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Assuming you have the funds to purchase one of these, what would be your choice and why? Looking for pros and cons. I do both crappie and striper fishing on freshwater impoundments. Sometimes fish shallow. Sometimes fish in 100 ft of water. Should I also look at other units in this price range? Want SI and good 2D sonar and decent mapping. Thanks for any feedback. Not trying to start a Ford:Chevy war, just want to spend my $ wisely (may not be possible.....LOL).
What do you currently have?
Currently have LCX-27c on center console. 2009 vintage.
Something to consider is whether you have any intentions or interest in I LINK, whether you currently have MK TM or MG, MK and HB go together, MG and Lowrance go together, well, to some extent they like each other. Sometimes they don't play well together.
I have been full circle and am back to Lowrance. I can use any of them. That's what counts anyway.
The Lowrance will network with your current unit via Ethernet if you're planning on keeping it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisholishous
Thanks for the info! Believe I've decided.
I may be mistaking, but I thought I read that with the Onix you can select which species you're targeting for that time of year and the unit will point you in the right direction on the lake you're on. Does that hold true and does it actually work/help?
https://youtu.be/bleEoRBp8kUQuote:
Originally Posted by Pintail711
I think you may also need Lake Masters so SmartStrike has all the lake data available to make decisions, in my case a majority of the lakes I fish are not even on Lake Masters and they are popular lakes, so SmartStrike would not provide me much help. I have been running the Onix 10 for over a year but have only really used probably a total of 100 hrs or less.
So you thinking about giving up the Onix 10?
Thats about how much fishing I have done since I had it. The SI and DI is what I really use a lot of, that is what will put me on the fish. I also use the GPS when night fishing to find my way back on a couple of lakes I use.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowePro
Your Onix has the capability of AutoChart Live where you can create your own custom contour map live on the water ...Quote:
Originally Posted by gfortelney
Here's Bill ...
http://youtu.be/-Jjfw5OB-j8
http://www.humminbird.com/Category/T...utoChart-Live/
Rickie
I have used Autochart, but one of the lakes (Broken Bow) is 14,000 acres. Does anyone know if SmartStrike will work with AutoChart maps?Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc