Fish Finder questions

Hey Everyone!

Im sure this question has been asked many times but i cant seem to find the forum post.

Which fish finder should i buy for my 2018 Hobie outback?

I have the hummingbird helix 5 but i HATE it....

What do you hate about?

I like my lowrance hook 4. Its had 0 issues so far. It has downscan, sonar and good nav. You might want to bump up to the 5 if you dont want to look at a small screen though

I like my lowrance hook 4. Its had 0 issues so far. It has downscan, sonar and good nav. You might want to bump up to the 5 if you dont want to look at a small screen though

Hook 4

I have a Elite 4, which is now called Hook. Never had any issues with the unit.

Elite 4  have one... it's cheap and works...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lowrance-Elite-4X-CHIRP-Fishfinder-with-83-200kHz-Transducer-000-11806-001-/302559468408?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10

I would buy a Humminbird Helix 5.

Raymarine Dragonfly

Lowerance Hook-5

Humminbird Helix 7 should be better

Garmin Striker 5

I have the Elite 4 Chirp with GPS... I've had it around 2 years, but just this past weekend started having issues with it.  It would turn on and none of the buttons were working.  I would unplug from the battery and plug back in and it would work for a bit then shut off.  I'm gonna clean all the plugs better and check my connections, but up to this point I've liked it on the kayak.   If I can't get it working right, I'll probably just get another of the same since I liked it.  I would get one with a gps.  It's been handy to mark structure, fish, crab traps and helped when at Albion one time when the fog rolled in thick and we couldn't see the coast anymore.  my 2 cents. 

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I have the Elite 4 Chirp with GPS... I've had it around 2 years, but just this past weekend started having issues with it.  It would turn on and none of the buttons were working.  I would unplug from the battery and plug back in and it would work for a bit then shut off.  I'm gonna clean all the plugs better and check my connections, but up to this point I've liked it on the kayak.   If I can't get it working right, I'll probably just get another of the same since I liked it.  I would get one with a gps.  It's been handy to mark structure, fish, crab traps and helped when at Albion one time when the fog rolled in thick and we couldn't see the coast anymore.  my 2 cents. 

Definitely check your battery too. Sounds like a low voltage issue. These units act real weird with a bad connection or dying battery.

Also check out the new hook2 units. They’ve made some changes. The 4 lays horizontal which I really like.

https://www.lowrance.com/lowrance/series/hook2/