Smart cast

[John Baker]

My smart cast is sadly only working properly about half of the time I set it up.
What's my alternative? As I don't think their made any more.
I've those deepers. They just look over complicated harder to use as you'll need to hold your phone whilst trotting the float.
Cheers
John

 

[Bob Watson]

You can get an attachment to strap your phone to your rod when using the deeper.

mount

 

[Neil Blood]

Smart Cast is going back some, a good few years since I had one of them, has Arthur Negus seen it!

Deeper is the way to go now and work well. Easy enough with a smart phone and plenty of vids on YouTube.

 

[Nigel Whittingham]

The deeper is fine & the attachment on the phone works well. I was worried that i’d cast my phone off into the lake on a good cast but not, it’s really secure! Really easy to use and you can build a detailed picture of a lake in no time (without paying any subscription)

 

[Paul Richardson]

Used the deeper yesterday on a new stretch of river for snag finding and mine is one of the originals so must be getting on 10 years old and still going strong
Easy to use on your own, better still with a mate
I had the smart cast but with the little screen that folded up - was decent but the transponders( orange floats) didn’t last long.

 

[Jason Goodwin]

I have a deeper and when using it take a48 inch bankstick with a cheap phone holder screwed into it just stick that in the bank so can easily look at the screen while using my deeper

 

[Wayne Robinson]

I have a deeper and when using it take a48 inch bankstick with a cheap phone holder screwed into it just stick that in the bank so can easily look at the screen while using my deeper

I thought you said you take a 48 inch TV with you

 

[Chris Belcher]

Is it the receiver or the smartcast head itself? I was an early Smartcast adopter back in the day (at vast expense at the time) and went through several 'floats' as the batteries didn't last long and were sealed in. I dug it out a couple of years ago (with the intention of selling) but replaced the depleted float with an aftermarket version ('Lucky' Transducer) that had a watch battery screw cap access - success - it worked perfectly and I sold the unit.

One like this - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17474665...mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item

Would def recommend Deeper these days if using with rod and line / mobile phone (they're sketchy on bait boats however IMO) . . . much better range / casting weight and quality than ye old Humminbird. Would def mount phone on a storm pole rather than the rubber rod mount - you're only one cast away from losing an expensive phone!