new depthfinder

[hotdawg]

ok i need help on getting a new depthfinder. looking at these 3- hb365/hb570/hb581i. is the gps worth the extra money. any comments would be good

[feelay]

I wouldn't own one without gps.

[Dogsled]

I'd think that depended on where you fish. Last year I fished pretty much the same lake and had about 10 spots i'd always hit. I knew where they were (these were smaller waters). Sometimes i'd sit and hit no fish so I figured i'd try a fish finder this year and bought a Humminbird 160. If you fish smething like lake Erie, I guess you'd want to have a gps to find spots because there is no shore reference. So its up to you to know whether you need a GPS to suit your fishing style.

[BamaMan]

Get one with a GPS you want regret it! You can fish new water you have never fished. Mark new fishing spots. Get back to the ramp without getting lost. Ride up to a boat you see catching fish ask them are they catching any fish. Mark there spot!!!:rolleyes: Come back later and load the boat! Just make sure the guy don't bust you upside the head with a big sinker and knock you out of your boat! See below GIF pic.

[Dogsled]

OH you got a REAL boat.....I guess canoes don't count, 6' of water is DEEP for me :-) I did have a kid throw rocks at me from the shore once, little punk! If I fall in, I walk to shore......not much GPS usin in my game, but then again, I didn't know what kind of fishin hotdawg did

[jaxsprat]

Get one with a GPS you want regret it! You can fish new water you have never fished. Mark new fishing spots. Get back to the ramp without getting lost. Ride up to a boat you see catching fish ask them are they catching any fish. Mark there spot!!!:rolleyes: Come back later and load the boat! Just make sure the guy don't bust you upside the head with a big sinker and knock you out of your boat! See below GIF pic.

I"ve been marking others brush piles/structure this way for 3 years now with my HB sidefinder, from about 100 feet away. Heh Heh. Generally run with side scan 75 to100 feet out, when you go by a boat catching fish just look for structure under that boat, when U see it freeze screen (at this point I wave to those fine folks & they wave hi back) move your courser on the structure & mark a waypoint/picture for use later when they gone. Oh yes when I'm waving to those folks I'm not really saying Hi, but I'm thanking for giving me their fine fishing Spot.

[Allan]

I dont feel as bad now. seems kinda sneaky, maybe thats why its fun .

[luvin.fishin]

I"ve been marking others brush piles/structure this way for 3 years now with my HB sidefinder, from about 100 feet away. Heh Heh. Generally run with side scan 75 to100 feet out, when you go by a boat catching fish just look for structure under that boat, when U see it freeze screen (at this point I wave to those fine folks & they wave hi back) move your courser on the structure & mark a waypoint/picture for use later when they gone. Oh yes when I'm waving to those folks I'm not really saying Hi, but I'm thanking for giving me their fine fishing Spot.

And they may have found that fine spot the same way!! :D

[BamaMan]

I"ve been marking others brush piles/structure this way for 3 years now with my HB sidefinder, from about 100 feet away. Heh Heh. Generally run with side scan 75 to100 feet out, when you go by a boat catching fish just look for structure under that boat, when U see it freeze screen (at this point I wave to those fine folks & they wave hi back) move your courser on the structure & mark a waypoint/picture for use later when they gone. Oh yes when I'm waving to those folks I'm not really saying Hi, but I'm thanking for giving me their fine fishing Spot.

Now I know I ain't the only one gettin them with the side scan!:D And I bet some are gettin may spots also. I guess we will just have to make some new ones.