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Gearing Up and Rigging Up / Re: Viewing squid on the fish finder
« on: Today at 06:39:27 AM »Awesome info guys. Thanks. I def did not see anything like that. That Garmin looks nice.
Mark, what brand did you switch to if you don't mind me asking?
For ocean use I switched to the Raymarine Element 9.
https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-products/fishfinders-sonar-modules/element/element-hv? I wanted the 7 but the 9 was on sale for substantially less than the 7. I was drawn to the Raymarine because of the fast processor speed, and the Hypervision 1.2 megahertz sonar. One item that I didn't think about but turned out to be the best feature is the ability to use the Navionics Platinum plus card. The shaded relief is a real game changer for rock fishing. Customer service is really good with tech support actually answering calls, and being able to resolve issues I was having.
The drawbacks are the large transducer that creates a fair amount of drag. My hook transducer is permanently glued in hull. Another issue is that there are not many of them sold so there isn't much information about them available on Youtube, or any other social media sites.
I think the higher end Garmin, and Lowrance units have comparable features.