Thread: Looking for suggestions on depth finder

My recommendation is to pick up the Navionics app for your phone. It shows what the depth should be at full pool, and the variations of depth under the lake. You can then adjust the depth based on how low the lake is.

If you are moving at a good clip the depth finder will not save your running gear unless your lake is really consistent in how it changes depth.

Let me know where you boat and I will post a screen shot of the app.

Originally Posted by BCOG009

My recommendation is to pick up the Navionics app for your phone. It shows what the depth should be at full pool, and the variations of depth under the lake. You can then adjust the depth based on how low the lake is.

If you are moving at a good clip the depth finder will not save your running gear unless your lake is really consistent in how it changes depth.

Let me know where you boat and I will post a screen shot of the app.

Thanks, I do have 2 other units on the boat, was just thinking it might be helpful/fun to have another screen with 2d sonar running while the trolling motor is deployed. Dont need mapping etc on it.

I have a older Lowrance Hook that I use up front. I use it for 2d, depth, temp, and speed. Mainly the speed for trolling

I have the same motor & have an old humminbird helix 7 that i bought used off of bass boat central hooked up to the us-2 for 2-d, temp & viewing & marking waypoints. Works good.

DO NOT hook a hummingbird SI unit to it

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When I had a Terrova with US2, I previously used several different legacy Humminbird units in the 500, 700, 800, 900, and 1100-series on mine, and I was using a Garmin UHD 93sv for just 2D and temperature until I gave it to my dad. While several of my units had SI capability, I never really used the SI transducer when I did have one strapped to it and generally just used the US2 transducer. If you only need 2D, you can get one of the legacy Humminbirds for cheap these days.

Originally Posted by catchNreeleaze

DO NOT hook a hummingbird SI unit to it

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My helix 7 is but I have all views except 2-d & mapping turned off. Has worked fine for a few years.

I have an older Lowrance unit (HDS 7) that I have connected to my Terrova. For the most part I only use it for the GPS function but split the screen with 2d sonar.
It's nice having an extra unit to be able to move around different waypoints without switching screens on my Garmin between LS and Charts.