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first time posting
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 12:59 pm
by coolrowcamping
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]
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 1:10 pm
by GC
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.....
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 1:14 pm
by tin can
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 1:17 pm
by Chalk
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
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 1:18 pm
by Chalk
Welcome...
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 3:03 pm
by Sir reel
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
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 4:55 pm
by Aucilla
Glad to have aboard "officially!" And thanks for the report!
That
was a report, ya know.
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 5:59 pm
by rocket
I've got a Lowrance X105c, and I have no complaints.
Welcome aboard.
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 6:49 pm
by RodBow
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 !
Posted: February 21st, 2005, 9:32 pm
by Jumptrout51
A piece of lead pipe with Soap in it still works for me.`
Posted: February 22nd, 2005, 9:52 am
by Sir reel
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
Posted: February 22nd, 2005, 9:59 am
by chugbug
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.
thanks
Posted: February 22nd, 2005, 10:33 am
by coolrowcamping
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
Posted: February 24th, 2005, 12:36 pm
by nautigator
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...