11-30-2009, 12:59 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I have been using "eyes" on my tubes for almost 30 years. Started with an old Humminbird flasher powered by two 6 volt lantern batteries wired in series. Bulky and heavy but got me hooked.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have worked my way through many different sonars since then and have researched a lot of ones I never bought or tried. Fished with the Eagle low wattage models for quite a few years. Worked through several of the Cudas. Those up through the 168 did okay. The last Cuda (300) I tried was terrible. Poor bottom readings and too many false readings on fish. It went back to Cabelas after a couple of trips.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Have been using (and loving) the Humminbird 565 for several months now. It has proven to be a much more reliable "fish finder" as well as showing better detail on bottom conditions. Also has temp guage. One of the big plusses for me is the dual cone sonar...both 20 degree and 60 degree. It shows fish right below you but also ones nearby...in a different display. It also has real time sonar on the side and functions like a flasher to show what is right under you...including your jig when ice fishing. I am including links to posts I put up on mounting the 565 as well as the 168EX a while back.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The kind of sonar you get should reflect the kind of fishing you do. If you are a trout fisherman you might want to look at a unit with side-finding capability. Trout suspend or cruise well above the bottom at times and it is helpful to be able to look around you to find nearby fish and know which direction to cast for them.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Most of the fish I target are on or near the bottom so I prefer a unit that shows me good depth and bottom readings...and picks up fish close to the bottom. My Humminbird 565 actually shows fish hiding in the weeds at 30 feet at Starvation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have worked my way through many different sonars since then and have researched a lot of ones I never bought or tried. Fished with the Eagle low wattage models for quite a few years. Worked through several of the Cudas. Those up through the 168 did okay. The last Cuda (300) I tried was terrible. Poor bottom readings and too many false readings on fish. It went back to Cabelas after a couple of trips.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Have been using (and loving) the Humminbird 565 for several months now. It has proven to be a much more reliable "fish finder" as well as showing better detail on bottom conditions. Also has temp guage. One of the big plusses for me is the dual cone sonar...both 20 degree and 60 degree. It shows fish right below you but also ones nearby...in a different display. It also has real time sonar on the side and functions like a flasher to show what is right under you...including your jig when ice fishing. I am including links to posts I put up on mounting the 565 as well as the 168EX a while back.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The kind of sonar you get should reflect the kind of fishing you do. If you are a trout fisherman you might want to look at a unit with side-finding capability. Trout suspend or cruise well above the bottom at times and it is helpful to be able to look around you to find nearby fish and know which direction to cast for them.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Most of the fish I target are on or near the bottom so I prefer a unit that shows me good depth and bottom readings...and picks up fish close to the bottom. My Humminbird 565 actually shows fish hiding in the weeds at 30 feet at Starvation.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=514351;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;page=unread#unread"]HUMMINBIRD 565 REVIEW[/url][/#0000ff]
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