I have watched 2 of you presentations now and have been impressed with both. I have not pulled the trigger on trigger on a fish finder yet. I am getting there.

Great video! This was exactly what I needed!! Thank you!!!!

Nice vid man velvety informative and useful

I can tell you I have been a Lawrence guy for large fishfinders for years . I bought a new Lowrance with 9inch screen, down and side imaging since I have a 20 ft boat and it's easier for me to see it at distance. It didn't make it a month and malfunctioned. So the I called the dealer,then I called the factory. They explained that I had to pay shipping,both ways, I had to pay insurance and for the service center to fix it because they only paid for parts. Which everything would of added to over another $300 at minimum. I finally got the dealer to give my money back and let him deal with that. I got little or no help from customer service and it was like ,it was my fault. I took the money ,I got back and bought a Garmin of same size and more features for over $100, less.

Thanks for the info.

Thanks to your video I was confident enough to buy the lowrance hook reveal with tripleshot! Half off at pass pro! Thank you so much!

The Bests Budget Friendly was great and help me quit a bit. One question on your comment about the 5 inch units. If you compare the Garmin Striker 4 Vivid cv to the Garmin Striker 5 VIvid cv , the 5cv is much larger than the 4-inch unit in width and length. So I don't quite understand your position on the 5-inch units unless it was simply you don't get enough extra screen size to justify the increase in price. In the case of the Garmin 4 and 5 cv the 5 has a much higher resolution screen too. 4cv = 2.1 by 3.7 with 272 by 480 resolution 5cv = 2.6 x 4.3 with 800 by 480 resolution. In any case thanks again for an informative video.

Great video as always! No biases. Just straight 💯 Facts! Lowrance for best budget and "User-friendly" sonar. Garmin is close second. Hummingbird is mid-tier budget.

These are a long way from the circle with a red blip we used when I was a kid! 😂

I just got a Jackson Bite FD. I am new to kayaking and with sonars. I'm still thinking the 4" garmin would be a great fit, but i like the idea of the hummingbird smartview (?) you were talking about. Im not ready to purchase just yet, but i know black Friday is around the corner. Also would a used unit be ok?

Great comparison video. I was going to get the Helix 7 Mega SI for my kayak, until Academy ran a sale on the Lowrance Hook Reveal 9 Tripleshot for $499. I wasn’t passing that deal up, lol!

Your thoughts on the Garmin Echomap UHD 93SV with the UHDGT54 Transducer?

New subscriber appreciate the good information 🤙

Great objective video. I just wonder you didn't mention the Garmin Echo Map Plus 44CV with GT 20 transducer at $350. That unit has been out for about a year now. That's the one in my buying list to be install on a kayak. Would you please give me your thoughts on that one and how does it compares with the ones that you mentioned. Thanks

OK great review over all 👍except for the Lowrance 12 inch troubleshoot transducer witch makes it useless for most kayaks .😀

Top Chanel. I wanted to buy a new fish finder. To fish between 40 and 80 meters in the sea (salt water) is the garmin striker 9 with the tansducer GT 52 hw better than the hook reveal 9 tripleshot? I have navionics on my samsung S3 tablet and use it for ship. If you can give your county , which is the best buy would appreciate it. Best regards from Portugal. António José 👍

I think all I need is a depth finder. I just want to know the depth I'm in and I'll find fish. Do they make a depth finder and topographer?

I am really liking your videos! Loads of useful information. Do you have any suggestions for kayakers with regards to new and used models?

I bought a Lowrance Hook2 recently. Works great up to about 50 feet then loses bottom. No amount of transducer fiddling worked. Turned it off and on and it would show the correct depth (112ft.) for 5 seconds and then show 4 feet. Going back.

If I will ONLY be in water less than 100 feet is the Garmin striker vivid 4cv still a good choice?

