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Reply With QuoteYou'll get better side imaging with the Humminbird, better regular sonar with the Garmin.
They both can create your own maps.
If you get a Chirp Gen2 Humminbird you have the option of adding a 360 unit.
The Striker should be cheaper.
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Garmin striker plus 7sv vs helix 7 si
Anybody know plus and minus on Garmin striker plus 7sv compared to helix 7 both w/ side view. Any input would be appreciated.
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You'll get better side imaging with the Humminbird, better regular sonar with the Garmin.
They both can create your own maps.
If you get a Chirp Gen2 Humminbird you have the option of adding a 360 unit.
The Striker should be cheaper.
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Garmin bought Navionics. Humminbird and Minn Kota are owned by Johnson Outdoors.Originally Posted by Zman
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The Striker Plus only has quick draw maps which are pretty much useless. No card slot to run map card. The Bird has a slot to run Navionics and a little better overall imaging. Look at the Garmin Echomap Plus. Great unit.
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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.
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Thanks Thanks thanks for the info. Did not realize Garmin did not have a card slot. Don't think I'll be mapping but will want to record. Will have a need for lake maps. Need to check out echomap as recommended.
Thanks Again, Ray
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Looks like that does not come w/ side view transducer. Is the only side view transducer for this unit panoptix another 1500 bucks is too steep for me?
Ray
