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[QUOTE]esoxfly - 11/29/2012  10:58 AM

For SI/LSS...I have it and I use it.  But for the lake if fish it's not a game-changer. Nice to have and I can see stuff I wouldn't normally see and I cantell cabbage over grass in 14' of water by looking at downscan.  That said, I can't wait to get back to Kodiak and use it to map rocks, kelp beds and reefs.  It'll pay for itself it's first day back there.   But on the bowl of sand that I fish now...I see alot of sand.

I'd suggest hopping in some buddies boats if you can and playing with their electronics and seeing what you like.  Birds are great, but I'm a Lowrance guy because they're all I've used and I have messed around with Birds in some friends boats and they're cool, but I just still prefer my Lowrance.  But I can say that confidently because I have messed with Birds.  See how they have theirs rigged.  Alot of suggestions here to use two units, but that may be a headache or a pain to you and you're better off with one huge screen.  They make so many models just to fit everyone's price and preferences.  Get what works best for you, not just based on the biggest screen and most features.  For me, part of why I like Lowrance is I'm familiar with the menus and features...simple as that.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/29/2012 10:58 AM (#600276 - in reply to #599873)
Subject: Re: New toy. Is it worth it?

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Location: Kodiak, AK

Bigger screens are nice, but the "massive" screens I think are just "cool." Meaning, I run an HDS8 and HDS7 and while I'd not want to use a 5, I've never thought I needed a 10. I do as many here suggest and use the units seperately. The 7 on the bow doesn't even have a transducer hooked up to it and is just for mapping. I used to have my Terrova's US2 on it, but the new Riptide doesn't hav US2, so it's gone, but I don't miss it. The 8 on the console is what I use while driving and navigating and then fishing, it's on a long 2.5" RAM mount and I spin it around and view it from the front and it's my sonar/LSS screen. Sometimes if I'm fishing a small section of a larger area, I'll have one of the units on the chart zoomed way in and the other screen is that area zoomed out so I know where I'm at on the whole structure.

For SI/LSS...I have it and I use it. But for the lake if fish it's not a game-changer. Nice to have and I can see stuff I wouldn't normally see and I cantell cabbage over grass in 14' of water by looking at downscan. That said, I can't wait to get back to Kodiak and use it to map rocks, kelp beds and reefs. It'll pay for itself it's first day back there. But on the bowl of sand that I fish now...I see alot of sand.

I'd suggest hopping in some buddies boats if you can and playing with their electronics and seeing what you like. Birds are great, but I'm a Lowrance guy because they're all I've used and I have messed around with Birds in some friends boats and they're cool, but I just still prefer my Lowrance. But I can say that confidently because I have messed with Birds. See how they have theirs rigged. Alot of suggestions here to use two units, but that may be a headache or a pain to you and you're better off with one huge screen. They make so many models just to fit everyone's price and preferences. Get what works best for you, not just based on the biggest screen and most features. For me, part of why I like Lowrance is I'm familiar with the menus and features...simple as that.