Fish finder

[northeast1]

Just after your opinions lads, after reading loads of reviews on the net. Since i dont have nay new rigs, lures, rods or reels to try this year i think i may invest in a new fish finder as mine is a very old one.

I am looking for something no more than a 6" screen and in colour and i am nt a fan of the split screen ones so a stand alone fish finder only. I have a few i like but always good to get an opinion, willing to pay upto £600 for one.

Any opinions of what you would get or using now, make n model would be a help when choosing one.

[northeast1]

This one is leading it for me so far, new Tec DSI

Fishfinder | LOWRANCE Elite-5x DSI

[canman]

This one is leading it for me so far, new Tec DSI

Fishfinder | LOWRANCE Elite-5x DSI

That one looks fantastic Richy, you just can't go wrong with Lowrance, go for it

[Falcone]

hi richy i have the lowrance mark 5 x and i can not fault it, mine is black and white but the resolution is great as well as the screen size, and it was very easy to fit.

[The Buffs Surfcaster]

Just after your opinions lads, after reading loads of reviews on the net. Since i dont have nay new rigs, lures, rods or reels to try this year i think i may invest in a new fish finder as mine is a very old one.

I am looking for something no more than a 6" screen and in colour and i am nt a fan of the split screen ones so a stand alone fish finder only. I have a few i like but always good to get an opinion, willing to pay upto £600 for one.

Any opinions of what you would get or using now, make n model would be a help when choosing one.

Hi Richy
I have a Lowrance HDS 5x on my warrior kitted with a Airmar P66 transducer, excellent stand alone colour sounder. Would reccommend..

[oldessox]

The Raymarine ds500x or ds600x would be my choice , I had Raymarine plotter and finder on my last boat and have a garmin on the new one , so far I like the Raymarine better.

Ray

[mark]

600 quid...


koden without a doubt. proper professional bit of kit. CV126 is about that price

pretty much every commercial boat will only look at top end furuno or koden sounders. lowrance/gramin etc don't even get a second glance

that says a huge amount IMHO

[northeast1]

cheers lads, that new dsi range does seem to be the step forward.

i will take a look at all the above

[boatangler33]

ive been looking at the lawrance elite 5 fish finder/plotter combo and they look the part for about £400 resolution looks brilliant on them like!

[Norman]

I'm with mark on this one rich - Furono - all pofesssional with little of the gimmicks.

norm

[volante]

Have to agree with Norman and Mark, Furuno is the first choice for the commercial boys - enough said !!!!!!. Its the same old saying though, you only get what you pay for!!!!!.

[canman]

Rich, take alook at the Humminbird 596c HD DI marine downbeam plus fishfinder, for £361. from Canada. on Ebay.

[The Great Wallsendo]

glass bottomed bucket not work? or a lead on some string...if you feel things bumping into the string you've found fish?

[mark]

glass bottomed bucket not work? or a lead on some string...if you feel things bumping into the string you've found fish?

daft as it sounds thats how it used to be done.

Somewhere in the shed I've got a feeling line that came of an old herring drifter. bits of tin every fathom, dropped over the side and feel for the bumps

[The Great Wallsendo]

This is why man no longer lives in caves! Genius!