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Fishfinder advice needed

#1 Post by Angler79 »

Hi all,I’ve bought honwave t40 inflatable boat,looking for fishfinder,any advice please.
P.s budget 200-500 e.
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#2 Post by donal domeney »

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#3 Post by Angler79 »

Thanks donal.
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A Garmin striker 5dv, bought one last year and find it excellent.
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#5 Post by MAC »

At that price the small Raymarine Dragonfly will be hard to beat. HD Digital, plus CHIRP Technology. Try the the 5 inch unit. Makes a difference when looking at split screen. I got mine form the US for about €350 delivered. It's been a while since I looked at Garmin units. Normally they are very good and have the advantage of better integration with the chart plotter and map source software.
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