Thread: Garmin striker plus 7sv vs helix 7 si

The Echomap Plus 73SV is side view and will run you $749. The 93SV is also side view and is $999, everything included. Both are touch screen and have the exact same features and functions. I have a 73SV myself, plus sell them for a living.

Strkier does not have a card slot, echomap's do.
Helix's are not touch screen, echomap plus units are.
Before I bought, I was anti-touch screen. Two reasons -
A - the extra money.
B - did not want to have gloves off when it's cold and raining.
Now that I have touch screen, I love them. Put on a pair of exam gloves, the screen works just fine.

Originally Posted by skunked again

If your wanting to create your own maps, get the striker, nothing extra is needed. It can record up to 2 million acres. Ive mapped one 500 acre lake, and about 200 acres of a different lake. I think it's very useful.
With the helix, you have to buy a $100 zero lines card, to do your own mapping.
The downside to the striker is, no microsd card slot. It has a basemap with GPS.
As for the image quality between the two brands, that's a topic as debatable as Chevy vs Ford. Look at some of the images I posted on the side imaging sub-forum. And I'm a rookie.
I have echomap plus units, love them.
The striker uses the same transducer, and has the same pixel count as the echomap.
I'd recommend either stepping up to the echomap plus, if you want touch, or get a echomap chirp unit.
Here's a 93sv chirp - https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/Garm...LakeVu-HD-Maps
For a $100 more than a striker plus 7 sv.

Where can I find the side image sub forum?

Originally Posted by Arayt

Where can I find the side image sub forum?

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/side-down-imaging/