Thread: Need help on fish finders.

Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

You might keep an eye on the personal classified section of the main forum, seems there's always some used ones for sell in that price range or less , someone's always upgrading to larger units , even if you get an large older unit ,my advise would be go as big as you can afford because you just can't see much clarity or definition from the smaller SI units


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I agree with Greg, I'd rather have a bigger used one than smaller new one. Once you hook them up you can't tell a used one from a new one, but you definitely can tell a bigger one (more detail) from a small one.

Used IS a great option, but if it takes a dump on ya in two weeks, you still need one or sending it for repair. That is very rare tho.

I totally agree. Bigger is better in fish finders. Makes them easier to see and read.

cordb, you want to use the unit to map the bottom, so which unit is a better use of you time on the water. Down image and 2D give you that in a narrow scope of view. Side image gives you a wide scope of view and allows you to eliminate more water. I have heard it said that 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water. A large amount of effort can go into eliminating barron water. I will take whatever shortcuts I can.

Chris