It's time for me to choose a nice sonar. I've got about $700 bucks in the budget. If you had to choose between a DI and SI, which one would you guys choose and why? I think I'm leaning toward the Lowrance Elite 7.
Thanks in advance, yall!
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It's time for me to choose a nice sonar. I've got about $700 bucks in the budget. If you had to choose between a DI and SI, which one would you guys choose and why? I think I'm leaning toward the Lowrance Elite 7.
Thanks in advance, yall!
Get an SI it will change your world if you don't already have one. I have a lowrance elite series and a humminbird 899si and I like the humminbird better. I would suggest going to your local fishing store and check them out or take a drive to a bass pro or cabelas. I think it's a Ford vs. Chevy type thing, both are going to do the same thing and its a personnel preference with the buttons and layout you like better.
X2 one the Elite 7 with DI. A really good unit with super screen display and contrast.
I'm not too familiar with the Lowrance products, but the Humminbird SI units have DI as well.
I would think if you fish much shallow water to definitely go with SI. If you mostly fish deep water then the DI I think would be the one to go with. I have done a lot of research lately and I went with Humminbird 899ci HD SI. It is selling for almost half what it cost last year and you can get a 2 year warranty now with the Humminbird select program going on right now. That's my 2 cents worth hope it helps you on your decision.:twocents
Si for sure, jmo. Biggest display that fits your budget and you'll be amazed what you can find with si.
DI advantage is seeing stuff directly under the boat = vertical presentation fishing ...
SI advantage is seeing stuff out away from the boat = finding new structure, trolling, spotting fish schools and bait ...
Rickie
Having lived and fished in TN I can say that I used both SI and DI. I have a pair of 798's that I bought and the only thing I wish I had now is a bigger screen. The SI helped me find a bunch of fish that I never would have and the SI was priceless when fishing standing timber in the cooler months.
the lowrance seems to have a much better clarity on images to me but is lots less user friendly and a bit more expensive for comparable units . the bird is easy to operate but does not have the clarity of the lowrance . si is a cool thing for sure though and even though i dont have one i have been in a bunch of watercraft that do . they can make the difference if you are searching unknown areas for sure .
that said i think the helix with si is what you want unless you are just stuck on lowrance ...more bang for the buck in my opinion .
I've always been more of a hummingbird fan myself. You could get the Helix 7 with SI and DI, GPS, Chartplotter and you can use the navionics lake chart cards with this unit as well. Also, you can get this unit for $590 taxes included and can be shipped to you within 5 days. Bass Pro sells them for $699 with a $100 rebate if you get a bass pro card. But then you still have to pay taxes on that $599. PM me if you want the sellers information, I bought from them and they are very reputable. I'm not a seller or anything, but don't want to violate any advertising rules on this site.
I would get a Lowrance. It is a sonar. The rest are just "fish finders".