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| Does anyone have any information regarding inexpensive (under $400) GPS/fish finder that you would recommend? Something like the Garmin echoMap 44dv or 43dv Chartplotter Sounder or the Lawrence Elite 4 CHIRP w/ Navionice. My goal is to use it as a portable unit that I can bring with me and use during my week in Canada but also on other lakes throughout the year. I am currently boatless so I need to rent a boat wherever I go. If you have something else that you would recommend, I would be interested in hearing about it. I greatly appreciate the help and I thank you in advance. |
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| I have a Lowrance Elite 5 HDI and an Elite 5 DSI....got both around $300 each. I'm not a techie by any means but these units seem to do the job for a reasonable price.
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| Look into the humminbird helix units. I got the one with sonar,di,si,gps for 499 shipped. But they have the sonar gps one for 250 i think. |
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Location: Ashland WI | toothycritter88 - 3/11/2015 4:57 AM
Look into the humminbird helix units. I got the one with sonar,di,si,gps for 499 shipped. But they have the sonar gps one for 250 i think.
I would like to hear your opinions on the Helix.
Have you had a chance to use it yet? |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | 14ledo81 - 3/11/2015 5:48 AM
toothycritter88 - 3/11/2015 4:57 AM
Look into the humminbird helix units. I got the one with sonar,di,si,gps for 499 shipped. But they have the sonar gps one for 250 i think.
I would like to hear your opinions on the Helix.
Have you had a chance to use it yet?
I'm looking at a stand alone unit for my tin boat and thought the Helix SI unit might do the trick. I'd be interested in hearing your opinion as well. |
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| I just got it in the mail yesterday. Going to install it this weekend and hopefully on the water. For the $$ it has every option on a 5" diagnal screen. Played around with it at bass pro. And its pretty neat little unit. |
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Location: Ashland WI | toothycritter88 - 3/11/2015 6:13 AM
I just got it in the mail yesterday. Going to install it this weekend and hopefully on the water. For the $$ it has every option on a 5" diagnal screen. Played around with it at bass pro. And its pretty neat little unit.
Did the screen seem large enough to pick up details?
That is my main worry/concern... |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | The helix is a nice looking unit, I probably would have came home with one if there wasn't a big rebate on Lowrance at the boat show. The screen is about the size of a smart phone on its side. |
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| The screen is definitely bigger than a smart phone screen |
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| This is an elite 7 hdi and the helix 5 si/gps
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| any on-the-water observations for the Helix series?
Why are they less expensive?
Thanks. |
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| toothycritter88 - 3/11/2015 8:00 PM The screen is definitely bigger than a smart phone screen I held my 5.5 in smartphone (LG G3) next to one in Cabela's, and my phone's screen was slightly larger. |
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| Luke dont forget how huge phones are these days. I have a Elite 5 DSI and have been happy with it for my console unit. I would like something with a larger screen for the bow though. |
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