Which fishfinder? Again!

[YakAttak]

Thank u all for the advices. So now it came down to the elite 5 dhi and the hds-5. From wat i heard having gps is important to your safety when fishing open water n u can also record waypoints. An elite5 dhi with gps cost as much as an hds5 with gps? Same size, about the same price? Which one should i get?


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[bus kid]

Originally Posted by YakAttak

Thank u all for the advices. So now it came down to the elite 5 dhi and the hds-5. From wat i heard having gps is important to your safety when fishing open water n u can also record waypoints. An elite5 dhi with gps cost as much as an hds5 with gps? Same size, about the same price? Which one should i get?


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find a few guys that have them and get together one day and fish so you can see the real time differance.where are you located and where do you fish?

[Smthtnnr]

Without a doubt get the HDS 5. I have an Elite 5 mounted in the water, which gives me a good reading. However, after fishing next to people with an HDS, it has significantly better target recognition. You can make out marks more clearly, and in one instance it picked up fish feeding on bait from below that my unit didnt pick up.

[sandydiego]

HDS 9 gen 2 touch baby! It's great having the bigger screen and LSS. Don't hate me....

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by Smthtnnr

Without a doubt get the HDS 5. I have an Elite 5 mounted in the water, which gives me a good reading. However, after fishing next to people with an HDS, it has significantly better target recognition. You can make out marks more clearly, and in one instance it picked up fish feeding on bait from below that my unit didnt pick up.

Is the HDS-5 (without DI feature) that much better in term of reading strutures and marking fish compared to the HDI? I've read and heard so much praises of DI/SI so it's a little confused to me now. I'm not saying I'm not believing or anything, I'm just trying to make the best decision at this time by trying to get more questions answered . Thanks

To bus: I fish mostly around the O.C area but haven't taken my yak out since the winter. I got another yak and still in the rigging process before I get out again

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by YakAttak

Is the HDS-5 (without DI feature) that much better in term of reading strutures and marking fish compared to the HDI? I've read and heard so much praises of DI/SI so it's a little confused to me now. I'm not saying I'm not believing or anything, I'm just trying to make the best decision at this time by trying to get more questions answered . Thanks

To bus: I fish mostly around the O.C area but haven't taken my yak out since the winter. I got another yak and still in the rigging process before I get out again

check your pm box.

[tacmik]

Might just try the Fred Hall show. They probably have every ff made and can answer all questions. Just a thought.