03-12-2018, 06:13 PM
[#0000FF]I've gone through a lot of different makes and models of sonars for float tubes and toons. I once thought that all you needed was to see the depth, the bottom contour, the temperature and maybe some fish. But lower end units usually don't display in real time and you can't see your lures when making vertical presentations. Oh yeah, when you have them set on Fish ID mode...with the little fishies...they lie. Nice to watch on TV but not reliable for strategy planning and catching fish.
I have been using the basic model of the Helix 5 for over a year. Like the colors and once you learn to interpret the displays it gives good info. It does have temperature display and several options on how you want to view the screen. They are also available with GPS, side scan and other options but the $$$ goes up.
There has been a lot of advances in sonar technology in the past decade. It is a shame to still be relying on older models when the newer ones have so much more...and are really not all that spendy for a workable unit.
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I have been using the basic model of the Helix 5 for over a year. Like the colors and once you learn to interpret the displays it gives good info. It does have temperature display and several options on how you want to view the screen. They are also available with GPS, side scan and other options but the $$$ goes up.
There has been a lot of advances in sonar technology in the past decade. It is a shame to still be relying on older models when the newer ones have so much more...and are really not all that spendy for a workable unit.
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