Most people have a budget. How and on what is up to the boater to apportion.
If you fish the same areas all the time, how critical is much of this stuff? Seriously? He aint running out to the Canyon looking for swords and squid school 500 -600 feet down after burning a 100 gallns of fuel.
Simple question. . . . are there fish here right now under my boat. Y/N? The rest of the bells abnd whistles and manufacturer reputations are fluff.
True cheap junk wastes money due to failure. Ironically mentioned is the Hummingbird brand. We had them on Sea Tow boats in the early 2000's and were the biggest POS's. Displays failed. Fill with rain water. Pure (kinda) cheap crap. WE standardized on Garmin. I'm sure Hummingbird improved since then. I will never buy one unless that's thebest I can afford. IT's a compromise- means vs. features.
Moral of the story.... you want something that works and lasts.
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Originally Posted by Fishhead728
Setting up a new boat!!! don't be cheap set it up right the first time
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