Best model lowrance ff to buy 2015 pa - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Murray · 02-10-2016, 10:27 PM

I recently purchased the elite chirp 5. Functionally, pretty much the same as the Hook. Great ff and easy to use. Make sure you get the correct transducer per where you will fishing. Salt water needs a more powerful transducer than fresh water. DSI also works best with transducer directly in the water.

farreola · 02-11-2016, 09:16 AM

Does anyone know what are the major differences between the Elite Chirp and the new Hook FF?

Murray · 02-11-2016, 10:18 AM

possibly touch screen only

farreola · 02-11-2016, 12:44 PM

Hook is touch screen?

Darrell · 02-11-2016, 01:11 PM

The Elite has a slightly enhanced display and low, medium and high frequencys. The hook has medium and high. Unless you have a habit of fishing up to 3000 feet the low frequency is not needed. Even medium is not necessary most of time since most of our coastal fishing is done in less than 200 feet of water. Go to products on the lowrance site and it lets you compare units side by side, specs, etc

ful-rac · 02-11-2016, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

The Elite has a slightly enhanced display and low, medium and high frequencys. The hook has medium and high. Unless you have a habit of fishing up to 3000 feet the low frequency is not needed. Even medium is not necessary most of time since most of our coastal fishing is done in less than 200 feet of water. Go to products on the lowrance site and it lets you compare units side by side, specs, etc

Why is the low frequency not needed...? I use it all the time...It works great.

Darrell · 02-11-2016, 01:47 PM

It will work and you will work fine in low and youll get a great pitchure but but you may be sacrificing detail, target seperation and coverage area. High is designed for shallow, less than 50', medium up to 1000' and low up to 3000'. by using it. Medium frequency is stated to have a wider coverage area. Technology is so advanced you really cant go wrong with even the most basic units for locating bait, fish, etc. i remember using the lowarnce x-15 that burned on paper with the stylus and those cost 500$ in the eighties. Now we have 100$ color units that blow it away.

02-10-2016, 10:27 PM	#1
Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 326	I recently purchased the elite chirp 5. Functionally, pretty much the same as the Hook. Great ff and easy to use. Make sure you get the correct transducer per where you will fishing. Salt water needs a more powerful transducer than fresh water. DSI also works best with transducer directly in the water.

02-11-2016, 09:16 AM	#2
farreola Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Calexico Posts: 134	Does anyone know what are the major differences between the Elite Chirp and the new Hook FF?

02-11-2016, 10:18 AM	#3
Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 326	possibly touch screen only

02-11-2016, 12:44 PM	#4
farreola Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Calexico Posts: 134	Hook is touch screen?

02-11-2016, 01:11 PM	#5
Darrell Junior Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Bonita Posts: 29	The Elite has a slightly enhanced display and low, medium and high frequencys. The hook has medium and high. Unless you have a habit of fishing up to 3000 feet the low frequency is not needed. Even medium is not necessary most of time since most of our coastal fishing is done in less than 200 feet of water. Go to products on the lowrance site and it lets you compare units side by side, specs, etc

02-11-2016, 01:47 PM	#7
Darrell Junior Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Bonita Posts: 29	It will work and you will work fine in low and youll get a great pitchure but but you may be sacrificing detail, target seperation and coverage area. High is designed for shallow, less than 50', medium up to 1000' and low up to 3000'. by using it. Medium frequency is stated to have a wider coverage area. Technology is so advanced you really cant go wrong with even the most basic units for locating bait, fish, etc. i remember using the lowarnce x-15 that burned on paper with the stylus and those cost 500$ in the eighties. Now we have 100$ color units that blow it away.