Re: searching bottom with fish finder??

(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?

Any color depth finder will be better than a black and white one. The
colors help you spot more dense materials, like concrete and metal, that
send back a stronger reflected signal. You can probably get one for under
$400, but a good one, new, will likely cost more than that.

I can't afford a 1,000 dollar side-scan array. I was thinking in the $400
buck 'used catagory.

Capt. Bill wrote:

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.

Garmin now makes a reasonably priced GPS/color fish finder. I forget the
designation, but you should be able to find one at pretty much any marine
store.

Lee


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