Sonar Discussion - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TCS · 11-29-2010, 10:14 AM

Good discussion. Except that I don't understand the joke about shooting my eye out. Just a little slow I guess!

So here is what I have so far.

Lower khz: good for my application.
Color: required
Lowrance: good choice
GPS: still optional for me, I have a compass to make sure I don't get lost.

Here is my big remaining question:
If I get the Elite 5X instead of the HDS 5, how much difference will there be in actually seeing fish at LJ? The elite does seem to have a lot of power, but the peak to peak is different? Is there anybody that has experience with these two units that can compare performance?

Thanks!

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11-29-2010, 10:14 AM	#8
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Good discussion. Except that I don't understand the joke about shooting my eye out. Just a little slow I guess! So here is what I have so far. Lower khz: good for my application. Color: required Lowrance: good choice GPS: still optional for me, I have a compass to make sure I don't get lost. Here is my big remaining question: If I get the Elite 5X instead of the HDS 5, how much difference will there be in actually seeing fish at LJ? The elite does seem to have a lot of power, but the peak to peak is different? Is there anybody that has experience with these two units that can compare performance? Thanks!