Re: Recommendations - Fishfinder/GPS
The new Humminbird HELIX units would be in your ballpark are nice stand alone units but have only a 5" screen. All of the HELIX models are stand alone so you cannot network & connect via Ethernet cables to trolling motor or other unit on boat.
The HELIX is ok if you are just getting the DI model but if you want SI then I would go for a larger 7" unit. The GARMIN new SI unit has the best looking screen & is really easy to use-much more user friendly than the HB OR LOWRANCE models.
BASED MY EXPERIENCES GARMINS ARE BETTER BUILT, LAST LONGER & ARE MORE USER FRIENDLY. Maybe not as many bells & whistles as the other but who really uses all of that anyway. I fish fresh so I use just to locate structure, bait & temp then turn off when I get where I am fishing.
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