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    Your choice....Garmin 200 or Lowrance Mark 5X for a Christmas gift?

    Dad needs a fishfinder for Christmas. He doesn't fish much but seems to think he wants one. Not technical savvy either!

    Take your pick to help me make a choice....

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    Re: Your choice....Garmin 200 or Lowrance Mark 5X f ... (jmoore205)

    You could not give me a Garmin. Way to slow on scroll speed. Lowrance hands down
    Respectfully,
    Captain Rab
    V1CO 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the
    world to put to shame the wise; and God has
    chosen the weak things of the world to put to
    shame the things which are mighty

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    Re: Your choice....Garmin 200 or Lowrance Mark 5X f ... (captainrab)

    With all due respect Captain, but have you seen the NEW Garmins? Garmin spent a lot of time, effort, and capital in '11 to upgrade their fish finders (I'm not talking about their fish finder/charplotter combos, just the Echo series fish finders). The new 200 and 300 series are light years of just a year ago. The Echo 300c is every bit as capable as any comparable Lowrance unit. You can pick one up right now at West Marine (and other places I'm sure) for $199. Plus, Garmin's customer service is much better than Lowrance at this point in time.

    So my nod goes to the Garmin unit, as long as it's the new Echo Series.
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    Thanks for the opinions guys

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