As summer weather comes to an end and temperatures begin to drop, anglers across the country begin to focus on the ice fishing season. With the season fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to take stock of your gear and make adjustments, so you’ll be ready to go when the water freezes. This year, anglers are in luck because Lowrance® has made the gear piece easy with its new Explorer Series Ice Fishing Pack.
Combining the most advanced ice fishing features in a convenient, newly designed package, the Explorer Ice Fishing Pack includes Lowrance’s best-selling Elite FS™ 9 display with the best ActiveTarget® Live Sonar, an ice fishing bag redesigned premium. and shuttle frame, as well as a new transducer stick for ActiveTarget Down/Forward and Scout modes. The pack also includes a long-lasting 24Ah lithium battery with two USB charging ports and a built-in voltage meter, allowing anglers to stay on the ice all day or in a shack all night without the need for a battery additional
Hard water fishing adds another layer of difficulty because anglers are left guessing about the best spots and can’t see what’s going on under the ice. In the past, ice anglers had to drill several holes in a lake and test each one to get a feel for the structure and look for fish. Now with highly detailed C-MAP® graphics on the Elite FS display, anglers can map and log their sonar logs in the summer and navigate to the same spots in the winter, saving them a lot of time drilling and allowing them more time. to fish Plus, ActiveTarget Live Sonar takes ice fishing to the next level. Many anglers use underwater cameras which leave them at the mercy of water clarity. With live sonar, they can see great distances around and know immediately if it’s an active site. The beauty of ActiveTarget is that it takes the guesswork out of it and not only allows anglers to locate fish much faster, but also see how they react to bait in real time.
Starting at $2,599, the Explorer Ice Fishing Series package has everything you need to grab and go for a day on the ice. Explorer Series items can also be purchased separately or as other kits, including:
- Explorer ActiveTarget Kit – ActiveTarget, premium Explorer bag and shuttle frame, gel transducer pole for ActiveTarget, 24Ah lithium battery with two USB charging ports and built-in voltage meter, custom wiring harness and an Ethernet cable. There is no screen included with this kit.
- Explorer ice bag – Premium Explorer bag and shuttle frame and custom wiring harness
- Ice Powder Explorer – Ice Transducer Pole by ActiveTarget
- Explorer Ice Bag and Stick – Premium Explorer Bag and Shuttle Frame, Custom Wiring Harness and Ice Transducer Stick for ActiveTarget
The Explorer Series is available at select authorized retailers as well as online, including Lowrance.com. For more information and to view the entire Lowrance ice fishing schedule, visit www.lowrance.com/lowrance/activity/ice-fishing/.