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| Dtclark
 |  "Advise needed about fish finders"
, Fri 23 Nov 10:46 
I am thinking of adding a fish-finder/depth-finder to my boat but don't have a clue as to features, manufactures, specs., etc. I need to look for. Before going to a store to talk to a salesperson, I am wondering if anyone can give me some advise on what on where to start. If anyone has a device they especially like, I would appreciate knowing about it. I mainly fish for bream and crappie.
How's it going Rickey and Kerry? Any luck lately?
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| Tenn-Tom
| "Re(1):Advise needed about fish finders" , Tue 5 Feb 09:21
I use a Garmin 240. I have been well pleased with the reliability of the unit and the quality of the graphics. I would suggest giving this unit a try. The cheapest price that I found on one was at www.onlinemarine.com . Try it out!
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| | Doug
| "Re(2):Advise needed about fish finders" , Wed 4 Sep 20:44
I want to pass along a word of warning:
Avoid doing business with onlinemarine.com
They’re nothing but trouble! I ordered a GPS system
(about $500). They took my money, but didn’t deliver
the merchandise. I’ve tried contacting them many times
via email, FAX, telephone, and online instant messenger –
No Response. If it weren’t for the credit card bill, I’d
think the company doesn’t exist. They look good on the web,
but they’re trouble!
In addition, I've searched several online reviews of
retails. Onlinemarine.com ranks very low. There
are many stories similar to mine.
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| Slab Daddy
| "Re(1):Advise needed about fish finders" , Sun 2 Dec 23:38
I agree with Mr. RW. The 200 DX is a very nice unit for the money. Also a cheap way to get water temps is to go to Radio Shack and get one of their indoor/outdoor digital thermometers. I think they run about $10 and are cheaper than getting the temp unit on a D-Finder.
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| Ricky W.
| "Re(1):Advise needed about fish finders" , Mon 26 Nov 01:33
I bought a Hummingbird 200dx about a year ago and am very satisfied with it. They make several models but the 200 is about in the middle.I recall it being around 120-130 dollars. You can get the transducer that will tell you water temp but I did not. I wrote the humminbird web site and asked just how much of the bottom you really see, and they told me for every ten feet of water you see 5 feet of the bottom. So say in 20 feet of water you,ll see 10 feet of the bottom on you screen.30 feet of water you,ll see 15 feet of the botom on your screen.So as a guide line however deep the water you,ll see about half the depth as the actual bottom on the screen.Mine has fish alarm which you can adjust the small,medium or large fish.I have been very satisfied with mine and the web site is good too it may answer some of your questions .I bought mine at Wal-mart but you might try Cabels,s as they sometimes offer extras with your order such as a bag or better transducer,temp,speed etc at no extra charge.I,d try Humminbird,s web site first just to see what they have and maybe it will help................Ricky W.
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| | Dtclark
| "Re(2):Advise needed about fish finders" , Tue 27 Nov 18:09
Thanks so much for your information. I'll start looking.
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