fish finder

[sly]

Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

I am with Carlos here, dont spend 500 bucks to end up with a 300 dollar fish finder when its all said and done.

The Garmin is the better unit for what you want if you are strictly comparing 200 dollar fish finders in a vacuum.

I will take the Hook Reveal into a consideration if its really worth the price. I talked to Westmarine yesterday and it would be about 420 after taxes with the extended warranty.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by sly

I will take the Hook Reveal into a consideration if its really worth the price. I talked to Westmarine yesterday and it would be about 420 after taxes with the extended warranty.

Find the cheapest local price and have them price match it to hopefully knock a few more bucks off the total.

[sly]

Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Find the cheapest local price and have them price match it to hopefully knock a few more bucks off the total.

Will do. Thank you all for the advice.

[Revoguys]

Garmin all day! I made the mistake of buying a lowrance to try it out cause the kayak fishing world here love lowrance, worst decision I made! Garmin man, don’t make the same mistake as me! Fish on!

[sly]

Originally Posted by Revoguys

Garmin all day! I made the mistake of buying a lowrance to try it out cause the kayak fishing world here love lowrance, worst decision I made! Garmin man, don’t make the same mistake as me! Fish on!

Thanks, I'm still debating what to get. I hear the comments about the Garmin and would go with that if it wasn't for the difficulty having it mounted on the older PA.

The Lowrance that Carlos mentioned is pricier but might be worth it if it wont require any extra work to the kayak. I don't want to put any unnecessary holes in the thing anyways.

[FrankMCG]

Originally Posted by Revoguys

Garmin all day! I made the mistake of buying a lowrance to try it out cause the kayak fishing world here love lowrance, worst decision I made! Garmin man, don’t make the same mistake as me! Fish on!

Agree with that. Striker Plus is a great budget pick but due to my vision problems, I had to update it to Lowrance elite fs. Disgusting especially if you’re used to the interface and convenience of Garmin stuff. Lucky I got him back in the store and changed to echoMap(review here). Hits the pocket - sure but I'm pretty satisfied with it and hope that I’ve purchased a real friend for years!

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by FrankMCG

Agree with that. Striker Plus is a great budget pick but due to my vision problems, I had to update it to Lowrance elite fs. Disgusting especially if youÂ’re used to the interface and convenience of Garmin stuff. Lucky I got him back in the store and changed to echoMap(review here). Hits the pocket - sure but I'm pretty satisfied with it and hope that IÂ’ve purchace a real friend for years

Glad that you are satisfied. I bought the Echomap 94sv when it first came out at a premium price. The format did not fit my needs -- A side window of invaluable data made the useable info comparable to the smaller 7-inch unit it was replacing. On top of that, the 3yr older Raymarine tracked a descending jig and fish chasing it better than the replacement. That said, a newer version of Echomap may have an improved presentation. Presently using a Raymarine Element, and find it to be a disappointment, looking to trade it in for something different. Maybe try hummingbird or a higher-end Lowrance.

[daperrin]

I had a Striker 4 for a couple of years. It was a solid unit, no complaints. I just recently moved up to a Lowrance Hook 5. My eyes just did not like the 3.5 in screen of the Striker and I needed more power and a better transducer for the deeper waters I frequent now. The Hook definitely gives me much better resolution and detail at 400 ft. Of course its a much more expensive model so time will tell if it was the right move.