I have an Eagle Fish easy 2 and love it. It's portable and I can carry it from my boat, to my canoe and out on the ice. It doesn't work as well as a Vex on ice, but it only set me back $150.00 at wallyworld. All I really need anyway is depth and bottom contour. Alot of diehard icefisherman use Vex's, and I know they work better on hard water, but I think it is ridiculous to go spend $500.00 for something you can only use on ice.