Hummingbird/Garmin/Ray Marine/ Lowrance - Which one?

[jemccall]

Guys,

I'm looking for a unit to put on my aluminum boat that I do most of my pre-fishing out of. It's a 17' Xpress with a 115 E-Tech. I have always used Hummingbirds and was wanting to put a Helix 7 on it but read a few bad reviews. I was considering going to a comparable Garmin unit. I would like to hear folks' thoughts.

Thanks,
joey

[basscat tyler]

I just gt a Helix 7 G2N and I'm not impressed with it losing depth reading. If you aren't worried about linking to another unit, Academy has a Lowrance HDS Carbon 7 with totalscan transducer for $700. Normally $1500

[Cape Fear]

I just gt a Helix 7 G2N and I'm not impressed with it losing depth reading. If you aren't worried about linking to another unit, Academy has a Lowrance HDS Carbon 7 with totalscan transducer for $700. Normally $1500

That's a great price on a very good unit.

[Bass Cat Boats]

Agreed

[D-wayne]

A piece of mind
There is software that will translate waypoints from one manufacturer language into any others .
Bable gps

[basscat tyler]

Ther's also a brand new Lowrance Ti 9" with totalscan transducer on here for sale NIB for $750

[lamoon78]

Garmin’s are really nice I put 2 in my wife’s pontoon and I have been impressed only thing about them is you don’t have any mapping options but what’s on them really.

[booter]

I actually run both Humminbird & Lowrance units. I run a Helix 10 DI on the bow that I only use for the Humminbird 360 for looking ahead and finding structure while fishing. Then I have a Lowrance HDS 7 on the bow for depth knowledge and marking waypoints and another unit on the console that I use when graphing waters for structure. Personally, I think Lowrance is easier to use and the new Ti2's can now share waypoints wirelessly from what I've read. As others have said, the Humminbird units have issues with erratic depth readings.