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Gearing Up and Rigging Up / Need Advice Re Humminbird vs. Lowrance Fishfinder for Lake Fishing
« on: December 10, 2023, 08:43:14 PM »
I need to get a new fish finder for boat fishing on Lake Almanor. I'm hoping that someone who also uses a boat might give me some input.
I had transferred my Humminbird FF from Kayak days to my used boat. But in the very wet year of 2017, when Oroville Dam almost blew, my RV flooded while stored near Lake Almanor. While it was being repaired in Redding, my FF was stolen from it. A friend gifted me a Garmin Echomp Chirp 735V. I've been using it since then but I want to upgrade to something with better imaging and that can use Navionics charts.
I have been looking at either the Lowrance or Humminbird units:
Humminbird HELIX 9 CHIRP GPS G4N Fish Finder/Chartplotter
Lowrance HDS LIVE 9 Fish Finder/Chartplotter - Amer XD AI 3-in-1
I really haven't had time to study fish finders in depth and I want to take advantage of any sales that might be available at this time of the year. So, I am hoping some of you who have already studied the important considerations involved can give me some advice or pointers on what I should be aware of in terms of the pros and cons of these brands and units.
Thanks,
Doug
I had transferred my Humminbird FF from Kayak days to my used boat. But in the very wet year of 2017, when Oroville Dam almost blew, my RV flooded while stored near Lake Almanor. While it was being repaired in Redding, my FF was stolen from it. A friend gifted me a Garmin Echomp Chirp 735V. I've been using it since then but I want to upgrade to something with better imaging and that can use Navionics charts.
I have been looking at either the Lowrance or Humminbird units:
Humminbird HELIX 9 CHIRP GPS G4N Fish Finder/Chartplotter
Lowrance HDS LIVE 9 Fish Finder/Chartplotter - Amer XD AI 3-in-1
I really haven't had time to study fish finders in depth and I want to take advantage of any sales that might be available at this time of the year. So, I am hoping some of you who have already studied the important considerations involved can give me some advice or pointers on what I should be aware of in terms of the pros and cons of these brands and units.
Thanks,
Doug