Time to replace my X60 - updated

[Carphuntin_god]

Fishing that I do is usually confined to depths of less than 20 feet (I'm having a tough time thinking of the last time I was in water even 40 feet deep). Most is in rivers and reservoirs. Most are fairly stained (not clear).<br /><br />I'm hoping to get around problems I had in the past with the X60. Obvious ones were...in high spring water below dams...I had a tough time getting good image of anything but the bottom. Suspended particulate matter and other crud in the current I think pushed the thing to the limit. I had to mess with clarity and everything else to try and remove surface clutter, but I always figured I was removing fish, weeds, etc. To a lesser extent, I think this problem also appears in murky rivers with less current, but that still have lots of suspended crud.<br /><br />So, now I'm looking.<br /><br />Old prejudices die hard...but I think Humminbird is out of the picture. I've also taken Eagle's 480 out of the picture because I don't think it's plugs are built to take connecting/reconnecting a lot.<br /><br />So, I think I'm down to Lowrance x125 or a Garmin 250.<br /><br />From quickie observation, the 250 had the easiest to read screen (in a store...not in sun), Aside from that, I don't have much background on these suckers anymore, so my questions:<br /><br />1) For the depths and type of water I fish, how much wattage is too little or too much.<br />2) Any known issues with these units that would make you say "don't bother with this one?"<br />3) Any units I should consider instead? (I sort of considered the X51, X58, etc...but the menus looked like a pain to deal with)<br /><br />Well, that's enough bugging you for now. Thanks for your help.