I am wanting to buy a new fish finder in your opinion which should i get. I wanting to really buy 2 one to mount were my console is and the other up at trolling motor. any help whould be appreciated.
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I am wanting to buy a new fish finder in your opinion which should i get. I wanting to really buy 2 one to mount were my console is and the other up at trolling motor. any help whould be appreciated.
Give us an idea of how much you want to spend.
i am wanting a couple good units but i dont want to go crazy.
No such thing as a fish finder.
define "crazy"Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo65
Thanks for nothing
Jimbo
they are asking legit how much you want to spend for 1 or 2 units... there is a lot of varience between types/costs/fetures of units
Yes it would be like " I want to buy a car. " We have no idea where to begin. What is CRAZY for you may be a beginning price for others. This is one of the most helpful sites on the web. But you need to supply a more definite question with as much info as you can.
An example question might go " what the best two fishfinders could I install on my boat for under a 1000.00. I fish mainly for walleye and sauger. My boat is a XXX and is XX footer.
Now guys have a little ammunition to work with.
I would like to help but my knowledge is ridiculously limited. Find a tackle shop around your area, a lot of them have ff out on display and you can go and play with them. Once you do that and check out the prices and kinda get a mindset of what you want then ask these guys about the specific ones you are looking at. From what I have read humminbird and lowrance run a pretty close race, it is personal preference. I have a inexpensive humminbird that came from wal-mart that my wife bought me like 5 yrs ago. It shows me how deep and the water temp and kinda what Im over. I would love to upgrade but the check book won't allow it. You can get a wealth of knowledge from folks on here, they just need specifics. Hope I helped some. If I could go shopping tomorrow this is how I would go about it.
Get a couple middle of the road Humminbird products.
Now if you really want what I think the best sonar is, disreguarding GPS?
Go crazy and get a couple Vexilar Edge IIIs.
Lowrance someday, without bugs, and with customer service will be a good choice too.
Continue sucking your thumb. Come back when you have grown up.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo65
I know that the guys on here have wealth of knowlege. I am sorry i should have given more information. I fish mainly the tenn- tom Waterway and picwick. I am looking to spend 2000 - 2500 for both units. Would like something that is user friendly and has a built in GPS.
jimbo65, in the Cabela's catalog 'Fishing 2010' on page 260, you'll find the Lowrance HDS-7's. You can get 2 for the $$$ you are talking about. Later you can add the Structure/DownScan if you want. They have internal GPS antenna's and are VERY accurate. Very easy to navigate through the menus. A real plus is the 2 year warranty. Good luck on your search. Hope this helps. <*)}}}><
What is that? I thought they all scanned "down" and some had "side imaging" capabilities????Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Chatt
Lorance's "Down Scan" is like the new "Down imaging that Humminbird just released... the Low is a harware add on though and is is expensive compared to the free DL sooftware upgrade from Humminbird.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERTHERADAR
It's expensive cause you have to buy it if you want side imaging on either unit. For both brands you can buy the unit without the imaging. Lowrance offers it as an add-on to the HDS units.
Well, if it were my dime, I'd have to go with the new Humminbird 898c SI on the console ($1,350) interlinked ($90) to a Humminbird 788c combo ($600) on the bow. This lets you side scan, mark way points and send them to the bow so you can find them with the troll motor and fish the spot. OR, even better would be the 798c ($900) on the bow (instead of the 788c) which would let you side scan also. This lets you side scan, down image and 2d sonar image, all with 50 channel GPS and only 2 transducers on the boat. I'd probably get the 798 as a ci with internal GPS antenna (same cost) but the 898c as an external GPS antenna. You could do all this with one transducer but I'd put one on the TM which gives you two independent systems (if one gives you a problem) which can be operated as one system if you want. If you want high speed depth, add a third single or dual beam xducer ($75) on the stern and cable ($40) it into the 898c along with the SI xducer. If I had a bigger dime, :eek: I'd up-size the screens on both combo units to 998/898. The learning curve is steep but I bet you'll enjoy it. :)
Just as a "PS" here Jimbo.....Spend your money on hardware and worry about software and maps later. They are always out there if you want 'em.
Also, forgot to mention, mount GPS antenna and SI transducer for each Chart Plotter as close to each other as is practical to avoid built in offsets. In other words, if you see structure on the screen, the GPS antenna should be right over it. :D