Re: Eagle SilverStriker 600plus fishfinder - 2 thumbs up!
Update on my new fishfinder:<br /><br />I got it quick, about four days from internet order to box on my porch. Installed it and it works great. Fished with it on Sunday, and no complaints. Turned off the fish id (icons) so it will mark bait, and it worked great. Saw a ton of bait balls, and ended up reeling in blackmouth salmon almost every time I reeled the line up. No keepers, but still fun action.<br /><br />The display is better than expected, big screen and decent resolution. Some cool features I didn't expect, like voltage meter (so I know the battery is charging), miles traveled log, very adjustable settings, etc.<br /><br />I sent in the coupon for the free speed/temp sensor immediately when I got it, and expected to wait six weeks like it said. A week later it's on my porch. The speed sensor looks a little cheesy - it's a little paddlewheel that mounts right at the bottom of the transom. It seems like if it gets any corrosion on it at all it won't spin freely or read correctly, but it seems to work well initially anyway. I guess I was thinking the finder itself could interpret bottom echoes and tell me how fast I'm going. <br /><br />I guess the plus of the paddlewheel is it will tell me water speed instead of speed over ground, which is actually more important for fishing. If I troll with the tide in a 6 knot current, I can know that I am going 2 knots faster than the current, instead of 8 knots over ground. So that's better info than speed over ground, whether from the fishfinder or a gps.<br /><br />Bottom line: I'm very pleased. I think it's a great value, and I'd recommend it to anybody who asked me. That's the Eagle Silver Striker 600 plus, available only from Boaters World. $130. Joe Bob says "check it out".
