Looking for a Fishfinder

I'm looking for a inexpensive fishfinder. Any suggestions? I've looked on EBAY, Academy Sports & Gander Mountain. I'm not sure what really fits my need. I don't need color monitor. Basically, water temp, depth and where are the fish!

This one does the job, is inexpensive, and available at almost every Wal Mart:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=2221466

Personally, I would get the color. You can't believe the difference!

I have the Eagle Cuda 172, just $10 more than the one above. It is great. I have never had one problem with it, and it reads great. It has a lot of features on it as well.

The Cuda series of depth finders work great. I found the best price at Academy Sports.;)

I got mine at Academy as well. They also have a no question money back policy. You take it back and they give you a new one. No questions asked.

to me you cannot beat a humminbird, possibly a 525 series. They are not that expensive, (around $120) but most importantly, they are very easy to set up, and very reliable. They have all the features that you are looking for, and they are very durable.

2nd vote for humminbird, I really liked mine but somebody else liked it more when they swippped it off my boat.

I have a humminbird 565 that I got off of ebay new in the box for $100.00 shipped to my door. It took me a few weeks to find a deal so have patience and a deal will come along. You can also put a wanted ad in the swap/classifieds section here on crappie.com.

humminbrid 565 you cant go wrong

I had that cuba and upgraded to hmm. 525 I like it better then the cuba and price is worth it. so I third or fourth the concenses.

TT

I have 2 Eagle Fishmark320's. 1 in the dash and 1 on the bow, only had 1 problem and Linda Colt had me a new 1 in 2 days, plus she sent me a puck style transducer for free. here is the link
http://www.eaglenav.com/en/Products/.../FishMark-320/

Outlaw,

Hubby found an Eagle 565 @ Wal-Mart for $129. We found it @ the Bryant Wal-Mart and the Arkadelphia Wal-Mart.

Do you mean a Hummingbird 565? Eagle does not make a 565.

I called Wal Mart. The 525 is $129 and the 565 is $199.

I was about to go and buy all they had.

I Purchased two HB 525s last year. They have everything I need. If my original equipment keeps actingup on my Tracker, it is about to be replaced with one too.
DP

I want a dual beam.

I have that dual beam, and I'm not sure that it's all it's cracked up to be. I have a matrix 17 that has the dual beam (20/60) and used the 60 degree a little bit, but the resolution wasn't that good. The 20 degree has very good definition. darryl morris has the same matrix 17, & when I talked to him, he had sort of the same opinion. I'm sure that there are situations that call for it, but for me, the 20 degree is really ideal for most situations. Some of the higher end hbirds have much better resolution, color, etc. but for basic needs, the 20 degree on a 525, or 535 are hard to beat for the money. I have a 535 on the back of my boat, and I can't tell much of a difference from the hbird matrix 17 that's on the front. The one thing that the matrix has over the 535 is that the temp readout is more precise. that 535 will just say 67 degrees, & the matrix will say 67.7. Some times that is actually helpful if you are looking for subtle temp changes. just my 2 cents.

There's a couple of 565's on ebay right now that might be worth watching.

I have used hummingbird for 40 years great units.

My son bought me a 525 for christmas. I love it . is really clear reading of bottom structure for finding stump and brush piles. Has temp. speed option. 240x240 pix

all the pros are getting away from color and going back to black/white the color is hard to read in the sun and the definition is not as good as b/w.

so for the money the Hummingbird for around $120 is a great unit for the money.