Shallow water, bass fishfinder

[romanfishing]

Which fishfinder is considered to be the best for bass fishing?

[built2fish]

The best? There are a lot of them. The best of the most popular and brand that I and most people are most familiar with are the Lowrance 27/28c, or 113c, any new Lowrance HDS models, and/or any of the SI (side imaging) fishfinders from Hummingbird.

[BrushApe]

Just my :twocents:, not worried near as much about finding "fish". Just want to know bottom; depth, contour, structure. Then it is nice to have temperature. Lots of these units going on sale now, Lowrance, Hummingbird, Eagle, Garmin. IMO, it is only when you are really sweating the details on high end stuff for commercial or pro applications that specific unit abilities come into play.

Trolling for walleye on the Columbia, can't really say I have seen walleye on the screen yet. What I do see is, hard or soft bottom, contour lines like humps, dips and boulders. Yes I do see what looks like fish at times but more interested in just seeing the structure.

We have two units on my buddies boat. My old Interphase 20/20 on the bow by the electric motor. He has one of the cheap Lowrance units X49 on the dash that came with the boat when it was bought by original owner. The Lowrance works for us just fine. My old 20/20 gives a few more details and I can do a few more things with it but again not worried about seeing the fish that much. You get worried about seeing the fish and forget to actually fish.

Just get a good mid priced unit without breaking the bank, lots of other good tackle that is more important to have.

Sorry for ramblling.

BA

[Willie Ketchum]

I've been happy with a Humminbird 565 for casual bass fishin, walleye, trout, sturgeon, T-bay. It's black and white, but good detail, alarms, dual cone, has temp and speed. Not the absolute best, but a good buy.

[Crappie Chaser]

For shallow water a unit with a wide cone angle would probably be best. Better yet is a dual beam unit, best of both worlds. Check out the Humminbird 747c. It is being discontinued so you can find some good deals on it. A $499 unit and I have seen it lately for as low as $323 .

[bad habit]

If your looking for a finder that will help you with shallow water then make sure it has a " wide side" option, this will scan out sideways and help you there.

[romanfishing]

Thanks for prompt help. It is easy to find the best looking at the prices-the most expensive is the best one. I am looking for experienced people, which is this community, who can advise a good unit and certain capabilities. I am getting that it must have temp and speed sensor, wide cone, dual or even tri transducer/cone, " wide side" option.
I am not expecting to see fish (but would be nice) just want to know bottom(soft or hard), depth, contour, structure, speed and temperature.
Which brands and models are reliable and have all the necessary for successful bass and walleye fisherman futures? Some of you do but can you all list the brands and models?

[RiverJohn]

The Humminbird 700c series are color and very receptive for marking fish - even the smaller ones. Much better than my old Eagle.

Appx $350-400.

[romanfishing]

What do you think about Furuno FCV-582? and other models of furuno?

[romanfishing]

Any other particular brands and models?

[Hunt'nFish]

Which fishfinder is considered to be the best for bass fishing?
Best fishfinder for shallow water............I'd probably go w/ a baby fluke or maybe a lizard.
Heck of a side finder. :wink:
Hunt'nFish

[romanfishing]

thanks:meme: