Thread: Heathkit Fish Spotter Sonar

TOM,I MUST BE YOUNGER THAN I THOUGHT BECAUSE I CAN NOT REMEMBER IT,BET DON G CAN.

I had forgot about the Fish Spotter until I read the Humminbird article. Humminbird didn't start from scratch.

Wow! That $84.95 was a hunk of change back in those days. I was making about $1.65 and hour (about minimum wage then)in about 1969. I don't know when those came out but that would be like $800.00 or more today probably. I have a old Humminbird super sixty in the shed that I bought in the early 70's and been buying Humminbird ever since. But like you said I think the green box came first.

I think that's what my dad had.the one he had was in a green medal box,best I can remember. It was real noisy while spinning.

Built a couple of HeathKit CB's....good stuff.


Regards

The green box was before Humminbird but the green box was not the first sonar either. Two Japanese brothers developed the first sonar fishfinder. Then green box and Heath. Then Tom Mann simplified it and eliminated outboard interference. Then Humminbird made the LCR.

My grandad had a Garcia flasher that was similar in vintage. We used it in the 70s and early 80s. Big ole brass transducer from what I remember. Off of one of the early Skeeter "bass boats."

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Built a couple of HeathKit CB's....good stuff.


Regards

I built some of their tube preamps and amplifiers. Good stuff as you said. Some folks are going back to the tube stuff. Different sound that the solid state stuff.