Dan wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Dan wrote:
Mustaf Herod Apyur Poupr wrote:
On 3 Oct 2006 15:37:45 -0700, wrote:
What is a good brand of a reasonably priced depthfinder? I don't
necessarily need something "top of the line"
But if running on the river, it would be nice to know how much water is
below you....
WalMart has Eagles for cheap if you are just looking for a bottom
finder. They are good units.
Agreed. I've never been a fan of Humminbird and I have had both on a
bass boat at the same time.
Why? I've got two Hummingbirds on my boat that I've had for five years
or so, both have never done anything but work flawlessly.
Since you probably don't keep very small birds on your boat I'm guessing
your spell checker got that one.
You have to compare them to see the difference. The resolution on the
Humminbirds is poor compared to others in the same category or price
range. The features are also lacking.
Dan
Definately not true. You get what you pay for in all instances. The one
I have at the helm is just for depth and schooling stripers, so it's a
cheapy, about $125 if I remember. The one in front however, is the 595c
and it's a great piece. What I don't like about Lowrance, other than
the fact that my buddy had one that quit twice, a $700 unit, and each
time they took approx. 3 months to fix it. The second time it quit, he
told them he'd like a new one, they just flatly refused, and fixed it
again. I think it's in his garage now, is the fact that the menu you
have to wade through to do common tasks is annoying. Where you can do
some things with the Hummingbird with a couple of button pushes, with
the Lowrance it takes several submenus to get to where you want.