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03-02-2010, 09:38 PM
hotdawg

new depthfinder

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
03-02-2010, 09:54 PM
feelay

I wouldn't own one without gps.
03-03-2010, 09:12 AM
Dogsled

Gps

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.
03-03-2010, 11:27 AM
BamaMan

Gps! Gps!!gps!!!

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!:cool: 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.:eek:
03-03-2010, 12:10 PM
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
03-03-2010, 01:17 PM
jaxsprat

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Originally Posted by 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!:cool: 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.:eek:

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.:eek::eek:
03-03-2010, 02:54 PM
Allan

I dont feel as bad now. seems kinda sneaky, maybe thats why its fun .
03-03-2010, 10:03 PM
luvin.fishin

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Originally Posted by jaxsprat

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.:eek::eek:

And they may have found that fine spot the same way!! :D
03-04-2010, 12:22 AM
BamaMan

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Originally Posted by jaxsprat

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.:eek::eek:

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.:eek: I guess we will just have to make some new ones.;);)