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| Hi,
my cousin is planning on getting a small fish finder to put on a 12 foot boat. he doesn't want to spend more than 300, he wants to know what the best model he can get is. also having very limit knowledge about depth finders, what should he consider.? the three main fish that he targets are pike musky and walleye.
thanks
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| Call Thorne Bros. in Minneapolis, they have a overstock deal on Pinpoint 7320's with speed/temp for $199.99, regularly $350! I picked one up and they work great!!!
www.thornebros.com
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| Hi,
thanks for hte reply.about the depth finders that thorne has on sale. can u give me some more about the features of them?
having never fished with a depthfinder i don't know that much about them. i think that the depthfinders tell u the depth of the water, how fast u are going, what kind of fish are in the area, where the thermocline is and sometimes your location.
also can u give me the number for thorne bros?
gracias tu,
little drew
and yes peta sucks
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| Also, check out the Furuno LS 6000 (www.furuno.com). Furuno makes mostly commercial navigation equipment, but is branching into the consumer market with this unit. On one of the other boards I saw a chart comparing, power, pixels, etc. of the 6000 with comparably priced name brands and the 6000 lead all competitors. Personally, I'd like to have a Bottomline Sidefinder, but I didn't get to Cabelas in time for their half-price sale. happy hunting. m |
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| Hi,
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drew |
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| HI,
cmon people someone has to know something about depth finders?
thanks to those that replied.[:bigsmile:]
lil drew
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| Love my pinpoint, I have the 7500 attached to my trolling motor though.
Roger |
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| the garmin fish finder 160 is awsome, great detail and comes standerd w/ temp. $200
or you can get the 240 w/ temp and speed for $300.
happy hunting
duck |
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| Drew, where are you from? If in the Twin Cities area, Capra's Outdoors has a fine electronics department. Ask to talk to Greg. Tell him that Mike Hoen sent you in and that you need some help as a first time depth finder buyer. If Greg is not available see Jerry, he can be of great help as well. I am stuck on my Lowrance units myself, but have heard great things about the Garmins. Very easy to use etc. Keep your eyes open at the landings for anyone that is sponsored by a depth finder company and ask to see how it works and that you need some instruction. Most will be happy to show you. Keep in mind that they may be very busy and not have a great deal of time. But if they are not busy any one of the pros will help you out. |
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| I have a Bottomline Tournament 310XT that is a few years old that I would be willing to sell, very large display tons of features. |
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| Drew,
I bought a Lowrance X-51 for the bow of my new boat this year. Got it at Thornes for $169.00. Transducer has temp, and speed is available. For the money, I like it better than the X-85 I had on the old boat. Easy to use, and great display.
Tight Lines,
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| Go to this link: http://www.toothycritters.com/links.html
Good info. here on what brand and models that others have had success with. However, I would recommend that you do this before purchasing your unit: Scroll down to "electronics." Click on Lowrance, Sonar tutorial. You will find info. there that explains sonar for you. There's also info. on features, etc. that are available. Educate yourself first, then pick your brand and model. The info you see will help you regardless of what brand you go with. |
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| For me pixel count is the most important. A lot of them have very high power output, but unless you commonly fish huge deep lakes, it's not as important. Screen size is up to you. No matter how big the screen is, only the first 1/4" on the left matters. The rest is history already gone by.
I like a unit that can utilize side scann. Bottom Line was the first to come out with it and I think they are probally still the best, although I'm currently running Raytheon. Both Bottom Line and Raytheon make good units for the money and they are both sidescann capable. Especially if you fish a lot of shallow water, a straight down looking unit isn't much more than a depth finder. I rarely fish water deeper than 10ft.
Which ever unit you go with, to learn to properly use it, leave the fishing gear home and just take out the manual. Preferably on good clear water. You can look at the screen and look at the bottom to verify what you're seeing. It helps, anyway. |
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