Fish finders what’s a good one: I’m looking at getting a new fish finder in the price range of $400-$600 maybe $750 but it would have to find, catch, and clean the fish for that price...

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

I’m looking at getting a new fish finder
in the price range of $400-$600 maybe $750 but it would have to find, catch, and clean the fish for that price ( would have to be a great unit ) I’ve seen some bad reviews
out there but you guys are using them

I mostly fish lakes and rivers sometimes salt
I have a 14 ft aluminum boat no steering wheel 9.9 4 stroke electric start
So I’m not a tect geek so looking for EASY
to use don’t care 🤷‍♂️ who makes it

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

EdwardL wrote:

I’m looking at getting a new fish finder
in the price range of $400-$600 maybe $750 but it would have to find, catch, and clean the fish for that price ( would have to be a great unit ) I’ve seen some bad reviews
out there but you guys are using them

I mostly fish lakes and rivers sometimes salt
I have a 14 ft aluminum boat no steering wheel 9.9 4 stroke electric start
So I’m not a tect geek so looking for EASY
to use don’t care 🤷‍♂️ who makes it

Good morning Edward. I have a Hook² 9" TrippleShot on my 14' Lowe. I like it, but I'm a little biased towards Lowrance, I've had them for 40yrs.
The lower end of your budget will get you a good 7" unit from the big 3 brands, and your maybe number can probably get you a 9" unit, especially a closeout model. All of these would have standard, downscan, sidescan, and navigation (charts).
My advice is go to BPS, Cabelas, or another dealer and play with the display models, and see what is easier for you to maneuver through. Keep in mind, the bigger the screen, the easier to see.
Good luck.

Seegundo Loc: Lake s minole Georgia

At bass pro shop or Cabela's you can compare brands. Unfortunately the price of a good depth sounders is going up many are integrated to work with the newer trolling motors.they have features like spot lock, 360° real time. Side Scan. Gps course plotter.The dept sounder helps you locate fish. The fisherman must analyze the data and figure out how to catch fish.

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Fredfish wrote:

Good morning Edward. I have a Hook² 9" Trippl... (show quote)

Thank you for your information I looked at the Hook 2 online but it had some bad reviews and the price i would have to take a second mortgage 💸 Lol 😂
It looked great from the scene they showed

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Seegundo wrote:

At bass pro shop or Cabela's you can compare brands. Unfortunately the price of a good depth sounders is going up many are integrated to work with the newer trolling motors.they have features like spot lock, 360° real time. Side Scan. Gps course plotter.The dept sounder helps you locate fish. The fisherman must analyze the data and figure out how to catch fish.

I just bought a new trolling motor but it is not one of those it’s a edge cost 400.00
I have a Cabela’s near me
Thank you for your information

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

I run a Garmin Striker 9 plus on my bow and an Echomap plus on the console
The Striker is a pretty good unit

Echomap is excellent but a little out of the budget.

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Ben Bragg wrote:

I run a Garmin Striker 9 plus on my bow and an Echomap plus on the console
The Striker is a pretty good unit

Echomap is excellent but a little out of the budget.

I’ll look at it when i go to Cabelas have you had any problems with it the Striker ?

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

EdwardL wrote:

I’m looking at getting a new fish finder
in the price range of $400-$600 maybe $750 but it would have to find, catch, and clean the fish for that price ( would have to be a great unit ) I’ve seen some bad reviews
out there but you guys are using them

I mostly fish lakes and rivers sometimes salt
I have a 14 ft aluminum boat no steering wheel 9.9 4 stroke electric start
So I’m not a tect geek so looking for EASY
to use don’t care 🤷‍♂️ who makes it

I have had a Lowrance for the past 3 years, but switched to a Garmin 9" Striker Vivid and by far much easier to use. Play with it and you will see!! Sorry Fred

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

OldBassGuy wrote:

I have had a Lowrance for the past 3 years, but switched to a Garmin 9" Striker Vivid and by far much easier to use. Play with it and you will see!! Sorry Fred

That's ok OBG, I'm actually thinking about a mega 360 'Bird on the bow of the next boat.

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Fredfish wrote:

That's ok OBG, I'm actually thinking about a mega 360 'Bird on the bow of the next boat.

Next boat, new fishfinder? Someone getting ready for retirement?
Just checked out the mega 360, whole different technology, very interesting.

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

OldBassGuy wrote:

Next boat, new fishfinder? Someone getting ready for retirement?
Just checked out the mega 360, whole different technology, very interesting.

I’ve gone on line and looked at the Garmen striker
And the Lorance hook and a Hummingbird
I saw bad reviews on all of them mostly for no maps they use GPS. Maps are good but if I can see the contour or what’s underneath the boat I’m good. I don’t really need all that auto steer or a lot of that control things. For $1500,00 bucks
Just a good picture of what’s below

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

EdwardL wrote:

I’ve gone on line and looked at the Garmen striker
And the Lorance hook and a Hummingbird
I saw bad reviews on all of them mostly for no maps they use GPS. Maps are good but if I can see the contour or what’s underneath the boat I’m good. I don’t really need all that auto steer or a lot of that control things. For $1500,00 bucks
Just a good picture of what’s below

Garmin striker 9" is about $600, but I think the 7" is around $400. You can map your own contours in the area you are fishing.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

OldBassGuy wrote:

Next boat, new fishfinder? Someone getting ready for retirement?
Just checked out the mega 360, whole different technology, very interesting.

That will be my first Bassboat, and bow screen. Most of the time you're fishing out in front of the boat, not straight down. Being able to see all around the front of the boat would be awesome. Not set in stone yet but it the running.

Seegundo Loc: Lake s minole Georgia

Look at all the features plus factory support if you have a problem. See what the turn around is in repairs . Also look at if it has the ability to be upgraded. Lowrance has a decent turn around and so does hummingbird.ive heard good things about Garmin as well. Also see if it's comparable to your trolling motor.

dparks2265 Loc: Pennsylvania

Got one of these on sale last year for $650 at the Basspro spring sale. It can make its own map of the lake. You can also import waypoints from google earth from lakes that have been drawn down. I love it. Hope this helps.
echoMAP 93sv includes a 9-inch high-contrast color display with automatic backlight adjustment. Fast, responsive 5 Hz GPS/GLONASS refreshes your position and ...
Display resolution: 480 x 800 pixels
Display type: WVGA display
Display size: 4.4"x7.8"; 9" diagonal(19.8cmx11...
Weight: 2.3 lbs (1 kg)