Depth finder

[Speckalator]

Garmin for me. I'm sure the other brands are good. But I prefer Garmin due to quality and easy to use

[wannabe fisherman]

'birds, but mostly because I've never used anything else

[need2befishin]

'birds, but mostly because I've never used anything else

Amen...I'm getting old enough to stop fixing what ain't broke. My MEGA unit does all I need and more, so no need to complicate things.

[DRFISHDUCK]

Really like my Garmin 7SV but I'm interested in a finder that only shows fish in their feeding mode!

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[Zman]

Me too Drfishduck let me know if you find one
I have a lot of trouble working thou my Lowrance Elite 9ti


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[Nutbush]

My fishing buddy has every brand on his boat: Humminbird, Lowrance, Garmin, and Raymarine. If you are going by the graphics, the Raymarine has the best 2d and down imaging i have seen. Now I'm not sure about how easy it is to setup, but I would guess that if he is using it then it is probably pretty easy! If i didn't already have a bird then I would have gotten a Ray.

[T_om]

What are you looking for in a finder? What is most important to you? My experience is with Humminbirds (on my fishing partner's boat) and Garmin (on both our boats).

He has Helix 10s (three of them) and a Garmin SV93 Plus. I run a Garmin 93SV Plus and he brings his Garmin with Liveview on my boat.

Humminbird: Great units and have the best sideview. Much more complex to setup and use than Garmin. Has Humminbird 360 available but that is not even CLOSE to Garmin's Liveview. Has a software issue that Hummingbird is aware of giving false depth readings in shallow water (less than 8 to 10 feet.). Not fully resolved yet even though they published a "fix" update.

Garmin: Much simpler interface. That's not necessarily a bad thing because it is extremely easy to get good results fast without much tweaking. Good side view but not quite up to Humminbird's yet. Easy to interface multiple units. The very best thing about it is Garmin's Liveview. This adds considerable cost but dang, it is amazing. Like video game fishing. My partner has his set up as a mobile unit and we use it on his boat and mine. Amazing technology and neither Humminbird nor Lowarance even comes close.

Decide what is important to you and go for it.

Tom

[Pakjohn]

I had Lowrance for years but moved over to the Humminbird recently and love it. I think Lowrance takes a little more knowledge to set up than the bird.

[nnelzon23]

Switched from birds to garmin here. I was happy with both actually, just like the advancements that garmin is rolling out.


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[Cane Pole]

I can use any of 'em, but my boats are wired Lowrance and I can't see rewiring for another brand. These things are smarter than most users anyhow. I use all auto features including auto networking. Why complicate life?