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On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:34:43 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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Dan wrote:
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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.

Have heard good things about Lowrence. Personal experience with Huminbird,
years ago, that they do not know about customer service. First LCD depth
finder was a Huminbird. Switch broke about a year later, and the repair
cost was the cost of a new unit. And since they used a switch with a metal
disk in it, it was a guaranteed failure.

My Lowrance is nine years old and has never shown a problem. I'd get
another in a minute, but figure mine'll be good for another ten years or
so.

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