Re: Fish finder advice
...IMHO, have a look at some of the Humminbird or Garmin units in your price range. Lowrance has some decent-looking stuff on the market but their product durability is the WORST in the industry and the customer dis-service they have to back up their junk will drive you insane....%...You're better off paying $200 more for a good unit up front instead of going Lowrance and having it nut out just out of the warranty period, then having to write Lowrance a check (for $200) just to have the unit looked at.
Mileage may vary. I suggested the Eagle/Lowrance stuff because I have used them and know people who have used them and the stuff works. These famous problems with Lowrance are urban legend to me: oft quoted but not substantiated to anyone I know that owns one.
BTW- I have some friends who prefer the Humminbird units. They work; I am used to and like Lowrance. I have one friend who ditched the HB stuff for freeze-up issues in the 500 series. Everyone has "software issues" these days- stuff is put out so fast and updated on the fly. Electronics that sophisticated designed that fast are bound to have issues.
Maybe the OP may
like the HB, but I like the Eagle product in his price range, so I suggested it. It has worked for me. My best fishing fishing buddy is a bass tourney guy who prefers HB. So? He does avoid certain HB models however because even he knows their history of problems. The stuff he has selected works. I just don't prefer it, myself.
But I don't dis stuff based on the fact that I don't like it. You apparently just don't like Lowrance. He's (the OP) looking for help, not opinions on who to vote for in the next election for Pete's sake.
