locators ????????

  • cva54
    on and somtimes in the MN river
    Posts: 15
    July 27, 2009 at 11:00 pm #1221564

    Got the old boat up and out this year. Having a BLAST getting them big flat heads. Think it is time to get a new locator / fishfinder U know U cant get fish with out 1 makes me wonder why I got so manny when I was a kid with out 1. Just a 12′ boat and a 2 1/2 sea horse.OOPS side tracked what I got now is a hummingbird wide eye 100. By the way the boat grew 4 1/2 foot and the motor grew 2 more cyl.and 47 1/2 hp. What locators should I go with

    dugout
    Dubuque Ia
    Posts: 154
    July 27, 2009 at 11:56 pm #793496

    It really depends how much you want to spend? If you want GPS/Sonar Combo I would probably go with a Lowrance 520 -522C. Or a Hummingbird 778C, Both really good units. Cheap and all the perks other than bigger screens.

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    July 28, 2009 at 1:31 am #793511

    Quote:

    Got the old boat up and out this year. Having a BLAST getting them big flat heads. Think it is time to get a new locator / fishfinder U know U cant get fish with out 1 makes me wonder why I got so manny when I was a kid with out 1. Just a 12′ boat and a 2 1/2 sea horse.OOPS side tracked what I got now is a hummingbird wide eye 100. By the way the boat grew 4 1/2 foot and the motor grew 2 more cyl.and 47 1/2 hp. What locators should I go with

    Do you want the fishfinder to have GPS, or sonar only?

    How much are you willing to spend? That will narrow it down greatly and make it a lot easier to help find a good option for you.

    cva54
    on and somtimes in the MN river
    Posts: 15
    July 30, 2009 at 12:13 am #794111

    I dont need a GPS so that knocks down some. I was thingking about the 300.00 range

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    July 30, 2009 at 12:59 pm #794186

    scrape up another couple hundred and get the color huminbird with the gps. They are great units and boat position and finding spots and map chips for those are all important for catfishing. You only live once.

    dtro
    Inactive
    Jordan
    Posts: 1501
    July 30, 2009 at 1:14 pm #794193

    Scrape up another couple hundred bucks? That almost doubles his budget

    Since he said he didn’t need a GPS, I’m guessing he already has one, in that case there are some good options for a “sonar only” unit for around $300. I bet Wade can suggest a few.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    July 30, 2009 at 9:39 pm #794422

    Agreed – if you don’t need a GPS unit on it, you have a LOT of options under 300.00. If I remember right, Fleet Farm had them in their weekly ad on sale.

    I think they had one Hummingbird on sale for around 80.00 brand new.

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    July 31, 2009 at 2:33 am #794479

    Quote:

    I dont need a GPS so that knocks down some. I was thingking about the 300.00 range

    I suggest this Eagle Fishmark 480 in that price range. Been a great unit for a lot of folks.

    shawnil
    Posts: 467
    August 2, 2009 at 6:41 pm #794870

    I like the Eagle Fishmark 320 I got quite a lot, it was only $149.00… I reccomend sticking with Eagle/Lowrance, just personal preference.

    An Eagle Fish Mark 480 w speed/temp would be nice at around $240 (I’ve seen the 480 with temp for $200). Cabela’s also has Eagle 640C w 5″ display on sale for 369.99 on sale right now…or you can get a FishEasy 350C for a little over $200, but it only has a 3.5″ display.

    Shawn

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