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only boat i have is a 2 man boat. went in gander mtn. and saw a fish finder that's called "the fishing buddy." is this thing worth the money? looked on the internet and saw that they read at a 60 degree angle. claim to be good for docks and small boats. didn't know if they were worth considering. seem kinda gimmicky. any advice is appreciated.
A very inexpensive and easy to use depth finder I use for crappie is the eagle cuda 168 and you can get it at walmart for 74.99 or gander mtn i think for 69.99. Shows depth, temp, and decent sonar. I particularly dont like the ones like you are talking about because it seems they are made cheaper and i really dont trust the bottom readings
thanks! are there any glitches with it you have noticed or is it pretty durable? very limited on ways to mount it on my boat. how does this one mount?
I have an eagle cuda 168 on my 14' alumacraft I mounted it to the trolling motor. It is very reliable and for the money in my opinion can't be beat. If you have a little more to invest say about $100-$120 the Eagle Fishmark 320 is an excellent buy. My friend has one on his boat and the larger screen and better resolution is very nice.
thanks!
Ditto on the Eagle Fishmark 320 .
i have a fishmark 320 on my ranger bass boat and it is probably one of the best that are not color or gps capable. It defines all the drops that I fish very well and you can see changes from grass to clean bottoms or schools of baitfish very good finder!
Also, as a second thought, if you are limited to where you can mount the base, both the cuda and the fishmark 320 also are available in a portable unit where you don't have to mount the base to the boat. Hope this helps :)
I have a fishmark 320 on my 175 alumacraft crappie pro boat and it really is a good unit and for the money you can't go wrong!!