Garmin ® International, Inc. unveiled its newest ice fishing bundles in advance of the start of the hard-water fishing season. With anglers of every skill and budget in mind, Garmin’s ice fishing bundle lineup now includes options that extend from a 4-inch STRIKERâ„¢ Plus, up to a premium 9-inch ECHOMAPâ„¢ UHD 93sv with award-winning Panoptix LiveScopeâ„¢. Each of the ECHOMAP chartplotter ice bundles have been upgraded to include support for Garmin’s Ultra High-Definition (UHD) scanning sonar, so anglers can pinpoint schools of fish faster with excellent resolution and target separation and spend more time on what’s important – catching fish. And when the ice thaws, all of Garmin’s versatile ice bundles can be easily transitioned to the boat so anglers can fish with their electronics all year long.
“Garmin’s ice fishing bundles give anglers all of the tools they need to help find and catch more fish,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “From new dual-beam ice fishing transducers to preloaded mapping, UHD scanning sonar and industry-leading LiveScope, our robust lineup offers feature-packed solutions that will transform the way anglers fish on the ice.”
LIVESCOPE ICE FISHING BUNDLE & KIT
Paired with a large, 9-inch ECHOMAP UHD 93sv, the Panoptix LiveScope Ice Fishing Bundle allows anglers to take their fishing to the next level with real-time scanning sonar. It features two revolutionary modes in one transducer – LiveScope Down and LiveScope Forward – so anglers can see up to 200 feet under the water in any direction. Either view provides incredibly sharp, real-time scanning sonar images of fish swimming and moving toward or away from the hole and below the surface with remarkable target separation and clarity. The Panoptix LiveScope Ice Fishing Bundle offers full sonar capabilities, including an ice flasher, and support for UHD scanning sonar and CHIRP traditional sonar.*
Like all Garmin chartplotters, the ECHOMAP UHD 93sv has an easy-to-use interface that allows for customized combination screens, so anglers can easily access flasher, map, sonar and other data most important to them. It comes preloaded with LakeVü g3 maps with integrated Garmin and Navionics ® data that cover more than 18,000 lakes.
The Panoptix LiveScope Ice Bundle includes the complete LiveScope System with a swivel pole mount, plus a 12Ah battery with charger and power cable – all in a convenient, glove-friendly portable bag for a suggested retail price of $2799.99. A new LiveScope Ice Fishing Kit that includes the LiveScope System, swivel mount and portable kit is also available for a suggested retail price of $1999.99.
ECHOMAP UHD ICE FISHING BUNDLES
The mid-sized ECHOMAP UHD 73cv and ECHOMAP UHD 63cv Ice Fishing Bundles include a high-wide and high-narrow CHIRP ice fishing transducer, respectfully, with selectable beamwidth and provide crisp, clear fish targets with excellent target separation. The built-in flasher provides precise jig and fish detection as they swim into the sonar beam, and the unique ice fishing sonar mode increases the frequency for better quality images on screen. Both the ECHOMAP UHD 73cv and 63cv also support ClearVü scanning sonar* for nearly photographic images of what’s below the boat.
The ECHOMAP UHD Ice Fishing Bundles come preloaded with LakeVü g3 mapping, Garmin’s latest cartography with integrated Navionics data, for exceptional detail on more than 18,000 lakes. Featuring a 6- or 7-inch keyed-assist touchscreen display, anglers can easily create custom combination pages that combine sonar, flasher and map. Both the ECHOMAP UHD 73cv and ECHOMAP 63sv Ice Bundle include a rugged, glove-friendly carrying case, and are available now for suggested retail prices of $699.99 and $549.99, respectively.
The Panoptix PS22 Ice Bundle has also been updated to include the ECHOMAP UHD 73cv, and offers three types of sonar – narrow beam Garmin CHIRP traditional, Panoptix LiveVü Forward and LiveVü Down – with a suggested retail price of $1899.99.
STRIKER PLUS 4 ICE FISHING BUNDLE
For the ice angler who wants the best sonar available, plus the ability to create and store their own contour maps, the portable STRIKER Plus 4 Ice Fishing Bundle is the perfect entry-level fishfinder solution. The STRIKER Plus 4 ice bundle includes a new dual-beam ice fishing transducer with Garmin CHIRP traditional sonar for crystal-clear images in shallow and deeper water as well as remarkable target separation. Its built-in high sensitivity GPS lets anglers mark hot spots, and with Quickdrawâ„¢ Contours mapping software, it’s easy to create and store up to 2 million acres of maps with 1-foot contours. The new STRIKER Plus 4 Ice Fishing Bundle has a suggested retail price of $249.99, and also includes a rugged, portable carrying case.
All of the new 2020 Ice Fishing Bundles from Garmin are expected to be available later this month. To learn more and see Garmin’s full ice fishing product lineup, visit www.garmin.com/marine.
