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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
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. Dan |
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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
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. |
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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
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 |
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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
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. |
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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
basskisser wrote:
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. That was an interesting paragraph. I got a headache trying to read it starting from the misspelled first word! If $125 was the price, Eagle/Lowrance will be a better product than Humminbird - at least a few years ago when I looked. Currently, the Humminbird ads still show relatively low-res products. Dan PS. There still isn't a "G" in Humminbird. |
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I had a blast last Satuday on the Wabash river...
Dan wrote: basskisser wrote: 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. That was an interesting paragraph. I got a headache trying to read it starting from the misspelled first word! If $125 was the price, Eagle/Lowrance will be a better product than Humminbird - at least a few years ago when I looked. Currently, the Humminbird ads still show relatively low-res products. Dan PS. There still isn't a "G" in Humminbird. Awe.....how cute...your school girl like infatuation is something to behold..... At each price level, the resolution in all units is about equal. Add to that Lowrance's horrible customer service, you'll have a clear choice. |
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