Thread: Need advice on updating my electronics.

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

The units are basically equal in performance. I have had both. The Lowrance has better down imaging and the gps gives directional icon down to 0.mph. The HB is easier to use out of box, but if you are accustom to Lowrance drop down menus, then it is easy to use the Lowrance.I slow troll at about .4mph. At this speed the HB has no directional icon (donut), making direction of travel indeterminate.The HB is easier to install because it is a stand alone unit. If you link two units together, you must add another component or have 2 units capable of Ethernet.You must add a component (LSS1) to get Lowrance SI capable, however you can link 2 other units thru the LSS1 and it is expandable.Lowrance is also NMEA 2000 capable. I am adding the digital dashboard to my HDS with the Yamaha engine interface cable. HB does not offer NMEA 2000.You can get 2d and SI images from the HB transducer. Lowrance requires a separate 2d transducer.I like the SI 2d overlay feature of the HDS. I like the HB trolling grid feature.I like the ability to store and retrive multiple waypoint files using the HDS. The HDS gps and down imaging made the difference for me because of my fishing tactics.I don't get into the customer service combat zone. Both Lowrance and HB have been good to me.These are facts, not BS.

very good reply,cane pole.i agree i think that's about as good of info you can get.good luck with your new units brush buster.happy fishing

Hope Lowrance doesn't tell you your unit is unrepairable in a couple years. They left many a folks stuck with $2000 plus units just a few years old telling them they didn't have parts to repair them. Sure they offered new units with a nice discount, why not they probably made more that way rather than selling them to retail outfits.