Budget Depth Finder

**Fish on Line** · 10-22-2014, 07:35 PM

True Enough Rees Guide!!! I been Looking at all the stuff on the Main Forum under Electronics..... That Has so many Posts on what all the new stuff can do it does Boggle the mind. It reminds me of a big Catfish wrapping up 6 poles Spider Rigging

**Tracker123** · 10-22-2014, 07:36 PM

My suggestion would be to go to a Bass Pro or Academy (as well as others) and take a look at them. Fool around with them since most are plugged in. In that manner, you can make a wise decision since you are on a budget instead of reading propaganda in some catalog.

**Rees Guide** · 10-22-2014, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Fish on Line

True Enough Rees Guide!!! I been Looking at all the stuff on the Main Forum under Electronics..... That Has so many Posts on what all the new stuff can do it does Boggle the mind. It reminds me of a big Catfish wrapping up 6 poles Spider Rigging

I understand and wasn't trying to be a butt about it but he needed correct info. It is so much happening in this market rite now that it is crazy. I find the Humminbirds easier to operate in the newer models across the board.
Randy hit the nail on the head, go mess with them and if you can get in the boat with some one running what you are looking at, that's good advise no matter what you are shopping for.

**Pastor** · 10-23-2014, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Pastor

Never used the Piranha, but I have used several different Hummingbird units and all of them have been very good units. I have two Lowrance units on my boat. The one in the dash is mounted on transom an is an X-4 Pro. The one I have mounted up front on my trolling motor is a X-Mark 5. It even has GPS so you can mark structure. The X-4 Pro runs about $150.00. The X-Mark 5 runs around $200.00. Good luck trying to decide. By the way, Walmart carries a couple of different Lowrance units under $200.00. Either one, Hummingbird or Lowrance, will be good for what you want to do with it, in my humble opinion.

After walking out and actually looking at my boat, I must make a correction. The depth finder I have on the trolling motor is NOT an X-Mark 5; it is a Mark 4. I apologize for any misguidance. Please forgive me.

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