gps/depthfinder

[thefishingfreak]

Get separate units. Get a Used garmin gps off eBay
I got a used 498 for about a duce

spend the money on the fish finder. I got a furuno fcv1000 with 10" display for another Duce & 750 for the transducer thru furuno. That unit msrp was $4,500 when new
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[striperman36]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

Get separate units. Get a Used garmin gps off eBay
I got a used 498 for about a duce

spend the money on the fish finder. I got a furuno fcv1000 with 10" display for another Duce & 750 for the transducer thru furuno. That unit msrp was $4,500 when new

I want one of those
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[riff_raff]

Yep agree, separate units.

Go Garmin on the GPS without exception.

Get a GPS w/ a fishfinder or vice versa if it ends up cost-effective and then you have a backup option.

It's nice having redundancy; 2 GPS's is almost a requirement. Without a GPS on an extremely foggy morning you probably can't make it out of the harbor.

I like putting one on the "navigation for idiot's" screen that's just got an arrow; on the other GPS I'll show the chart. Helps keep you on course while narrowing down the number of things to run into .

Jon

[Sea Dangles]

I liked my Garmin too,it shows tides ,currents and is very user friendly. I went with a sitex for a fish finder and have no regrets. The performance is comparable with the furuno for a lot less ching.