Electronics

[Holy Hoola]

Looking at replacing all my electronics. What’s your opinion on simrad or garmin. Everything from chart plotter,radar and auto pilot.

 

[Whole in the Water]

I prefer Simrad, most pros and many commercial guys use Simrad.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Simrad

 

[scott craven]

I like Garmin, great charts and accurate.

 

[fishin solo]

Simrad love it…… I also sell it

 

[kaelc]

Looking at replacing all my electronics. What’s your opinion on simrad or garmin. Everything from chart plotter,radar and auto pilot.

Have the Lowrance (Simrad) chart plotter, radar and autopilot. It's pretty good, I have never got my sonar really dialed in just need to get an expert out on my boat.

 

[DMan]

Both have advantages. Sim rad is great but I actually switched over to Garson after I played with the auto waypoint feature. It is the only one where you don’t need to push multiple waypoints to get from a to b. I use it all the time and love that.

 

[Sir Reel]

Garmin XSV touch series. I have 2 x 12" and 1 x 9", GMR Fantom 18" Radar, and Airmar HW175 transducer. The wireless is great as I can duplicate any screen on my iPhone or iPad. So at my lower helm I have the one 12" screen and use my iPad mirroring my upper helm screen running depth or radar. There is barely any lag time on it. Itsd pretty cool to see radar running on your iPhone (works on Android too)
The Garmin Active Captain app allows me to access all my charts on the iPhone/iPad remotely and create waypoints and routes from home and then sync back at the boat.

Garmin GPSMAP® 943xsv | Chartplotter

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[BryceWCP]

Furuno………. But of the two simrad.

 

[pescador]

Garmin. Active Captain is awesome. Design all your routes at home on your iPad or phone and blue tooth them when you get on the boat. It’s a game changer.

 

[fishin solo]

Can do the same thing with simrad

 

[Rain City]

I use the "remote" option on my lowrance with my tablet. Not just a second visual screen on the tablet but a usable one. I do hate that you can't do auto routes. I always end up running my cell or tablet at the same time while on a new route so I can run navionics with the auto route with the marked hazards. Saved my butt a few times with cable ferries and other less obvious stuff.

 

[fishin solo]

Both have advantages. Sim rad is great but I actually switched over to Garson after I played with the auto waypoint feature. It is the only one where you don’t need to push multiple waypoints to get from a to b. I use it all the time and love that.

Incorrect Simrad also does this

 

[DMan]

Incorrect Simrad also does this

Awesome. They updated. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Hot-Streak]

Have the Lowrance (Simrad) chart plotter, radar and autopilot. It's pretty good, I have never got my sonar really dialed in just need to get an expert out on my boat.

What's the issue your having with your radar? Feel free to message me. I work with radars in my job.

 

[fishin solo]

What's the issue your having with your radar? Feel free to message me. I work with radars in my job.

He’s talking about his sonar not radar….. just needs to fine tune sonar settings for it I’m guessing ?

 

[Hot-Streak]

I like the features of Simrad/Lowrance.

1) Fish reveal - it's great when hunting bottom fish on structure and also when trolling.

2) Link/Remote control by a tablet or phone via wifi. I like to run a 2nd display back by the downriggers so it's easy to see fish and keep track of the bottom when trolling.

 

[kaelc]

He’s talking about his sonar not radar….. just needs to fine tune sonar settings for it I’m guessing ?

Yeah I have a 1kw airmar and 3-1 Lowrance and I feel like I catch more fish than I can see. I’ve selected the transducers in the menu but maybe they need some tuning.