Today I am reviewing the LUCKYLAKER Water Boat Fish Finders Depth Portable Handheld Fish Finder which is about $43.
I have been wanting to see how useful these devices can be when I’m fishing and it was a decision to try the $80+ version of the under $43 version.
I opted for the cheaper version that is wired because what better way to find out if it’s useful for my needs.
So, what is this device for? It is to detect the temperature range, the water depth, weeds, rocks and has a fish detector alarm as well.
For power, it has a background light mode, save power mode, color screen and has a wide detection with a water depth up to 100m.
I have read a lot into these fish finders and how the fish shown is not precise because it may include debris or rocks as fish. But I ran several tests and it was able to detect the weedy bottom of the river I was fishing at. Detected a lot of fish but it again, could be underwater debris.
The only thing that I wish it had was a conversion from meters to feet. I was surprised to find out how deep it was not far from the bank as it showed 6 meters (19.6 feet), 7 meters (22.9 feet) and 9 meters (29 feet) to where I was fishing at and that goes to show the danger at the river if one chooses to swim in the area or fall from it. So, it’s good to have this device if precautionary.
I chose the wired version and there a few caveats:
– If you are to use this in a weedy area, beware as the camera can get caught.
– I would reinforce the two main connections (device and the floater/transducer) because one time I was throwing it out and it detached from the device and was stuck in the water by nearly 20 feet. I was very fortunate because I had my 12 foot rod with a sabiki line and after numerous tries, was able to cast and retrieve it. So now I have a speed clip on the device connector and a locking metal leader line on the other end to make sure it will never detach when thrown.
Also, make sure you don’t twirl it by cable, but you’ll have to retrieve it via cable, especially if you are on a higher embankment.
And I guess you can say I was able to test it after the float/transducer and cable fell in the water and it still works, so that’s a plus.
I have read also that the display eats up batteries, so I used rechargeable Eneloop 4 AAA batteries.
So, at $43, does it work? Yes it does.
What is the percentage of accuracy, I really can’t say. But it detected the weedy bottom (I actually tossed out a camera fish finder to confirm and was able to confirm).
But just be careful with the device and immediately make sure to connect the connection on the device to the transducer end, so it doesn’t go flying out like mine did.
The LUCKYLAKER Water Boat Fish Finders Depth Portable Handheld Fish Finder is a useful tool. While I can’t verify its accuracy, it’s still worth using as a tool to see what’s in the bottom and also for depth. As for finding fish, just know that these devices are not perfect. And debris it detects could be considered as fish.
