Depth Finders

[What a mess]

Looks like my depth finder may have gave up the ship. I have a 2380 Carolina Skiff most of the time if I have it on I am not hunting specific stucture because I fish in shallow clear water not trying to see fish just general depth info. I may at times want info like that. I am trying to select a replacement and get something that will function but not break the bank.

Any ideas on what the best choices are would be appreciated.

WAM out.

[Reel Cowboy]

Iread an article the other day on ESPN Outdoors and they feild tested the side imaging Hummingbird and a Lowrance side by side and the Lowrance gave a better detail of "regular" sonar stuff. But the side imaging was also amazing.
You can pick up a cheap black and white Hummingbird sonar at Wally World or places like Bass Pro generally have some sort of sale going on them.

[bman]

Eagle Cuda is an inexpensive and popular one with temperature sensor
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... id=PP_P0_2

[Jumptrout51]

Do the Humminbird. There is a good chance they will become club sponsors next year.
Plus, from personal experience their customer service is great.

[Dubble Trubble]

The Humminbird side imaging is not for shallow water( 3ft and less)....but it seems to be a neat thing for deeper water......(offshore) and lakes

I have an Eagle Dual frequency 2000C. Except for a little key problem (which they fixed for free) I love it.... You have to decide whether you want a spit screen single unit, or get 2 units, one GPS, and the other Depth finder. To me, it was simply a space issue to get the all in one unit.

By the way. Eagle and Lowrance use the exact same Tech support and repair centers....Technically, they are the same....

I will have to say Eagle/Lowrance has the best images on depthfinders....I also love the record feature where you can record your depthfinder, then play it back at home on your PC. I have found some good rocks that way....

Dubble

[wevans]

Or you could just contact Garmin and send it in and for $100 get it fixed or replaced

[Fishman]

I don't know who's making the best depth finders,but I do know Hummingbird's customer service is excellent.

[Dial Tone]

Furuno or Lowrance..Raymarine may be a little too high $ wise. Cheaper units seem to work better in shallow water probably due to less power output.

[Sea Dawg]

Get a Garmin 400C (color @ anchor express for 304.00

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[kikstand454]

my friend ed got a side imager on his ranger this past sat. it made a terrible day at talquin bearable cuz we had something to play with. lol. its amazing. we foud a boat on the bottom in 21 ft. of water. wild. expensive though.

[What a mess]

I have a 2380 carolina skiff and fish to about 12 so far the one time I have fished deeper it was a three boat deal I wonder if I would get enough value where I fish?

[Tom Keels]

Unless you plan on fishing offshore, color is useless as well as dual freq.

[What a mess]

What about the 3-D? I guess I would like the ability if / when I go deeper to really pick off the Gouper or the Pinks and Blacks.

[Tom Keels]

Never used it or seen it used so I can't comment. It might be the best thing since sliced bread or it might be a gimmick.

[silverking]

The 3-D is a cool application but expensive. Probably more than you'll need or ever use for most of your fishing in the shallows, WAM.