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Do you use it on a float tube, pontoon boat,
regular boat, or . . . ? How do you have it set up?
Thanks!
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Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 11:54
AM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
I have an Eagle Magna View portable that
has side finder and great resulation for less $'s than Fishing Buddy
II.
Dell
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:33
AM
Subject: Re: Fishin buddy depth
finders
By features I meant sidefinder, adjustable
gain, range adjustment, etc. These features, at least on "fishinbuddy"
type machines carry with them a decent amount of resolution.
You can pay more for a crisper picture but my unit, with the gain cranked up
will show me different bottom compositions. Heck, it's picked up the
thermocline before! Comparing a fishinbuddy to a top end hard mount,
which is designed to function at 97% percent accuracy going 50 mph in a
glitter boat isn't fair, regardless of what the companies or salesmen say,
it ain't the same critter...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:13
AM
Subject: RE: Fishin buddy depth
finders
My take on
fish finders is 180 degrees opposite. After owning a low resolution
portable Eagle for 13 years I bought a Bottomline 4300
fishfinder and converted it to a portable. The unit has a
sidefinder, speed and temp transducer and lots of buzzers and bells.
I have developed a bit of confidence in the sidefinder, the
speed doesn't register accurately as slow as I frequently go and while its
nice to have all of the various screen settings I normally use
one or two. What really makes the unit worth
the price is the much higher resolution. The
4.1" X 3.1" size and 320 X 240 resolution screen provides
incredible detail that gives me a much better feeling for what's
underneath me (eg. a very accurate picture of weed beds, bottom type, bait
fish, fish size, etc.) The narrowness of the cone means that
you won't see many fish shallower than about 12 to 15 feet but the
sidefinder helps fill this gap. If you're only interested in knowing
the depth, any cheap fishfinder is fine.
Keith
I've had one for years. Use it in
both fresh and salt. Don't really use it as a "fish finder" but as
a structure/depth finder. Just make sure you are paying for
features and not just a higher resolution screen. The prettier the
picture the more expensive, even if the pretty picture doesn't give you
any additional information.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002
5:10 PM
Subject: Fishin buddy depth
finders
I've really been checking out those
Fishin Buddy depth finders, and they seem like they could be
useful. Any of you have some feedback on if you like them or
dislike them, and which model (or models) to watch out for or
recommend?
Thanks!
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