Quote Originally Posted by grizwilson View Post
Turn your unit on out of the water, stick your ear next to the transducer..... decide for yourself, I think it scares fish
Maybe it does, but I run mine all the time in water <5 ft deep and don’t seem to have many issues. Granted, it could be scaring fish that I never even knew where there, but they seem to bite pretty good. 16 foot rods out away from the boat could have something to do with that too I reckon.