Thanks for making this vid it was very informative. Unfortunately the Echomap UHD is $650 for the 64cv version. So for the coastal people would this still be your top pick? Thanks

Also, this will be permanently mounted in my lund WC12 at the back of the boat where I sit and run my trolling motor

1. Are they making 2023 models now like cars or is it just a race for the best leap in technology. I need a new unit (boat came with large 20year old Lowrance) and it is not giving back reliable info. Should I wait until holiday sales or is it safe to buy one now? 2. What should I look for 250-300 feet? (SF Bay Area / California coast)

Bass Pro shop will hav the Garmin 73SV on sale for $499, from the 10th of this month.

Is the GT24UHD much better then the gt20 tranducer. I saw that garmin came out just recently with the UHD2 line of Echomap but they have the GT20 tranducer instead of the GT24UHD. What are you thoughts? Was considering the Echomap 44/43 cv for my kayak but worried it might be a bit small to use split screen all the time. So I was thinking about the Lowrance hook 5 with cmap and HDI tranducer but saw your video and agree with you points on the Echomap UHD 63/64. Trying to figure out if I should go with the lowrance or echomap 63/64 or the UHD2.

Raymarine element is budget frindely and good quality

Got a questions. I'm looking at the Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv Touch-Screen Fish Finder/Chartplotter and the Garmin GPSMAP 1242xsv GPS Chartplotter/Sonar Combo without Transducer. Which one you recommend. I'm just using it for livescope but the fine details is a must for me and I don't mind spending a little extra. Please help. Thank you

What do you think about the garmin echomap plus 63cv? at $500 i feel like that is a great unit and could be a budget alternative to the uhd 73sv (~$800) and also an alternative to the 73cv (~$400) albeit a slightly smaller screen but it comes with the lake maps where the 73cv does not. I think it has the potential to be a great pick for someone with a kayak or even a float tube or small boat

I just got a 93 sv on sale for 1000can (tax in)at Cabela's boxing week sale! They didn't go on sale there for black Friday in Canada, bummer it didn't come with the gt56 it came with the 54 but I guess loseing out on the mega down and the ability to choose what hertz on the down and side from 400to mega range isn't that big of a deal.

Great video, can you put me the link of the $699 Helix 7 G4 msi please , thanks...

I am looking for a fish finder that can help me with crappie fishing catfishing and finding baitfish, don’t really know much about fish finders and have never really owned one. The depth of the water I’m going to be fishing in isn’t going to be that deep. Thanks

Hello and thank you for the fine video but there's too much information here. Also, can you send me a link? Have you done a review for just the entry level around $100 fish finder units with their features? Im a small lake Pan fisherman I only fish two or three times a year, but I'd like to mess around with a entry level fish finder like this video was supposed to be. I don't consider $400 in entry level fish finder. Please let me know if you've done one on all of these manufacturers for their very bare bones entry level units. Thank you

What should I get for my 17 foot bass boat, not fishing anywhere over 100 feet. Looking for something simple to use, new to fish finders. Under 700$

Hi there, can you please help me out to decide Garmin Striker 7 Cv Vivid or Lowrance Hook Reveal 7?

Nice video, what would you recommend for a 16’ tiller lund? Budget around $900, primarily fishing the Wisconsin river for walleye in spring and flathead in the summer. Also Fishing lakes In IL and WI for bluegill. Screen size no smaller than 7 inches. Appreciate any feedback :)

I'm using the lowrance 7 ti2 units what is your input on those units?

which fish finder more accurate about scan strecture.

Any suggestions for 2007 honda aquatrax fx 12 jetski ?

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Not sure it's budget for kayak fishing inshore or offshore. It's $500 -750 Really budget? I'd say budget if you are on a boat in deeper waters.

I'm looking for a unit that I can plot my own maps on small lakes in PA that I don't have Navionics for. And $500 is NOT budget! lol

there is no way to add a map? wow what a deal breaker

This video seemed biased to me. Isn't it strange he picked a Garmin for almost every category as he sits there wearing a brand new Garmin hat? Hmmm...

Budget eh 😀. You must be rich

your video is sooo quite

Be advised, Lowrance customer service is horrible!!!!! I’ll never buy another

Boring,,

I like to thank you for this video because you have made it easier for me to decide which unit that would better suit my purpose. I Salute U🫡