you've gone just since last summer almost 40k keep up the amazing content!!
Thanks for supporting this wild ride!!!
Thanks for the tips! I’ve been using the Striker 4 for 2 years now and learned a few things myself. Love the channel. Jealous of your adventures!
Great to hear!
Awesome video, I wish I had seen it before I shelled out $240 for the Striker portable bundle and another $120 for the ice fishing transducer like a dummy! Loved the DIY kit portion too, so helpful. I also really appreciated the tip on Dakota Batteries, weight and battery life matters for a lot of my fishing missions, so I’ll be checking this out. Thanks so much.
Hi Jay love all your fishing videos. I bought the striker 4 ice fishing combo 1 year ago,can't say enough good things about it. Keep up the great work.
Great to hear! Thanks!
Jay, love the channel and especially the teaching side of it! I would love to hear you talk a bit about the line you typically use. When to use braid with a mono leader, when to use all mono, what pound, etc. Thanks!
Hey, Just know we really and throughly enjoy your videos. Happy New Years Sam and Jay. Be safe.
Another great video!
Striker 4 plus is a great starter unit!! Love my Striker ice bundle! Love your videos buddy! Definitely the most professionally done fishing vids on the net!
I appreciate that! Thank you!!
I’ve been waiting for a decent video of striker 4 performance - thanks!! Getting one for the canoe likely - would be awesome to see a summer video setting one up for open water. Cheers
Just bought a striker 4 and I am going to use your design. Thank you for the info and looks like you had a great day on the ice. Keep the videos coming
Thanks so much!
Thanks for teaching me the word janky. I also appreciate the boat transducer use. I just about melted down when I realized the package I bought didn't come with an ice transducer (days before going out on the ice). You gave me hope.
Appreciate the demonstration, I probably will set one up exactly as you did here, I will compare the bag setup but I like things practical like what you've done here.
Thank you for the video and making my Sunday morning much more enjoyable!
Thank you so much for watching!
hahaha gotta love when Sam cheers ya up. keep up the sweet vids jay!
Thanks so much!
You guys rock! Love your vids and helpful tips and reviews. Thanks again. ✌️
Thanks for watching!
Striker 4cv is what I have, for ice and open water. Easy to make portable. Plus, it's a GPS AND maps your lakes!!!!
Congrats on the milestone Jay. Cheers!
Awesome! Thank you!
Went ice fishing for the first time because of you and it was awesome!!! Keep it up!
So good!
Keep up the great videos! Legitly learn so much from them!
Thats great! Thank you!!
Best budget sonar for sure! I bought one 2 years ago since then I’ve had 5 of my friends get the same one. Perfect for weekend warriors.
Awesome transducer rig, sent it to my buddies as some of them don’t have the iceducer
I made the same type of rig but a lot smaller with 2 pieces of hockey sticks.
@@forfrigsakes3330 1/5 of my buddies used the old hockey sticks and some duct tape!
Works great 👍🏼
does the homemade setup have any major downfalls instead of the iceducer?
@@brose3975 I don't know, I've never used the ice transducer, it works good enough that I don't think I have to. It's just a "T" frame held together with a bolt and wingnut, in the summer I undo the wingnut and add on another piece I made to grip my canoe side. so it works all year long just fine for me. honestly I couldn't be happier with the unit or my homemade rig, I live up in northern ontario so all I fish is smallish backcountry lakes. The unit itself I mounted to a milk crate and I run it off a drill battery, I use the milk crate to hold stuff like spools of line and my tackle and snacks and it even holds my gas augerhead ontop for when I pack it into my sled, and in the summer it holds a deep cycle battery for a trolling motor . I mean I could make a little box like jay has but I'd still carry a milk crate for my augerhead and to pack small stuff in my sled anyways, heck the little box would probably end up in the milk crate
@@brose3975 honestly don’t think so but maybe I’ll do a comparison next time on the water and let you know!
Might I’ll even make a video
I have this fish finder and it’s by far the best bang for your buck! I use it in the summer on my tinny and now in the winter for ice fishing. You can’t go wrong with it.
I have a Garmin Striker Vivid4 on my Jon boat and it’s absolutely amazing. I’m going to get the ice fishing kit for it and I will try your awesome battery setup. Thanks!
