Fishfinders...
....suppose you had about 200 bucks to spend on a fishfinder. Which would you
get and why? I've been looking at the BPS and Cabela's catalogs, and have
found that the variety is bewildering. I'm not really looking for bells and
whistles -- just something that shows depth, structure, and FISH!Thanks,
Dan |
Daniel-San
May 10
2005
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| I'd stay away from BPS and Cabela's. Try www.planetgps.net. I've found that
they have the best pricing than any store. |
Jerry
May 10
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Jerry, Thanks for the tip. Any particular brand to buy/avoid? I have near zero
knowledge about these things. Thanks. |
Daniel-San
May 11
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| Very possible but something to consider are shipping charges. Some companies
make it look like a lower price to get the business just to make up the
difference on shipping charges which are not revealed until the order is
being placed. In this case I tested a Humminbirg Matrix 17. $180 from Cabelas (as shipping
is included in the price) and $176 from planetgps. Also, planetgps does not carry Eagle fishfinders? Ouch! My recommendation
was going to be the Eagle brand. But they do have a much better Garmin
selection... many with good instant rebates. |
Todd
May 11
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| I've found that Lowrance doesn't give the detail as compared to a Garmin, on
a GPS, but with fishfinders I'm not sure there's too much difference between
brands. The major factor to consider would be the Pixels per price. Always
try to get the most Pixels for resolution. I'm using a Garmin 240 on the
dashboard and a Lowrance Eagle on the bow, and I like the results with
either one. Planet GPS has never over charged myself or anyone that I've
heard, on shipping. |
Jerry
May 11
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Thanks again for the info. Dan |
Daniel-San
May 11
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| I have a Eagle fishfinder, it's about 6 years old and I have never had a
problem with it, I don't fish waters over 15 ft deep, most of the time
6ft or less..If I were to buy a replacement FF I'd get a Eagle Cuda 128
with built temp sensor from BPS for about 80 bucks.. BPS has a Garmin 80
with almost the same features for $89 which looks good too, what I like
about the Garmin is the transducer can be mounted on the trolling motor
or transom..
I think you have to consider the type water that you will be fishing and
go from there...
I had one Humminbird, one was enough.. |
uscgret
May 11
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| Thanks for the info -- Humminbird = bad???? Dan |
Daniel-San
May 11
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| Commonly known as "Humming-Turd", if that gives you an idea of what most
people think of them. |
Jerry
May 11
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| Eagle, I have 2 and they're excellent for the cost. I had an old Humminbird
for a while and I hated it (Wide Vision) but the Eagle is cheap and
effective. I have the FishMark 320 and it rocks, now the 400 is under $200.
Look into it. I also have the cuda up front and that's a good one for under
$100. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/horizontal-pod.jhtml?id=0017744&navAction=push&navCount=1&indexId=cat21392&parentId=cat21392&parentType=index&rid=&cmCat=MainCatcat21276 Rich P |
Rich
May 12
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