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I'm looking into putting a unit on my boat, I've never owned one and have fished without one since I got my boat 3 years ago. I do alright on catching crappie but do move around a lot and use navionics to get a idea of the depth I'm fishing. But don't really know which unit would be the best for just crappie fishing. Which is better di or si for locating structure and bait? Really don't want to spend over $500 on a unit. Would like some of you guys opinions on this.
BPS had the garmin ehcoMap 7sv for 499,00 hard to beat that for what you are looking for. JMO
Ditto to the above post.
Good simple unit for a beginner. No map card capibility but has a base map you can mark waypoints and be able to go back to them. Pretty clear picture and sure better than what you have now.
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Alright guys I'll give it a look, really don't care for the maps but itd be nice to have them. Like I said I've fished without one this long so anything would be better than nothing. All I want is to be able to find structure, shad and suspended fish. Any other time of the year itd be hard to find them without a unit. But in the spring when they get right off the banks on downed trees I just work the banks and find them. But would like to learn to fish for them year round. And gotta have a unit for that. Thanks for the suggestion I'll definitely give it a look.
Might talk to Brian at bbg marine super nice guy and has always been less than bps
Helix 7 is a good depth finder if you can swing it make sure and get SI makes finding fish and structure so much easier.
I 2nd that. Bought my Helix from Brian a month ago. Best price I found and shipping was FAST!Quote:
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Mapping is also very helpful.
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I would watch the classifieds fir a good deal on a good used one you might want to check out bbc.boards get as big as you can it will make a lot of difference!:twocents
You cant beat that garmin 7sv if you can find it, I think its been discontinued for a while though.
They will all mark fish, there isnt a bad unit on the market! Just need to decide which features you need and what size screen you want, then look through models and find what looks good to you! Head to a big store like bass pro, cableas, etc and look at them on display. Play with the buttons and see what looks best to you, then go shopping to find the best price on that model. Don't shop for the cheapest unit or settle for a unit because its $50 cheaper.. you lose a ton of resale when you go out that door with it, so be sure you are getting the unit you want even if it costs a tiny bit more. Upgrading can be a pain if you need to rerun transducers and power cords.
I have both lowrance and humminbirds, have friends with garmins. They are all good. I think I like the humminbird helix line the best, but the only new model one that would fit your budget would be the helix 5 si and a 5" screen is too small for side imaging. You can still get the last years helix 7 g2 side imaging for 499.99, I would suggest that. Access Denied (click the access denied link to go to the bps site)
I bought a Helix 7 GPS SI Chirp unit in Nov-- I got a good deal on a generation 2 Unit The Software for it was 1.64 -- the new Software 1.900 as of a couple of weeks ago. The newer the software the Better. then I found out why I got the good deal Bird had come out with Gen 3 and Gen 3N that can network with Other units --- Make sure you keep the Reciept - Proof of purchase and Reg the unit for Warranty -- I just had to send my unit back for repair and upgrade My unit was doing things it was not suppose to , And _Not_ doing other things it was suppose to I sent it off Friday and they Recieved Noon Monday -- E Mail says It will Be back here tomorrow
What are you viewing Navionics at this moment? I would go with a Garmin EchoMaps Plus, or Lowrance Hook2 7. Both have mapping capabilities.