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| Hey hows it going guys found a really good deal on this unit Lowrance Elite-5x DSI . I currently dont have a unit on my boat Im fishing out of a 17ft6" bass tracker. Was planning on mounting it in the front of the boat. Any input on this unit or what you would recommend? This unit is on sale for $250. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
Edited by Chris78 4/4/2013 6:46 PM
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Location: one foot over the line | I have one of these that i use in the bow of my z7. Great unit, lots of options. I try not to be too big of a sonar watcher, so this unit works well for how i fish. Wouldn't mind upgrading to a unit that would take lake-chips, then i would probably watch a little more sonar. For now, if you do not have one up front, I'd shell out the 250 and never look back. It will be nicer than the one you have now. |
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Location: Green Bay, Titletown, WI | I just got the Elite 5 DSI. I've been out with it twice now, and I'm having a bi*ch of a time figuring it out. The manual is garbage. There's definitely a learning curve to it. I don't get images like I should with the DSI. I know where there is some timber in a river I fish, and my DSI image looks exactly like my regular sonar image, just different colors, and the DSI doesn't mark fish as well as a normal sonar. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | DSI units only read well when you are moving, over 2mph for best picture. Allot of people have been disappointed by putting them on the bow and then realizing that they don't show good structure at fishing speed. They also don't show fish/baitfish as easily as a std depthfinder. They show them, but you don't get a nice easy to see arc. |
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Lowrance Elite-5x DSI?????