Which fishfinder?

[hardlanding]

I am currently looking into installing a new fish finder on the bow of my boat (G3 1860DLX) and was wondering if anyone here could give some advice on a good one. I currently have a Humminbird Matrix 37 installed on the console but need to one up front for trolling. I'm guessing it has to have a trolling motor mounted transducer. I like the Humminbird products but not set on that particular brand. I would like to stay under the $400-$500 range. Any of you crappie pros here got any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Mike.

[drill instructor]

Garmin 250C great unit, easy to use

[TAE73]

I would stick to humminbird, I also have 37 but mine is mounted on the trolling motor. I would go for the same quadrabeam but maybe color unit if you can swing it. I just ordered a 797 the other day, hoping it shows up in the next few days. Humminbird has a exchange program on transducers. If you buy a transom mount you send it to them and they will send you a trolling motor back to you. But you can get away with using the transom mount with a large hose clamp. Is what I did in my case.

[RagflyJigMan]

I am just a simple old crappie fissherman. I bought a Hummingbird 525 depth finder and it seems to be the best one that I have ever had. It is very simple to operate. It hasn't got all the bells and whistles but it does the job. It only cost me about $140

[westsam]

i think the fishmark 480 is the best on the market and cost only $199

[grubby]

Just bought a hummingbird 525 from bass pro in okla.city and it was 119.00, it claims you can see a small jig down to fourty feet. I haven't had a chance to put it on the water yet to test it. mounted the transducer on the trolling motor.

[booger1]

I have a 535 bird and I sprider rig I can see my sinker down at 30 feet good unit

[siscoken]

I have only ever used eagle ...my first was a 7500 about 15 years old and still works fine
But pressently using ...I believe an ultra by eagle and very happy with it for about 5 years.
Ken

[DRPEPPER]

I am learning to use the "kiss" system when buying electronics. My cell phone has a walky talky, camera, lie detector, etc and all I do is talk on the phone part. The same goes for my GPS unit. It has bells and whistels that I just ain't smart enough to use or remember how to use after I figured it out the first time.
I too am interested in putting a second graph unit on the bow of my boat. I think I am going the cheapest way I can with a wide screen.
DP

[Jerry Blake]

I have a Matrix 12 on the front of my boat and I make my living by what it shows me. The Humminbird 525 is about the same unit I believe except you can't put a GPS on the 525, which I don't have on the 12 anyway. I would recommend a single, narrow beam graph or one that you can turn off the wide view if you wish.

You can get the 525 for under $125 - http://www.jandhproducts.com/product...humminbird+525

or the Matrix 12 for under $140 - http://www.jandhproducts.com/product...minbird+matrix