Which fish finder is best?

[jfsmith]

I am wanting to replace an old fish finder, but not sure which is best. Reviews on BPS and Cabelas are all over the board. I narrowed my search to 3. Which do ya'll like?

1. Lowrance X96
2. Eagle fish mark 480
3. Humminbird 565

[TreeMyDog]

I recently bought a Lowrance X96 and I really like it. It shows tons of detail. Seems like it was right under $200 at Gander Mountain. I also got a RAM mount for it, which makes it extremely adjustable for viewing from anywhere in the boat.

[tommyboyrn]

I bought a humminbird 777 c2 color fishfinder and love it. Bought off of ebay new with all hardware for bout 355.00 which is way less than BPS or Cabelas.
Here is the ebay store link to the " Poor Fish store"
eBay Store - poor fish store: Cold Steel, Spyderco, Bushnell

[Scrapper]

the main difference in any of those in that price range is the pixels or detail on the screen. I myself have eagle 320 and a cuda s/gps...cuda will soon be replaced though when I get my Garmin 76cxs.

You'll get more detail with the 480 as it is 480x480 the x96 is 320x320 both on a 5" screen...the comparable lowrance to eagle would be the 480 and the x135....x135 is pretty pricey though...but the lowrances are better units than the eagles in my opinion.

Humminbird I do not know much about...although I know they make some good units, better than they used to.

If it were me I would go x96 and if money allowed I would go x135...but for 100 more you could jump from the 135 to the 510c and get color and 480x480 pixels...I think I'm going to wait and try to get a x510c myself. Goodluck and look at some screen images and see what you think you will want.

What are your goals?? Are you just locating structure and such?? Or really want to get detailed?? If your on a budget...as I am...I would go with the eagle 480....you'll get a clearer picture of what you looking at for a better price...although the lowrance is probably a bit more dependable.

[crappieken]

Eagle Fishmark 480 - I have two of them on my boat.

[ceb]

A good deal can be found right now on the Lowrance X510c at Cabelas...$350 with free shipping.

Cabela's -- Lowrance X510C Series Portable Sonar