Combo unit

[TheSpecialist]

What I was figuring was keeping the existing BW Garmin on the boat and buying a color combo, using both GPS units. Using the color GPS when moving from spot to spot, then switch it to sounder, and use the BW to track drifts, and as a backup. I don't know, I am deffinately going for the color FF one way or the other. I also have a backup HH GPS76map.

[quick decision]

Sounds like a wiring cluster puck and muck to me.
I am goiing to color fish finder this year as well. I guess for the money you can get a cheap combo in black and white. Might as well have a back up. Makes sence. Wait, I sound like the two old guys on the mupets. "I HATED IT!" "YEAH THAT WAS AWFUL!" "IT REALY WASN'T THAT BAD" "NO NOT AT ALL" "BRAVO, BRAVO!"

[GBOUTDOORS]

Bill over the past few years I have gone from a hand held Garmin and black/white ff to a dash mount portable Garmin 176 b/w with a garmin b/w ff to a color combo Garmin 178c,and I have gone with a new combo unit this year but now a Raymarine C70 with radar/ff/gps. I have never had any of the units I have owned go bad and do not know of anyone with a combo unit that has gone bad. This does not mean it can't happen but then agian any unit can go bad combo or not. With me I like the combo unit much better than a stand alone as in a smaller boat (21') it keeps everything handy and neat. But I will say that I have a hand held gps onboard plus the combo unit so if it should go down I will still have the gps to get home at night or in a fog. This year I will have the C70 and the Garmin 178c side by side and the hand held so if one or the other dies I should still have a working unit. Plus if all else fails as in NO POWER and all units are down there is always the good old compass you guys do remember those don't you? Bill also I would go with COLOR trust me there is a differance a big one. Take a look around I bet you can find a good deal on a Garmin combo color that is discontinued my 178c is and I would buy one agian if need be and the price is way down now. If you would like to see what a b/w looks like next to a color unit come on down and I will hook them up side by side so you can see. Better yet if you can wait a month I could take you and Slip fishing for a night to my spring hot spot and then you can make a on hand judgement.

[Clammer]

spring [HOT SPOT}} F/U

[GBOUTDOORS]

Clammer I just got back from a striper hunt with GS my arms hurt my thumb is bloody and its cold out but what fish we caught!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSpecialist]

Greg thanks for the offer. I was thinking of getting a Garmin color gs/chartplotter, and a Lowrance color ff. I have a BW Garmin, and a BW Lowrance now. I wanted updated charts for the gps, but Garmin does'nt make the Micro G cards any more, so thats why I kinda want to get both. Greg if you talk to Bob tell him Steve From Mass is looking t get in touch with him, he may have a space for him to pour rubber..

[Clammer]

greg //It may be a 3 weekday fishing week //this week //i left ya a message yesterday ..that the fish were bigger