fishinstevez

you guys seem too know your stuff so instead of reading reviews thru bass pro and west marine i figured i would seek your opinions. what is a good fish finder in the $200-300 range i dont need gps i want to see the bottom the fish the temp and be able to read while running ive got a15.5' aluminum boatwith a 50hp merc i would likeone that works wellin both fresh and salt waterbacklight is a plus thanks

dailysaw

go with the garmin 400fishfinder. great little machine and in your price range.

i have used mine in both salt and fresh water salt waterbeing the norm. they make transducers for both salt and fresh water. i dont know if they make a 2 in one but mine works fine in both. the salt water transducer has more power(watts). may be some one can chim in.

ul412al

Ditto on the garmin 400.

fishinstevez

it seems to be the only one thats recommended for salt and fresh water in my range i found it for 320 kinda high is there a local place that has them cheaper probably not right? im sort leaning more towards 250 im gonna keep looking i guess thanks guys

Finatic

The Garmin 400 is a good choice for what you are looking for. One issue you may have, if your boat has a flat bottom (or very little deadrise at the transom) is interference while running on plane. On flatter hulls, especially ones with strakes or chines on the hull, air bubbles get trapped and carried down the length of the hull to the transducer. This can cause some issues with reading while on plane. It justdepends on the hull design and the transducer placement. I am a longtime forum member and local dealer. I can beat the price you mentioned...just check my website. When price checking, don't forget to add the itemto your cart to see the actualsale price, since some items have an MAP imposed by the manufacturerand can only have that price displayed until checkout.Feel free to call me with any questions.

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fishinstevez

bought a garmin 300c for 200 at bass pro on black friday price was right. thank you guys for your input. now ive gotta figure out how to install it im sure i will have more questions for you thanks again.:usaflag

Hydro Therapy 2

would you buy a combo or do you like them seperate? (why)

Tuna Man

I myself like combos but own separate units. The bad thing about a combo is if it goes out you've lost everything. I carry a spare GPS at ALL times. Pro's on combos is the lack of space needed, but I have plenty so I went with separate units. I'm thinking about adding a GSD 20/21 to my Garmin 2006.

Flounderpounder

I had a combo....never again. Like Ron said, if it quits, you're out both. I hated the nearly constant screen switching.....plus on split screen, you are down to 1/2 size (tiny). I vote for 2 separate units that work independently, each with it's own dedicated (full size) screen and functions. Just my $.02.... I'm no expert, and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night! Good luck!

dailysaw

that made me laugh tom. i have to agree. my combo unit went out so i just got a new fishfinder because the gps part of my old machine was still working. best thing to ever happen. having two large screens is way better than the split thing.