How to Choose a Fish Finder: 3 Buying Mistakes to Avoid

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  @BumpNrun69 · 2 years ago

  Yeah I would say along with a map software card like Lakemasters vx, utilizing its tools such as SmartStrike. It has put me onto some spots of fish that I never knew would be a good spot to fish, on a lake that I've fished all my life (50+ years).

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• RU

  @rutgerbrouwer3670 · 1 year ago

  Prices in the Netherlands are way high… well hopefully sales soon

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• JO

  @joepworther2284 · 2 years ago

  Great explanantion , thanks !!!

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• PA

  @papaduck2443 · 2 years ago

  Good video Glenn. In honesty, I really only use my electronics for the GPS, water temp, speed, and depth. I should learn to use them to catch fish off shore but I prefer to fish in the shallows. I think this summer I will set out to do some offshore fishing and learn to use my fish finders to actually find and catch fish. Maybe you can do a basic video on that and dumb it down for guys like me who arent so bright. 😂😂 You, have probably already done that kind of video though. Anyways, keep up the great work!

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  @Douginont · 1 year ago

  Good info, thanks.<br>Doing a little research on sales and it appears Black Friday is when they clear the shelves for next year&apos;s models. It&apos;s a feeding frenzy they can bank on every year. There are other sales throughout the year. Early season shows and Father&apos;s Day too.

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• MA

  @manrod15 · 1 year ago

  Thanks for sharing. Nice information.

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• DA

  @David-ek4fh · 10 months ago

  You should have a photo minimum or short video of each that you are talking about. Especially that most boat shows didn’t survive the flu.

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  @sbg-927 · 1 year ago

  Very nice! After having several 5&quot; screens, I wised up and got 9&quot; screens minimum. Screen size matters. &nbsp;103% about good mapping too. Also, you&apos;ve gotta get out there and make yourself learn how to use the unit.

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  @howardb4 · 1 year ago

  thanks for that nice summary. I have a 10ft pond boat (twin troller 10) that i fish small lakes; mostly shallow water and sometime trolling when going from point a to b. &nbsp;It came with an old raymarine dragonfly pro 5, which is really nice little fish finder. &nbsp;I really want side scan so ready to purchase something i can run next to the old raymarine. &nbsp;i read 9 inch is the minimum for seeing any kind of detail on side imaging, but that&apos;s a lot of stuff for my little boat. &nbsp; what are you thoughts on screen size for that purpose in anglers who are maybe 2 ft from the screen? &nbsp;I see lowrance now has their eagle series which has cmaps and side scan for a nice price??

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  @cheetahsneverprosper1 · 2 years ago

  One important recommendation (something I learned the hard way) is if you&apos;re going to get a GPS unit for Mapping at your console, do NOT get anything smaller than a 9-inch screen. &nbsp;I &quot;saved money&quot; by getting a 7-inch unit and it was so small that the mapping was virtually impossible to see while running out on the lake. &nbsp;In fact it was so difficult to see that it was downright dangerous at anywhere near full speed. &nbsp;I had to sell it at a loss and then buy a unit with a 9-inch screen. &nbsp;Of course not as good as a 10 or 12-inch, but at least it&apos;s adequate and much safer. &nbsp;I could have avoided wasting a lot of money if I hadn&apos;t tried to save pennies with the smaller unit.

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  @Reflection-e5c · 2 months ago

  Great video but honestly if you need 3 fish finders to go fishing then you probably should find a new hobby