Mocha wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>ffib wrote:</div>
Cant speak to the Garmin as I havnt used one on the water and none of my friends has one. Reviews on them seem to be positive. For me, the panoptix seems like it would be neat for seeing musky follows on dark water.

I am happy with my HDS9s on my boat. Havnt had good luck with HB. Why are you thinking of switching? Just curious.

Features that are available on the New EcoMaps series vs Lawrance comparable.
Like not wanting to share live mapping data was a big one.

I see it as a plus. Gives a huge head start on waters that I havnt fished or dont fish that often. Pay it forward if you will for fisherman. Much like all the great info shared on this board.

There is also realtime mapping on the navionics chips on the newer HDS units.

John Shear wrote:

I have non-touch Gen2 units and have been creating Insight Genesis maps of most lakes in my county. I assure you they are more accurate than any map chip you can buy. There is a HUGE variety of amazingly accurate maps available for FREE from gofreeshop.com (Insight Genesis website).
It’s disappointing Lowrance doesn’t market these free maps more because lots more people would buy their units if they understood how great the maps are.

Agreed, its really nice for waters i havnt been on before. Someone did some work on holcombe, cornell, and mud/callahan lakes, those maps are stupid accurate.

I sold mine last year, but I can offer a bit of advice. You want a sit-on-top for fishing. Much more stable, comfy, and user friendly for fishing. Heavier and slower though, more work. I watched dunhams sales fliers til the one I wanted went on sale. I think REI in the cities has test drives weekly for their kayaks. The hobie pedal ones look sweet, but pricey.

I still fish the same places, but upgraded to a grumman sportboat with a 7hp longtail. Now I can go by myself cause I can run upriver. It also has room for 3. I wont be going back to a kayak. YMMV

Cant speak to the Garmin as I havnt used one on the water and none of my friends has one. Reviews on them seem to be positive. For me, the panoptix seems like it would be neat for seeing musky follows on dark water.

I am happy with my HDS9s on my boat. Havnt had good luck with HB. Why are you thinking of switching? Just curious.

Depends on what your using for lures. I am a perch fisherman and use larger baits and like the stiffer rods.

I will say the frabill 48″ jiggler light is my favorite, however the spring bobber is a pain to thread and the reels suck. You have to disassemble them if line gets wrapped up in them and there are lots of little parts. Line thru is the way to go for sure. The longer rods can be a pain to transport with all your if your not careful.

Ideally they would use the palm rod type indicators sized for your lure weight (short ones). I prefer the faster/stiffer rods for better hooks sets. Also would like to see a better reel type setup, although I like palming the small frabill reels. Haven’t tried the pulsator or CNY long rods yet.

cant speak for the k drill, but love my nils.

cool toys aint they??

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