Fishfinder suggestions.....

[Wvawitrado]

I want to get a fishfinder that is capable of looking at the bottom of lakes and coverage in bigger and smaller areas lots of power and is also able to go into the ocean not too far off but for some rockfish or other species salmon halibut and so forth I have almost a 1k or less to spend so please need input fast would like to order today

 

[DRIFTER_016]

Re: Fishfinder suggestions.....

If I was spending the $$$ this is what I would get.
Plus there is a $100 rebate right now.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat602012&hasJS=true

 

[Wvawitrado]

Re: Fishfinder suggestions.....

I want to go with lowrance possible the 527 or the lcx 27 what are some other suggestions?

 

[Wvawitrado]

Re: Fishfinder suggestions.....

I can get the lowrance lcx-27c for 900 cash our the door is this a good deal? it comes with 200khz transducer and lgc-3000 GPS antenna....

 

[whofan]

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I bought a new Lowrance x510c to replace a 7 year old Lowrance x75 I had.
My X75 was Great. The X510c is not. It freezes up in shallow water. I`d look at Furuno or Humminbird. I just got my X510c back from Lowrance to get repaired. I have a funny feeling its not fixed freezes up in my garage haven`t been on the water yet. Lowrance is not the product it was a few years ago.

 

[Boatist]

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$900 is a great deal if it is new and a place with good customer service.
The LCX-27C with external antenna and 200 Khz transducer is very good for salt water out to about 300 feet max. Deeper than that and I would get the dual frequency transducer. Of course you can add that later. Has 1000 watts power with the dual frequency transducer.

The 527C is also a great unit and has the same resoultion. The screen is not as wide so not as much history with the sonar and smaller chart with the GPS part. Has 500 watts power. As with the LCX-27C good down to about 300 feet max with the 200 Khz transducer.

Understand both units come with out detailed charts installed. The Base maps are much better than garmins base map. So if you want charts with water depth and contour lines you will have to add a chip for your area.

LCX-28C HD is the same unit as the LCX 27C but includes all the detailed maps on a Hard Drive. Of course at a higher price. Many people like the highest detailed maps with depth reading and contour lines. I for one really like the looks of the base map better where the water is blue but does not have depth readings. The detailed maps try to match the color of the standard NOAA Charts much more detail.

Depth readings the LCX-27C with the dual frequency transducer has 1000 watts power rms where the 527 is 500 watts. Power makes a difference in deep salt water. However the dual frequency units both have a 200 Khz 12 degree transducer and 50Khz 37 degree transducer. Single frequency 200 khz transducer are 20 degrees. The 20 degree transducer is better in fresh water and shallow water. The 12 degree transducer is better in deep salt water. Anything over 200 feet and out to about 450 feet. Deeper than the 450 feet will probably do better with the 50Khz 37 degree transducer that is part of the dual frequency transducer.