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what is the best fishfinder/plotter?

Looking for a fish finder/plotter. Not for my kayak, but for a 17 foot power boat. Thank you.

The best one is the one you can't afford

And comes with a $3000 transducer that will sink your kayak ;)

How much can you afford to spend. That is the best fishfinder.

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Originally Posted by kayakfisher (Post 250119)

Looking for a fish finder/plotter. Not for my kayak, but for a 17 foot power boat. Thank you.

Ah the irony,

Kayakfisher looking for FF on powerboat.

All kidding aside

Whatever your budget is I would add at least 20%-30% to it, this will cover extended warranty plans and additional accessories that you may need.

What is your budget?

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Originally Posted by jorluivil (Post 250138)

All kidding aside

Whatever your budget I would add at least 20%-30% to it, this will cover extended warranty plans and additional accessories that you may need.

This. Now that I have a FF I'm realizing I still need a bunch of other stuff to get this thing going.

Why not use the same one you have on your kayak, assuming it is decent. Having those waypoints on the same unit and only having one system to learn to interpret would have its advantages

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Originally Posted by Hunters Pa (Post 250141)

Why not use the same one you have on your kayak, assuming it is decent. Having those waypoints on the same unit and only having one system to learn to interpret would have its advantages

That's what I do, All you need is a another transducer, GPS puck (if your GPS receiver is not built in to the FF) and power cable.

For the past 50 years and currently my FF is my mask, I fish by freediving spearfishing, but I am limited to about 60-70 feet, over structure, in the kelp and offshore kelp paddies. This year I bought a power boat that allows me to fish deeper water with a fishing pole. I am trying to avoid putting a lot of junk on the boat, but on poor visibility days I would like to use the fishing pole instead of going home.There was a post a while back praising a FF bought at West Marine, but that modes is no longer available. Any recommendations appreciated.

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Originally Posted by kayakfisher (Post 250164)

You are going to get a lot of opinions on this one. Go to west marine and play with the various models and see what is the most intuitive for you to operate. Then consider the different levels and the bells and whistles they come with. If you can, then wait for a sale or pull up your smartphone and search online and see if they will price match.

Then kick yourself 2 weeks later when a better model comes out

thank you. I missed the last sale at West Marine...

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Originally Posted by kayakfisher (Post 250188)

thank you. I missed the last sale at West Marine...

there's always another sale coming down the road.

West Marine has a sale today on Lowrance Elite 4 HDI for $199.00. It's a small unit and I use it on my kayak, but it has built in GPS and seems to work. Can't beat the price. But the sale ends today.