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I am thinking about getting a fish finder for the the front of the boat. It is wayyy to much of a pain to try to troll and watch for structure and fish, while having the only fish finder on the console of the boat.
What would ya'll recommend? Looking for one that reads good, but not trying to spend tons of money. Gonna do some more research, and then look at what ya'll recommend.
Thanks
Here is good deal that Cabelas has on a good fishfinder GPS that is color.
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NEW! Humminbird® 597 ci HD Combo Sonar/GPS
• FREE Sonar Screen Cover with purchase of any Humminbird 500 series fishfinder - a $9.99 value. Expires Dec. 31, 2011.
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Humminbird® 597 ci HD Combo Sonar/GPS
640V x 640H, 5" ultrahigh-resolution color TFT LCD display
DualBeam 200 kHz/20° and 83 kHz/60° transducer
Internal GPS
Navionics/LakeMaster compatible
Humminbird introduces a performance-driven fish-finding unit with powerful DualBeam transducers to mark fish in shallow and deep waters, as well as speed and water-temperature features. It is Navionics compatible and comes with a quick-disconnect mount. The front-side SD card slot lets you keep your options open for mapping and chart-plotting software downloads. Optional in-dash mounting capability as well. Humminbird’s 597ci combines an ultrahigh-resolution, 5" FSTN LCD display and a DualBeam processor with a 50-channel internal GPS. Accurate temperature sensor. Made in USA.Text Size: AAA
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Eagle 320 or 480 if you find one.
I still have a 480 on the front of my boat for backup if the 1197 goes haywire...Quote:
Originally Posted by FroggerZack
Might look at a Lowrance Elite 5x or any of the discontinued Lowrance LMS 500 series units. If you are not concerned with color, the Mark 5x's (gray scale) are less than $200.
I am not worried about color. Greyscale is fine with me since it saves me so much money. I am looking at some of the sonar/gps combos and am surprised at how low some are priced. The eagle 480 looks nice, but I have read a good bit of negativity about the screen taking in water and fogging up overtime.
+1 And also the Mark 5x pro has the option of 83khz and 200 khz (around 200$)Quote:
Originally Posted by Talon
last one i got was a humminbird 718 off ebay for 160 bucks. brand new. i have buds whove gotten the same deal off ebay. does exactly what i need for a bow unit.
Also check out humminbird.com in the close out section.
I ran a 718 for two years on the front of my last boat. I wished a hadn't let it go.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Country Toad
Get to Bass Pro Shop quick, or you can order online, they have the Eagle FishElite 480 for $209.
How is the Eagle FishElite 480 when it comes as far as the maps go? I see that it is $100 for the HotMaps chip. Are you able to download upgraded maps of the interent? Are you destined to spend another $100 for the chip?
they have quit making 480 and they are just getting rid of them ,lowrance will not work on them told me to buy a new model. i had two they both had moisture in side. one would not power on the other the screen was locked and will not move threw them in the trash and bought a hummingbird.
This is a pretty awesome looking HB unit. The price is right.
Humminbird 550 Fishfinder 407300-1
check here. free shipping on everything. Love it when I don't even have to leave the house.
Humminbird Fishfinders - Depth Sounders - ChartPlotters
I bought a 718 for my son. It is a good unit for the price. I haven't owned a boat in 10 years. When I sold my boat I took a HumminBird Wide Side transducer off of it and kept it. When I got the 718 for my son I gave him the Wide Side Transducer. Do not confuse this with side imaging. There are a lot of good....inexpensive sonar units made. As far as I know HumminBird are the only ones with the Wide Side. They still sell that transducer on their site. If you ever use one you will not want to fish without it again. When you pull up to a dock or brush pile if it does not show any fish...move on....they are not there. I used the Wide Side Transducer much more than the other transducer when I had my boat. Several of the lower price...and higher price HumminBirds accept the Wide Side Transducer. They sell a switch where you can switch back and forth from the Wide Side to the normal cone transducer. My son was not going to buy the switch until he went out just one time and used the Wide Side...he had to plug and unplug each transducer to switch. Just a suggestion. The side imaging is good but it is quite expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by FroggerZack
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