Jay that was a great example of building your own portable ice sonar! I know a lot of guys out here in BC are using those Garmin Strykers since they are so affordable!
Its a great option!
Got here right away. Always love these vids
Jay, another Excellent videos as always!This is awesome way to start with electronics. I'm on my second season with my striker 4 portable and I'm at the point now I'd rather fish with out a hook then with out my fish finder. Excellent beginner unit, but I see myself upgrading in the future.
If it's possible Jay I'd love to see a comparison between the aqua view micro stealth and the new Marcum recon 5.
Great info! I might have to try that setup with my striker4.
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Thanks for watching!
I did something similar but am using my 20v dewalt batteries as a power source. Bought an adapter on the jungle site and a voltage regulator to step down to 12 volts. Works great!
Adapters are also available for other power tool makes.
Great tips! I've been using one of those mounted on the top of a small toolbox for two years now. Paid $90 U.S. for it. I bashed a small hole in the top of the toolbox to run the wires through.
Mine's rigged even more hoky than Jay's. I ran the transducer wire through the mount so that I can just hang it by the wire. I have a zip tie running through the bolt hole between the mount and the transducer instead of a bolt and I just level the transducer by adjusting its angle on the mount. In the spring I zip tie the mount onto a broom handle that I clamp to the side of the boat.
I use my Garmin Inreach and Earthmate for my mapping...so I don't miss it in the Striker 4.
Hey bill, which model did u get? there’s 3 or 4 now
Nice unit and video. I have a Garmin echo 300c that I used for years before buying a marcum flasher. Same features as the Striker and works just as well. Close to the same price for those that like the Garmin brand.
Great video as always Jay thanks!! I would suggest spraying “great stuff” expanding foam in the short T section. It will add floatation and dampen sound too
That’s a great idea!
Love the tips that you give they help me ice fishing a little bit better thanks for the tips
Another outstanding video!!! Very informative, and a well designed little unit that you cleverly packaged into a protected, take anywhere and run all weekend system. The only downside to this that I can see is trying to convince Samantha that we NEED a musical segment in the episodes from now on!!! Looking forward to the next video, take care and be safe!!!
Usually I can't get her to stop singing so this could be an easy request.
@@JaySiemens Make it so!!!
Literally the best for the money! Got two buddies into ice fishing this year and they love it so far.
Awesome!
Great DYI, And great singing Sam! Always hurts to loose a nice fish!
Nice work...
I have a very similar setup (Lowrance 4X chirp) with an open water transducer. I made my transducer arm out of ABS water pipe with a PVC screw-in fitting for the transducer. Works the charm, easy to assemble no complaints. I usually drill a separate hole for the transducer in-between two holes for fishing. Nothing beats tangling a fish up in the transducer and popping it off....
Definitely! Thanks for the input!
Nice review! Got mine last summer for canoe trips and converted for the ice this winter as a backup for the Helix. Super easy on the batteries! Love the song Sam’s singing. LOL! Burn!
Awesome! And yes. She's a gem.
I use the same exact finder on my little 16 foot fishing boat for small lakes around me, I love it! Def thinking about buying another power cable and transducer to use ice fishing! Great video guys!
Thank you!!
I own the striker ice kit and I love the flasher mode on it the only small problem with it is the mapping on it, and congrats on almost 80k
Video quality is amazing jay keep it up almost 100k.
Working on it! Thank you!
Great video !! I bought this unit last year, overall a great unit!!
Jay this was a great video show casing the Stryker 4! As someone who sells this product I've always seen the value of it and your video made it that much more apparent!
Thats great! Thanks!
Great video. I have same unit, built on a small plastic ammo box using one of my 5Ah lithium drill battery as power source which last for well beyond a full day.
As for "I don't understand how they did it for $170?". Its other way around, many "other" products are over priced in my true opinion. (especially when knowing cost for the middle man before distribution price)
btw... that unit and your ring is a perfect match.
Got mine two weeks ago. Love it. I got the plus 4 ice kit for 250.
Thanks so much for reviewing the Striker 4. I was just awarded the complete kit from work, for 25th year anniversary! I've never had a fish finder, so maybe my luck will change now that I've got one!
