Which brand fishfinder

[Tenntodd]

I know this may be a controversial topic but I'm not sure what I want. I recently went to a bass pro seminar on fish finding with electronics seminar. I heard a surprising statistic; the employee said that they sell three times more Lowrances than Hummingbirds. I like both brands and really can't give an educated opinion because I have older units. I plan on buying an upgrade to my console unit but haven't decided which one I want. From all of the articles I've read and reading all of the posts I know HB came out with SI first but does make them better? Just need different opinions from owners of these units. Thanks...

[majflyboy]

This is slow time on the forum, you'll get many responses to your question. Being retired mil (MSARNG) myself, I didn't want you to think you're being ignored. I talked to a pro bass friend of mine yesterday about this same question. He said that HB is best now because Lowrance is just now comming out with it's version of SI, calling it DI. But, he also told me that he finds the Lowrance HD units have better display quality. Even after my discussion with him, I'm still planning to buy the HB1198. You will get more opinions soon. Good fishing.

[duckkiller]

I will say this, Ive had HB and Lowrance and I prefer HB. I upgraded boats a few month ago, and the one I bought came with a Lowrance. I said I would use it since I really didnt want to spend more $$$$$$ at the time. I ended up fishing with it for a month and had it up to my ears with the darn thing. Needless to say it was ripped off and now a pretty HB is sitting in its place

["G"]

HB has the best customer service hands down.