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by , Posted to on 12/09/2009 7:12 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 02/10/2003
Location: ND
JUST BOUGHT A NEW BOAT AND I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD COLORED FISHFINDER/GPS COMBO UNIT.  DONT WANT TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY BUT SOMETHING LESS OR AROUND A 1000 OR SO WOULD BE ALRIGHT.  ANY INPUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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by on 12/09/2009 7:17 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 08/12/2003
Location: ND
I'd comb the sporting goods stores and boat dealers between now and the 1st of the year trolling for a closeout.  I lean towards Lowrance but only because I understand their menu's etc.  Lots of good units out there if a guy just learns how to run them.
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by on 12/09/2009 7:41 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 01/08/2004
Location: ND
I have the Lowrance 520c's on my boat and love them. I just wish I had bigger screens.
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by on 12/09/2009 8:28 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 12/28/2001
Location: ND
Hey simsy, I bet your sonar isn't the only thing you have that you wish was bigger?  (grin)

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by on 12/09/2009 9:26 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 12/23/2007
Location: ND
Take a good look at the humminbird 900 series with side imaging. i guess that is pretty cool, although i have never seen it. you can get them that have the side imaging, gps and color depthfinder for right around your price. the 700 series would be fine too, just a smaller screen and less money. i am currently running a 587ci humminbird and overall i like it. but i have nothing against the lowrance electronics either.

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by on 12/09/2009 9:35 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 01/08/2004
Location: ND
Yeah, Your right Prov. I wish my boat and motor were bigger. My wife wishes I was a little smaller. LMAO
IT IS BETTER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS THAN ASK FOR PERMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by on 12/09/2009 10:31 PM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 01/22/2003
Location: ND
I seen Scheels in Minot had some units on sale yesterday.  They ranged from 550 to 1600.

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by on 12/10/2009 08:31 AM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 03/16/2009
Location: ND

HDS-5($650) or HDS-7($1000).  Best open water transducer/signal return out there. Brightest sunlight viewable screen also.

"Catch em cut em up and eat em" Quote from a 3yr old fisherman.
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by on 12/10/2009 09:29 AM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 06/09/2008
Location: ND
I bought a new Humminbird this spring.  I checked out both the HD from Lowrance and the Humminbird.  Lowrance has had some problems with the HD units early in the year.  My brother in law bought a HD 7 for his new boat this year and he has had problems with it.  The side view on the Humminbird is great and the plotting and mapping features are great.  I wish it had a bigger screan but they run about $2000 or so.
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by on 12/10/2009 09:41 AM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 06/09/2008
Location: ND
The Humminbird 997 is on sale at Cabelas for $1499.  A bit over what you want to spend but it would be worth it.
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by on 12/10/2009 11:54 AM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 03/05/2002
Location: ND
Lowrance has come out with a side imageing transducer. I run 4 Lowranceces in my boat and I've had some problems with mine, but Lowrance has been really good at dealing with these problems even when the warrenty has run out. I suggest buying the HD units because they have the Broadband sounders built in. And the maping is awesome. I had to buy a broadband sounder for my LCX units to get the quality that the HD units already have. But I would say that all the units that are made for fishing are good units its all about presonal prefrence. Hummingbirds side imageing is good once you get use to the way the screen displays the shadows and dark areas as structure.
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by on 12/10/2009 1:31 PM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 09/13/2005
Location: ND
I thought I saw Cabelas advertising the Eagle 642 GPS/Fishfinder combo for ~$350.  It is a 5 inch color model and accepts all the chips that Lowrance does.  The big downside with this is that you can't network the units, doesn't have a flasher, and Lowrance is dropping the Eagle line.  I would suspect that you could still get parts and service down the road though. 
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by on 12/16/2009 3:08 PM | Reply #12 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Joined: 09/23/2009
Location: nd
i have a X37 C that i may part with.
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