Its a great rig! Best of luck!
I use one of those in A-scope mode through the ice. I put it on one of those blue Genz Pack carriers for a Vexilar and bought an iceducer for it. I like it a lot.
This is how I need to get mine up!!! Thanks Jay!!!!
This works great bought this and created the set up but use some different materials. Took he kids out today to try it we had a blast. Thank you for sharing this inventive and inexpensive way.
We were really impressed with it too! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, I have the striker ice 5 as a second unit and only used flasher setting, I’m very new to this stuff..... thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I bought that unit this winter. I love it! So cheap and perfect for people that don't have a big budget for the higher priced units
I totally agree! A great option!
It is an awesome unit. I used to run a FL-8 but put it away ever since I got the Garmin. Its helped catch a bunch of fish for me and nice that I mark a honey hole when I find one.
Thats awesome!
I just purchased all these material thank you for sharing a reasonable unit and showing it works.
Glad I could help!
I’ve got the striker 4 with the GT8 ducer and I love it. The GT8 costs just as much as the bare unit, so it’s up there in price but the portability of it is nice and I’m not worried to much as I would be using my helix 7 bouncing around behind the snowmobile. Great work as usual jay!
Thanks for the input!!
Jay thanks for the video. I had this finder on my boat allready and never thought of doing this. I have been wanting a flasher for the step son for awhile now but didnt have the cash. This will help a bunch!!
Thats great to hear!
Thanks for the tips I have a striker 4 plus, love it. I made the support as soon as I finished watching it.
Great to hear!
Great video!! been on the fence for what unit to buy and you swayed me on the striker 4 plus!! got mine coming in tomorrow with the ice bundle kit with battery, bag, and ice ducer for only $249!! keep it up!
Awesome!
I use the Striker 4 plus. I purchased the dual beam ice transducer this year which allows for a split screen (flasher + traditional). Great video!
I also have the striker 4 but not the plus edition. May i ask how you can put the flasher and the traditional on the same screen?
@@jasonderulo9577 if you purchase the Dual Beam-IF Ice transducer, you will see a new option for split screen.
I bought a striker right before Christmas. Love it so far. Great weekend warrior only get out a few times a season unit.
Awesome!
Love your channel.. while waiting for ice season to begin in upstate New York me and my girlfriend found it hilarious that she shares the name with your girls name love the Sam cam and this is exactly how our ice fishing trips as well as open water goes although she doesn’t have the same knowledge I still get out fished stay safe on the water and tight lines!
I use this setup currently and love it. I throw it on my kayak in the summertime and map places out with the built in auto mapping, and then I can use the maps I've built when I'm out ice fishing. Navionics is a great tool for getting to a location, and then your garmin for fine tuning where you want to plug your holes. I've found it's really nice to have it on a long pole, so I can walk around and probe holes I just drilled with the battery box in one hand and the transducer stick in the other. You can run it side by side with 77hz and 200hz to get rid of your deadzone on the bottom.
Good to know! Thank you!
I bought one of these for my boat in 2018 and I am super-impressed! It will even show the thermocline! Amazon's price is currently $105.21.
So good!
Super informational about the striker Jay and Sam🔥👍🔥. Great video as always keep it up. Also Jay, maybe next time sit back and let Sam catch the big ones🤣🤣
She's the pro!
As always, great content, great video. Thanks!
Thank you!
I bought one for myself this winter. I cannot believe how well it works for under 200 bucks. Truly an amazing help to guys who want quality electronics but can't afford 500, 1000, 3000+ dollar units
Its such a good option!
Great video, headed out soon to use mine! I love my striker 4 kit. Mine ran me 179.00 US. I also bought the aqua view micro stealth 4.3 and between the 2 its been a hoot to ice fish. Between both electronics I'm only in for about 400.00 bucks. Love both of them. Hope to get into some Perch, Crappies and blue gills this afternoon! Keep up the great content.
Thats awesome! Thanks for watching!
Hey Robert, how is the screen size on this for you? Do you enjoy it on the portrait view versus the traditional landscape? Are there issues with it standing upright or battery issues in the deep cold?
