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06-22-2009, 05:40 PM
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licensed to kill
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 171
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in the market for a new fishfinder
Ok Boaters I'm looking to upgrade my old FF and am looking to spend around $200 what do you all think?
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06-22-2009, 06:32 PM
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Hardcore Equipment Tester
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Abington, MA
Posts: 6,234
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stay away from the low end humingbirds..
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Bent Rods and Screaming Reels!
Spot NAZI
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06-22-2009, 06:44 PM
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licensed to kill
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 171
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my top picks in no order are
Eagle FishMark 480
Garmin 160C
Humminbird 565
Lowrance X96
all are about $200
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If I offend you please call 1-800- 328-7448
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06-22-2009, 08:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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$200 isn't going to buy you much sounder, let alone a decent transducer
For that budget, look used
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LETS GO BRANDON
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06-23-2009, 09:45 AM
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Hardcore Equipment Tester
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Abington, MA
Posts: 6,234
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I would go with the Lowrance, or the Eagle (which I believe is made by Lowrance). But like Ronnie said see if you could find a better used unit on Ebay, Craigslist, or another message board for boaters
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Bent Rods and Screaming Reels!
Spot NAZI
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06-23-2009, 11:41 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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like stated above save up for something worth while . Worth the wait IMO.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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06-23-2009, 11:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey14
Ok Boaters I'm looking to upgrade my old FF and am looking to spend around $200 what do you all think?
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If you can stretch the budget a bit - a new DS500X for $260 - currently the best value out there for <$300. 
http://www.bethel-marine.com/html/specials.html |
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07-04-2009, 07:27 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 2
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fish finder and loran C for sale
have a Raymarine DS500X FF used 4 weeks $300.00
Pick up on cape cod
also have a Northstar loran -C $200.00
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07-06-2009, 06:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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Multiply your budget by at least 3 or start looking for a used machine.
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07-06-2009, 08:15 AM
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zoom
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
Posts: 4,145
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Under 200 bucks ???
I spent that on a transducer.
Maybe one of these....
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07-06-2009, 01:32 PM
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Seal Control
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Caver, Ma.
Posts: 3,875
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Same here, I think it was more then $200 for the transducer!
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"All my friends are Flakes!!"
BOATLESS 
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07-23-2009, 09:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Onset, MA
Posts: 27
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Check out Ebay for a Garmin 250C. Make sure you buy one with the dual frequency ducer.
It's a 500Watt color unit with a 50/200 ducer. There are a few places that sell this unit for $200 brand new in box.
http://cgi.ebay.com/GARMIN-FISHFINDE...3%3A1|294%3A50 |
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07-23-2009, 10:22 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Not to steal your post but I fished on a members boat yesterday that had this one.  All I can say is wow. Would take up my whole dash area in my boat. Had about a 10" screen. Very cool unit. Don't even want to look at mine now.
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=58386
That being said I have been very happy with my Raymarine DS500X, until I saw that one, but still above your target price. IMO save up for a better one as I started out with a budget one and was not satisfied and bought the one I have now. |
"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-23-2009, 10:44 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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recently
i got the garmin 140 on sale $119
that'll have to do....... on the lil Boat
instinct will have to do the rest.  |
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07-23-2009, 04:53 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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go to seatronics in glostah they got used stuff
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