11-10-2008, 07:37 PM
I took a look at that fish finder you are interested in and by all means that is not a bad one at all. But i see two things you should take a look at.
1. Do you really need a portable unit. You posted a picture of your boat and it looks like a boat you would wanna keep the fish finder on. If you had a aluminum john boat i could see getting a portable unit. With any fish finder you can just unplug the main unit and take it with you.
2. Duel beam is nice but if you are using it on inland waters i dont really think it is needed. All you really need is a high frequency (200kHz) transducer. It will not go as deep but it will give you a better, more detailed picture. The low frequency (83kHz) part of the transducer will not give you a very clear picture but will go very very deep. So unless you are using your boat in over 200ft of water i think a 200kHz transducer will work fine you. No point in dumping money in something you dont really need. Also i see you are a bass fisherman and you probly wont be fishing in much deeper than 40' for those boys.
Hope this helps and does not confuse you even more lol.
Download the manual for that model fish finder and go to page 9 it explains all abot the two frequencies.
Happy shopping!
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1. Do you really need a portable unit. You posted a picture of your boat and it looks like a boat you would wanna keep the fish finder on. If you had a aluminum john boat i could see getting a portable unit. With any fish finder you can just unplug the main unit and take it with you.
2. Duel beam is nice but if you are using it on inland waters i dont really think it is needed. All you really need is a high frequency (200kHz) transducer. It will not go as deep but it will give you a better, more detailed picture. The low frequency (83kHz) part of the transducer will not give you a very clear picture but will go very very deep. So unless you are using your boat in over 200ft of water i think a 200kHz transducer will work fine you. No point in dumping money in something you dont really need. Also i see you are a bass fisherman and you probly wont be fishing in much deeper than 40' for those boys.
Hope this helps and does not confuse you even more lol.
Download the manual for that model fish finder and go to page 9 it explains all abot the two frequencies.
Happy shopping!
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