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Now that the season is over I can focus on preparing for the next year. I decided to finally get a fishfinder for my boat. I wanted to get input from you guys - if you have a fishfinder can you share what you like and don't like about it. At this point I don't have any preference, I'm totally to open to any type and brand. Any input will be highly appreciated.
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Posted Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:52 pm

what is your price range? i like lowrance.
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Posted Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:41 pm

My budget would be $700. Which Lowrance unit is the best in that price range?
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Posted Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:56 pm

i have a Gen2 HDS-5. it's a great unit for that price range. although i don't have down or side imaging, i use the internal GPS a lot. i've had humminbird in the past and can't complain about their products either.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lowrance_Gen2_HDS-5_Series_Sonar_Chartplotters/descpage-HGS5.html
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Posted Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:26 pm

Lowrance Elite 7 HDS will give you a 7" screen, Downscan, and gps...processer just runs a little slower than the gen 1/2 if your running 70+mph
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Posted Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:32 pm

So HDS 5 and Elite 7 are the 2 best Lowrance models. What about Humminbird and Garmin?
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:19 am

What type of boat is it going on and where do you want to mount it?

Are you deep water fishing?
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:15 am

The display will be mounted on the bow, the transducer will be transom mounted. I fish in shallow lakes, no deep water fishing.
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:25 am

I fish a lot of shallow lakes. IMO you don't need to spend a ton of money as you'll probably just be using it to find depth changes and water temps
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:52 am

if its going to be mounted on the bow, I would run the ducer on the TM.

I agree with shawn that you dont need something with all the bells and whistles. I prefer lowrance over humminbird, but both are quality brands.
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:04 am

you don't really need to spend $600 if you're just fishing shallow water. a few hundred would probably do you fine.
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:33 am

samf

you don't really need to spend $600 if you're just fishing shallow water. a few hundred would probably do you fine.



So are you getting an HDS-7 or 8 or 10 for xmas? I may offer you a couple of bills for that 5
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:37 am

Just googled the hds-5 to see if there were any good deals and this popped. http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/details/0-46892/lowrance-hds-5x-gen2-w-83-200khz.html?cid=82530&chid=4272&gclid=C
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:49 am

Just googled the hds-5 to see if there were any good deals and this popped. http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/details/0-46892/lowrance-hds-5x-gen2-w-83-200khz.html?cid=82530&chid=4272&gclid=C



This page: http://www.fishfinders.info/lowrance-hds5-gen2 has a price comparison table. Looks like West Marine has the best deal on HDS5 - $499 - but I don't know that's the transducer you're looking for.
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:53 pm

bassr

Just googled the hds-5 to see if there were any good deals and this popped. http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/details/0-46892/lowrance-hds-5x-gen2-w-83-200khz.html?cid=82530&chid=4272&gclid=C



This page: http://www.fishfinders.info/lowrance-hds5-gen2 has a price comparison table. Looks like West Marine has the best deal on HDS5 - $499 - but I don't know that's the transducer you're looking for.



I'm not looking for one. Just contributing to your search
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Posted Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:40 pm

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