iBobber Castable Bluetooth Smart Fish Finder - Carp and Night Fishing

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You can GPS mark spots, laydowns (trees that have fallen), weed beds and other underwater structures where fish might be lying in wait to ambush baitfish. Though it looks pretty much like a regular fishing bobber, a round white and red ball with two eyes for line connections, instead of being an empty airhead it’s got some smarts packed inside the plastic dome. It is wireless, portable, and locates two types of fish sizes (under 38cm and over 38cm) up to depths of 41m deep! Plus, there are tools which display weather conditions, waterbed types, temperature, calendar and trip notes.

Our boat was equipped with a Garmin sonar fish finder and I was happy to see that the iBobber sea floor mapping and depth corresponded to the Garmin.

In this view, large fish (over 15”) are tagged with light green depth tags, while smaller fish (under 15”) are tagged with orange depth tags. According the explanation above, since the water was about 5’ deep, the cone of vision should have been 10’ Does that mean they all three swam through that 10’ circle at identical speeds, at various depths, in the same direction and then never came back?

The bobber twists into place, making contact with a couple small charging pins in the base of the unit. When taking it off the charging stand the LED ring flashes green to indicate that it is active and ready to link to the iBobber smart phone app. iBobber uses sophisticated sonar to locate fish down to 135’, with 2 fish sizes, while the intuitive app enables you to GPS tag favourite hotspots, map waterbed contours, and even measures water temperature! iBobber weather is GPS based and provides current temperature, estimated high and low temperature for the day, the percentage chance of rain, wind speed and what direction it's blowing in from, as well as the barometric pressure. This makes it easy to upload images of the fish you catch with the precise details of the conditions you caught them in—pretty handy if you’re into sharing your catches!The iBobber is a castable fish finder; instead of using a control head, the unit is controlled via an app on your phone. You’ll also love the Lunar Calendar, Fish Alarm, Strike Alarm, Bobber Beacon, Weather sync, and the app’s stunning graphics.

Having downloaded the iBobber documentation to my phone as well, I was ready to go on our fishing trip. That means you can take the iBobber anywhere you want to fish—shore fishing, kayak fishing, and anywhere else you could bring your phone and an incredibly small fish finder. Next, the instructions (page 5) tell you to check for a firmware update on page 26 (it’s really on page 25). It uses an advanced sonar to locate fish at a depth of up to 41 meters, with 2 fish sizes (under 38 cm and more than 38 cm), while the intuitive app allows you to set your favourite locations, map underwater contours and measure the water temperature.You can use the iBobber fish finder feature to locate and warn you when fish gather and the alarm to let you know when they are biting. This view is the closest to traditional sonar charts you’ll get with the iBobber—to be honest, this is one of the few times we prefer fish icons. Taking the iBobber out to one of the popular, local fishing holes, I cast out and tried several the functions available on the device. While the iBobber was much better suited to this environment, it hardly showed off the iBobber’s strengths since we could see the fish through the clear water. Read more about the condition New other (see details): An item in excellent, new condition with no wear.

All in all, however, the streamlined functionality of the device makes it extremely easy to learn how to navigate and quite beginner friendly. One of the biggest selling points of the iBobber is that it connects to devices via Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi.

The iBobber syncs via Bluetooth smart and show you on your smartphone/tablet just where the fish are. You can adjust the settings on the device to match the speed of your vessel, which is useful for trolling.