Re: searching bottom with fish finder??

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:53:37 -0500, hexter@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Gudmundur)
wrote:

Does anyone here have any input on a make/model of fish finder that
lends itself well to finding submerged trees/houses/boats etc. in
your favorite lake or river?

I live in an area where they built several dams and flooded lowlands
farmhouses and everything is still down there. I don't as of yet have
any gps fixes and I would like to at least get some idea of where to
begin looking as I gather information for some boat dives.

My depth sounder has already provided me with a location where the
bottom goes from 90ft to 20ft and back to 90ft in a very short area
and I believe this to be one of the silos from a submerged farm.

Thanks for any input/ideas you may have, and no I can't afford a
15,000 dollar side-scan array. I was thinking in the $400 buck 'used'
catagory.

Garmin, Raymarine, Lowrance, etc. all make fish finders that would
work. Take a look on Ebay. And if you get an LCD model get one with
lots of pixels for better resolution. And for the kind of money you're
talking you could get one with built in GPS.
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