Ordered up some catch and cook for ourselves. Harvested a few bluegills and tried it out. Worked great, tastes great!! Thanks Jay!
So awesome! Thanks for the support!!!
I lucked into mine and am so happy with it. I can sit there for hours now, marking, but not catching, fish, lol! I just got it, so excited to put it on my kayak and canoe.
Haha best of luck with the catching part!
I like the way you did that with the summer transducer. I have a finder for smaller lakes that I’m gonna try this with.
Awesome!
Great video! I have a Garmin Striker 4 for my Kayak, this video gives me what I need to to adapt for ice fishing!
Glad I could help!
Such a good video all around!
Great job!
Thank you!!
Like the reviews, useful in selecting one soon, thank you for sharing, New viewer from Canada
Thanks for being here!
I love these. Have one for both my wife and I. I have a few friends that have strayed away from their Vexilars and gone with Striker 4 plus.
its a good one!
Awesome setup for us budget conscious. Thanks so much
It's a great option!
Thanks so much for the transducer mod tip!
Hi, found one at Cabelas. Bare unit $179 portable kit $229. I bought the kit. Only used it a couple of times, as its the end of ice fishing season but seems pretty good. Never used a flasher before but seems straight forward. I like idea of GPS too. Thanks for the tip. Love your work. Keep it up.
Thanks so much for watching! Best of luck!
I really like these vids where you share tips at the gear shed
Great video guys! I was wondering about this
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have the striker 4 and love it. I took 1” pvc pipe for transducer pole then 2” to sit on the ice. I drilled a 1” hole for the pvc pipe to go through and have quick adjustments for ice thickness
Cool!
Love watching fish come off the bottom and chowing a bait on the graph! Espcially fun with a group of White Bass!
I do have the GT8HW ice transducer they make a cheaper one now too then there's the GT10HN ice ducer, my setup is traditional, with A-scope and scroll speed set to ultra scroll and I usually run medium auto gain and adjust up and down depending on depth and lure I'm using. Spectacular little unit I like it much more then my flx12
Traditional mode with A-scope on is my go to for ice. Flasher and history on the screen at the same time.
I use the traditional with the split screen. Just got back today from the U.P. and had no problems with the battery and it was in the single digits up there. Caught some small perch and had a hoot with my long time friend. Hope that helps you a little.
Love the video, definitely gonna get one.
Hey Jay great video. I made the same setup. A few weeks ago. I made mine with a garmin striker 5clear view. I mounted it to a soft side cooler from walmart. It's nice I have enough room for my battery graph and 4 18v drill batteries for my drill auger. Great video. I only have like 300 $ us on my whole setup
Thats great!
Very great and entertaining video! DIY Stryker 4 set up is clearly the way to go on a budget wow! Happy new subscriber
Thanks for following along! Glad you liked it!
I just got the striker 4 ice bundle this year and I love it! Especially because I can use it on the yak for open water.
Awesome!
I’ve just started getting into ice fishing the past couple of years and I really appreciate the review on this cheaper unit. I think it’s worth the investment and I’m confident the battery life is going to be better then the ball and phone unit. Thx jay!
I use a makita 18v drill battery and it'll last for several weeks.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
got one for the wife last year, i liked the a scope and history style so much i sold my humminbird ice 55 and picked up the garmin striker 5, damn near the same, few more options. love the unit and a great “upgrade” from the classic flasher. i also use it on little carry in boat for hidden lakes
It's a good one! Thanks for watching!
The best underrated flasher. I use this unit and I am blown away on how many features it has for the price. Ascope and traditional is the best! Excellent video JS. :)
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!
@@JaySiemens now please do a review on the Intex Mariner 4. Inflatable fishing boats. Not all of us can afford the dream setup. Its what I use to get on the fish. And quite frankly there is something about these simple setups that are totally addictive to customize. If ever you are thinking of an idea. I would suggest the intex line of inflatables.
This is a great little unit!! For sure in my price range! I would have liked to see the flasher mode in action a bit more but im sure its damn good too. Thanks guys!
Thanks for the input!
Thats what I've been using for a few years, I mount it on a milk crate and use it ice fishing and in my canoe all summer. great little unit for sure.
Right on!
well done. Love the DIY!