GPS/chart plotter advice

[jmonte45]

Ok... The boat has a garmin 182C plotter on it now which I intend to keep on it... Just seemed like the combo was the way to go, and would give me a back up if something was to happen... I guess I should have been more specific, it's more for the sounder aspect I'm upgrading... If it makes more sense to keep them separate, that's fine... I'm impressed with what the garmin looks like in the store for a sounder, but the demo obviously isn't real life... And the lowrance seems to be pretty good, but I was more looking for what guys are using and actually have experience on it...
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[Cohenfishin]

Originally Posted by jmonte45

Ok... The boat has a garmin 182C plotter on it now which I intend to keep on it... Just seemed like the combo was the way to go, and would give me a back up if something was to happen... I guess I should have been more specific, it's more for the sounder aspect I'm upgrading... If it makes more sense to keep them separate, that's fine... I'm impressed with what the garmin looks like in the store for a sounder, but the demo obviously isn't real life... And the lowrance seems to be pretty good, but I was more looking for what guys are using and actually have experience on it...
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I have garmin and lowrance on my boat. I use the garmin for charts and the lowrance for sounder. Side by side the garmin does not mark fish and bait as well as the lowrance, and garmin charts are much better.
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[jmonte45]

Originally Posted by Cohenfishin

I have garmin and lowrance on my boat. I use the garmin for charts and the lowrance for sounder. Side by side the garmin does not mark fish and bait as well as the lowrance, and garmin charts are much better.
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The garmin I have has the charts in it and from what I saw the other day, I believe it would work fine for mapping... But when I saw the displays of the garmin in the store, the screen looked great, but anything can look great simulated.. I am not looking to cheap out by any means, but sometimes I get too caught up in prices... I just really need to be able to distinguish bait from target fish, and don't wanna cut myself short to save a few hundred dollars... Can't seem to find a place with furuno on display in a store, and from this thread seems to be a popular choice... I'm not entirely impressed with raymarines machines. Lowrance seemed to have a decent display in the store also, but again, want to go more on peoples experiences other than how a pre loaded video looks.
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