first time posting

coolrowcamping · Post by **coolrowcamping** » February 21st, 2005, 12:59 pm

i have been checking out this site for over 2 years now and yall have been very helpful. i have a quick question, we fish out of keaton beach, 21' proline boat name "Git-R-Done". i am looking for a new bottom machine, dont really want to go with a split screen bottom/gps because we already have 2 gps on the boat, just really need a bottom machine. any suggestions would be very helpful. we fished saturday out of keaton and again noaa was wrong about the seas. we trolled about 4 miles because we could not get the anchor to hold. we have a alum. claw and it kept slipping because the seas. we had one quick hit but he was short. finally got hung up on about the 3 stop and caught 4 gags and 1 red all about 8-10# range. we could not catch any live bait an the marina did not have any. they would not touch ly's caught everything on boston mack. i think we had about 20 or so shorts. i think we would had better luck if the anchor would have held but it was a good time. please help me out with the bottom machine. thanks again
david
valdosta Ga
git-r-done fishing team[/b]

Post by GC » February 21st, 2005, 1:10 pm

I have the Garmin 320C fish finder and love it. Didn't really want color when I got it....but it is really nice for bottom definition. It'll hold the botom real well at speed. Easy to install your self...

No complaints so far....except not enough time to use it!

There are others on here with the garmin fish finders as well.....

Post by **tin can** » February 21st, 2005, 1:14 pm

Welcome, cool. Ya might want to read this.

http://www.bigbendfishing.net/phpbb/vie ... php?t=5926

Post by **Chalk** » February 21st, 2005, 1:17 pm

From Wevans

Welcome aboard Cool

There are a lot of threads discussing the different bottom machines, this is a more recent one

http://www.bigbendfishing.net/phpbb/vie ... php?t=5937

Post by **Chalk** » February 21st, 2005, 1:18 pm

Welcome...

Post by **Sir reel** » February 21st, 2005, 3:03 pm

Welcome to the forum CRC (hope the acronym is OK with you

) Sounds to me like you've got some experience and knowledge that we could use as well. Don't be shy

Post by **Aucilla** » February 21st, 2005, 4:55 pm

Glad to have aboard "officially!" And thanks for the report!

That was a report, ya know.

Post by **rocket** » February 21st, 2005, 5:59 pm

I've got a Lowrance X105c, and I have no complaints.
Welcome aboard.

Post by **RodBow** » February 21st, 2005, 6:49 pm

CRC, Sir Reel has suggested that I hang multiple electronics from a tower but I haven't taken him up on the idea yet so I can't help you with the choice of bottom machines... just wanted to say welcome !

Post by **Jumptrout51** » February 21st, 2005, 9:32 pm

A piece of lead pipe with Soap in it still works for me.`

Post by **Sir reel** » February 22nd, 2005, 9:52 am

Jumptrout51 wrote:

A piece of lead pipe with Soap in it still works for me.`

Would that be "lifebouy" or "ivory"

.... perhaps "dial" as long as its chartreuse

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » February 22nd, 2005, 9:59 am

If I ever get a new one it will be the Foruno 600L or 580. They are expensive (why I don't have one) but they are powerful. BTW, Welcome.

coolrowcamping · Post by **coolrowcamping** » February 22nd, 2005, 10:33 am

Thanks for all the suggestions!
there is just so many too choose from!
hope i can can be as helpful as yall have have.
thanks again david

nautigator · Post by **nautigator** » February 24th, 2005, 12:36 pm

If you haven't bought a depth finder, take a look at the Eagle machines. I have a 480 DF (dual freq) and for $220, it beats the pants off my Garmin any day. It is a grayscale recorder, but it has great definition and works out to 1200 ft. (East coast, drifiting for swordfish-miami) if you are idling or drifting. I bought mine from outdoor world in Orlando, but you can order online...