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Conference wahoo::fishing

Title:	Fishing Notes- Archived
Notice:	See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference
Moderator:	DONMAC::MACINTYRE

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Sep 20 1991
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1660
Total number of notes:	20970

798.0. "Thermometers" by NHL::EDWARDS () Wed Jul 13 1988 13:09

    Can anyone direct me to a good thermometer ? 
    I bought this device from Beans a few months ago which claimed to
    measure depth as well as temp. I cant remember its name but it seemed
    like a useful tool you could supposedly find the temperature at
    the depth the thing got to. Well the temperature was way off - I
    dont know how accurate the depth was but when it told me that the
    water in Walden was 75 when I got frostbite putting my hand in -
    I knew something was wrong. So what do you have ?
    
    Rod

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
798.1	might not be wrong...	CASV02::PRESTON	NO Dukes!!	`Wed Jul 13 1988 13:38`	12
	Believe it or not, 75 degree water can feel cold! Try jumping into a pool when the water's at that temp - brrrr! You should consider the time of year, air temp, etc when using the finger dip method of temp taking to decide if your fancy thermo is off. What does it read when it's sitting at room temp? Also, Beans has a great return policy; if you don't like it they'll give you a new one, something else of equal value, or your money back. can't beat that. Ed
798.2	toys	RAINBO::MACINTYRE	Fish are rising up like birds	`Wed Jul 13 1988 13:47`	6
	My partner has a Combo-C-Lector (temp/ph/color) that appears to give an accurate temp reading. Now if only I believed the color indicator... Don Mac
798.3	CASIO TO THE RESCUE	GENRAL::HUNTER	from SUNNY Colorado, Wayne	`Wed Jul 13 1988 19:00`	7
	I bought one of the CASIO water resistant Temperature Probe watches. Not only was it fairly cheap, but it actually measures temperature both on and off your wrist. It seems to work pretty well. It also has alarm, time zone, day/date, temp. alarms, and stop watch. I'm just afraid that if I drop it too deep, one of those BIG PIKE might just inhale it because of the electronics inside. So, I just use it for surface temperature. About $35.00 on sale.
798.4		PLANET::EDWARDS		`Thu Jul 14 1988 08:58`	5
	Re .1 - I forgot to mention that I did check it when I got home and it was way off - and I did get my money back ! but I'm still minus one thermometer ! Rod
798.5	I found one from Cabela's	CLUSTA::STORM		`Wed Jul 20 1988 14:16`	11
	I have one I like, but can't remember the brand name or anything. It's fairly expensive (approx. $45). I got it from Cabela's, but it only shows up periodically in their catalog. It's a black plastic case with a switch and temperature meter on one end. It opens up in the middle so you can unroll the 75 or 100 feet of wire with the probe on the end. I've used it quite a lot a lake Winnie to find the thermocline. Mark,