Hey Guys,
I have been a Lowrance guy my entire time fishing, and I am considering making the jump to Garmin. Today I have (3) HDS-12 Gen-3's with SS, point-1, etc.
I am looking for a good base unit, 12"-16" that will allow me to use 3D Structure Scan, something equivalent to a point-1 on GPS, Ultra HD Scanning, and LiveScope.
Can someone recommend a comparable unit to the Lowrance HDS-12, Gen-3?
Thank you.
look at the 76xx series I would recommend the 12 or the 16. I run the 16's and love them. Let me know if I can help. Be glad to get you pricing.
What do I gain by going with the 7612XSV over the 1242XSV?
The 76XX is touch screen, the 1242 is keypad only.
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I wont ever go back to buttons.....I have a couple of old echomaps on small river boat, and touchscreens on my bass boat. I constantly trying to put my finger through the screen!
Is there some sort of "bundle" available? I would like a Chirp compatible standard transducer, GSV 20 HD transducer, and LiveScope. Also, Is there an external transducer needed for boat positioning (like a point-1)?
Thank you. I believe I am getting ready to switch after 15 years of Lowrance.
There is a 1242xsv touch available.
Is the only difference between a 7612 and a 1242 the touch screen feature? Seems they changed that.
Here is the comparison between the two.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/cata...Product=619824
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Thank you sir. Can anyone tell me if there is a need for an external GPS antennae for boat positioning similar to a point-1?
The 7400/7600 series have dual channel 2d sonar. Two transducer ports; one 8 pin and one 12 pin. The 1242's are single channel with one 12 pin port.
My wife asks if I'm going to fish every day. I can't fish every day. Some days I might be sick.
I'm not an expert but here are is the antenna that is comparable to the Point 1 minus the heading sensor. That would be a separate item with is the Steady Cast.
N2K antenna: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/100702
NEMA 0183: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/100686
Heading Sensor: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/572462
Hopefully someone can say if there is a difference between the two 19x antennas.
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I'm running a 7610xsv with Steadycast. Steadycast makes a difference when I am jigging and moving slowly. Excellent product. I've never felt the need to replace the internal 10 Hz GPS. I think the echomaps are 5 Hz.Originally Posted by ifishforbass
My wife asks if I'm going to fish every day. I can't fish every day. Some days I might be sick.
I'm pretty sure the only difference is that one is NMEA 183 and the other is NMEA 2000. I just installed a the NMEA 2000 version and am very pleased with it.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages to having only one transducer port. Does that mean if you are running 2 d you can't have side or down? or are there excellent combo transducers available? In what situation does it matter? Pardon my ignorance just trying to learn!
Having one 12 pin port is not a handicap. In fact, it's pretty standard. The 12 pin port can utilize Garmin's combo transducers that provide 2d, side and down. The 2nd port on the 7400/7600 is 8 pin and allows for adding an additional 2d or 2d+down. Some people use this for an addition xd on the trolling motor or put in hull for running on plane. You'd just have to use your own creativity for what you might use it for.
My wife asks if I'm going to fish every day. I can't fish every day. Some days I might be sick.
Would you please give us some insight on dual vs. Single channel 2d.I am ordering new boat and currently have 3-7612 and 1-7610 was thinking on switching to 3-1242XSV and one 7610XSV. I honestly can say I’ve only messed with depth range and that’s it.
Thanks
Dual channel means that you can have two 2d traditional sonar sources and both of them displayed. The implementation is a bit weak and to me not so logical but it works well once you figure it out. When makeing a panel for a combo screen it's one panel and you select Sonar. Then you pick Split Frequency to show two 2d's side by side. The two sub-panels can be sourced to different transducers. I use it to see 2d at the bow and transon at the same time on the same screen.
My wife asks if I'm going to fish every day. I can't fish every day. Some days I might be sick.
Long time Lowrance guy here who spent last upgrade money to go to Garmin. I kept my Lowrance Gen3 9's and dualed them up with a Garmin 7610 xsv at the console and the bow. I have a point 1 and all four units are connected to a nema 2000 network and they all use the point 1 for heading sensor and the console units both use the point 1 for GPS. There are days and circumstances where when Idling around looking for bass or crappie in 10-25 feet of water that I see something on one unit that the other does not show but for most underwater objects, they show similar views in DS or 2d. Garmin side scan is usually better and can look out farther than the Lowrance. Garmin's self mapping is hands down better and more functional than sonarchartlive overlay on the Lowrance units. Depending on what lake you are on, Navionics may have better better canned mapping on their chips and on others, Garmin is better. On Toledo Bend , where I fish most of the time, Lakemaster has the best map of the lake. In fact their map which you can buy on a cd or get for 29.99 on your phone has bank to bank coverage for 99% of the lake. You cannot however use their chip in your Lowrance or Garmin units. I find stuff on the lakemaster contour elite cd map at home that I want to fish and with their map on my phone, can find the right places and use quickdraw to get the area mapped on my Garmin while idling or fishing the area. I tell you this to make a point that none of these companies have the best of everything. Garmin also has panoptics and Ultra high frequency sonar now. which I currently have not purchased but I am sure I am going to get the new Panoptics transducer and box as soon as they are readily available. If I had to pick one brand right now after having looked long and hard at Lowrance and Garmin literally side by side, It would definitely be Garmin. Their self mapping and customer service puts it over the line for me, but don't expect super huge differences in what you see on your sonar screens, at least that is my experience for the last 10months.
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