Lowrance Elite5 vs Elite5DSI - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SoCalCJ · 05-22-2013, 07:22 PM

I've been running the Elite-5 for a year on my PA. It's a really good unit but I'm already looking to upgrade to the HDS-5. My advise is to spend the extra $$$ now on the HDS if you can. For socal fishing I don't ever go deeper than 300 ft in the settings. The only other advise I would give is to make sure you get the 50/200 kHz transducer so you can run a true high/low.

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05-22-2013, 07:22 PM	#2
SoCalCJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 126	I've been running the Elite-5 for a year on my PA. It's a really good unit but I'm already looking to upgrade to the HDS-5. My advise is to spend the extra $$$ now on the HDS if you can. For socal fishing I don't ever go deeper than 300 ft in the settings. The only other advise I would give is to make sure you get the 50/200 kHz transducer so you can run a true high/low.