All depends on what you want to spend. I got my Cuda 350/smap from Cabelas on sale for $169. Sale is still going on too.

Like everybody else, I want to spend as little as possible but get the most bang for my buck. I guess I'm just looking to see what everybody is running and hearing the good and bad on those choices. I'm not in any real rush but would like to find one in the next week or two.

Thanks for the input, I'll check that one out too.

Randy

this is a good approach. when i started out last year, i got a middle of the line product. it worked well for me, got to see some structure below, depth, and temp readings. these are important information to have.
if i had not changed out my boat this year, i probably still have the sonar. but like anything else, once you get your feet wet you realize what you like and don't like. so have fun and learn what you can.
tight lines

Get a hand held gps, input your locations get there, enjoy fishning. Keep record of what you were doing and the surrounding. Spending all this money on (electrical)technology, wont catch you fish, but dig a hole in your wallet. :eek:



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GPS SPOT
http://www.fishingnetwork.net/socal/gps2.htm

LOL.... that is some funny chit mang.:biggrinjester:

that fish n chip is sick.....shows all of the topography (bottom features)

what is the cheapest unit that you can put one of those chips in?:bigear:

Doesn't the Fish N Chip cost like another $200? I priced out the Navionics chip and it was pretty costly.

Those are 1 foot contour lines (changes in depth). The dark areas are a bunch of lines in a small area (steep slope). If you zoom in further they too become individual lines.

About $170ish if you shop around for the Fish N Chip.

:eek:

Guess getting mine for free with the purchase of my navionics maps chip was a good deal
(couple years ago)

I only have one slot in my Humminbird
and the map chip is in it

I think i will switch them next trip just to play around

Does it help you catch big fish?
because...
I'm way over due for one of those:D