Thread: Best FishFinder

WHAT IS THE BEST FISHFINDER? I know this is subjective I want everyones opinion. THANK YOU

Originally Posted by bigascanbe

WHAT IS THE BEST FISHFINDER? I know this is subjective I want everyones opinion. THANK YOU

i also would like to know that answerer since i been doing some reading at old post

you might want to narrow it down to what your looking for in a finder, like price, gps or no gps etc then it might be better answerer

I am looking for the best Fish finder for a jon boat. I am not looking to spend more than 250 if i can help it. But i really want peoples opinion. THanks

In that price range, the general consensus around here is going to be the Eagle 320 or 480 or the Humminbird 565 or 575.

Take a look at those and see what you think.

Wannabe...

Originally Posted by bigascanbe

I am looking for the best Fish finder for a jon boat. I am not looking to spend more than 250 if i can help it. But i really want peoples opinion. THanks

I fish with a Humminbird 717 and I am well pleased with it. Cost with Shipping was right at $200 from Hodges Marine Electronics - Marine FishFinders, GPS, VHF, Radars, and more!

Eagle has some nice ones also.

Even though I now have an SI hummingbird, before I wouldn't own anything but a Garmin. They have alot of units in your price range that are very user friendly.
Tim

I have a Lowrance X-96 on the front of my boat and really like it,it cost $200.00.

I'm a Lowrance fan from way back while many of the guys around here run Hummingirds. But these days, it's kinda a do you drive a Ford or a Chevy deal and then there's me driving a Dodge. They are all good values. Just look for the features or built-in maps you like.

Personally, I use a Lowrance LCX 26c HD ($1300 and worth every penny) on the console and an Eagle (made by Lowrance) 320c on the front of my CC boat. The 320c is a really good color unit for $200. It looks pretty much the same as the Lowrance X67, but I'm sure they scaled back on the resolution or a feature or two to get the price $50 below the Lowrance unit.

Gary

If I were to buy a new fishfider and cost is a consideration I would get the Humminbird 565. The 565 has a high pixel count for greater resolution and comes with the dual beam plus transducer with both 20 deg and 60 deg cone angles. The only drawback I see with the 565 is you have to use the fish ID as opposed to useing arches to utilise the dual beam feature. I may be wrong about this. This graph at $200 is a great deal considering the specs.

565

Now if cost is not a consideration I`d buy the Vexilar Edge2 and I did.
The Edge though I`ve only used it a little bit so far, is the best graph I have ever used. Its a high quality graph with a split screen showing dual frequency displays useing two separate transducers. The hardware itself has higher quality materals than most other graphs. Although this unit may look a bit primative compared to the offerings by the bigger companys I believe the quality is better. Downside is its pricey at $600. Once I saw the unit out of box I knew why the cost is high.

Vexilar - The Edge2 - Dual Frequency Depth Sounder