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Location: Stevens Point, WI | When it comes to electronics, the philosophy of bigger is always better applies in my opinion.
The HDS 10 is awesome, but unless your a tournament fisherman or have the money to buy whatever, it's a bit overkill in my opinion. The HDS-8 is the way to go for sure. The HDS-8 still offers you the Hot keys that the HDS-10 offers, just in the smaller screen. The HDS-5 is just a touch too small to my liking, but I've had nothing less than a LCX-27 the past few years so I'm use to the bigger units. If I were going to buy, I'd go with the HDS-8 for the console and the HDS-7 for the bow.
As for Insight, this question was just asked today on WalleyeFIRST. I used a few of my buddies HDS units last year with Insight, it was a waste of money in my opinion. I've got my two HDS-8's on order for this year, without Insight. I'll be running two Navionics Platinum chips in my units. Save the money that Insight would cost, buy a Navionics chip. |
