Advice on fish finders

[RMH]

Hi all, although I'm a frequent reader of the forum have never posted but now need advice/recommendations for a new depth sounder.

Nothing fancy (try to keep it under $200). Just good depth & speed readouts..

i have a 17' double eagle if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance.

RMH

 

[wildwest]

The cheap ones have low wattage,don't buy a cheap one....waste of your hard earned moolaa

 

[Chero]

Raymaine 365 Fish Finder

Just took it off my 17 ft d/e a couple of months ago, you can have it for $40.00 comes with manual


250-361-5767 Colin

 

[wstcoaster]

sounders

The cheap ones have low wattage,don't buy a cheap one....waste of your hard earned moolaa

garmin makesa good color sounder works well when running full speed or when fishing and is very good at spotting feed or salmon

 

[Sharphooks]

Buy pre-owned, specifically, what was once top-end but now has some years on the technology.

For instance, the Furuno FCV 600L was once top-of-the line 8 to 10 years ago, but has since been supplanted by the FCV 620 and the 585.

You can regularly find these on CL or eBay for $ 200 - 300. I just sold mine for $ 250 and the guy was thrilled, knowing he had a really good sounder at 1/3 the original price

Lowrance and Garmin---same story. At the minimum, get 600W with 50/200 Khz capabilities. If you have a good head-unit, a modest transom-mounted transducer ("puck") will work fine

 

[Fins -n- Skins]

Just took off my Raytheon 365 fishfinder, the power cable bit the dust. If you buy Chero's you can have all my parts for free as i am turfing the whole unit. They are a good unit.