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BOTTOM MACINE QUIT WORKING

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Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have caught a few fish but nothing spectacular lately. My bottom machine quit working on Saturday while we were offshore snapper fishing. I think it's just the transducer but I don't want to spend any money on this unit. I am considering a Lowrance Elite FS9 with the active imaging 3 n 1 transducer. I fish out of a 22 ft. bay boat and generally don't get deeper than 70 feet or so. Is this a good choice ?

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Sorry I misspelled machine and don't now how to fix it.
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What brand was the bottom machine that quit working? Was there an error message?


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Its an older Lowrance HDS. No error message.
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THOMAS CITY CURVE wrote: June 9th, 2021, 1:40 pm Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have caught a few fish but nothing spectacular lately. My bottom machine quit working on Saturday while we were offshore snapper fishing. I think it's just the transducer but I don't want to spend any money on this unit. I am considering a Lowrance Elite FS9 with the active imaging 3 n 1 transducer. I fish out of a 22 ft. bay boat and generally don't get deeper than 70 feet or so. Is this a good choice ?

Thanks
Old Dog recently bought one, maybe he'll comment. I don't have the newest FS model but I've had two Elite 9's and I've seen Old Dog's FS model in operation.. I love mine and imo they're awesome machines for both inshore and off.
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Run a pretty large Hummingbird on my Ranger. Love the graphing and side imaging in those depths. Better than the Lowrance HDS I had previously. Can’t speak to the unit you reference. Let us know what you decide.
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Picked up the Lowrance at Academy on Friday. Got it installed yesterday. Easy to operate,chart is pretty nice. Haven’t been on the water yet but will report after first trip.
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Made it out on Saturday and Sunday. New machine works great , chart detail is much better than I'm used to and the sonar picture is awesome. Side scan is pretty nifty also but will take some time to get used to. Very happy with this purchase over all.
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Somebody turned onto Thomas City from the north yesterday as I was going north on 59. Thank goodness I was going slow lol!
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BloodyChamp wrote: July 2nd, 2021, 8:08 pm Somebody turned onto Thomas City from the north yesterday as I was going north on 59. Thank goodness I was going slow lol!
Definitely don’t want to have your tongue stuck out when you hit those speed bumps.
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