01-16-2009, 05:54 AM
I bought a old tri hull boat last fall, so I have been trying to get it all ready for fishing while I wait for spring.
My question is what do you guys use to find your boat speed? My boat doesn't have a speedometer, so I am wondering how to get repeatable speed for trolling.
I am thinking about buying a lowrance X96 with the speed and temp transduser, for a fish finder and to solve the speed problem. The price is pretty good too. Does anyone have any experience with the speed 'ducers and are they accurate enough?
I thought about going with a sonar/gps combo so I could have gps speed but I wasn't wanting to spend that much.
I thought about the a handheld gps to get my speed but then I would be right around the cost of a sonar/gps so I am not sure what to do.
Any help will be great, thanks.
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My question is what do you guys use to find your boat speed? My boat doesn't have a speedometer, so I am wondering how to get repeatable speed for trolling.
I am thinking about buying a lowrance X96 with the speed and temp transduser, for a fish finder and to solve the speed problem. The price is pretty good too. Does anyone have any experience with the speed 'ducers and are they accurate enough?
I thought about going with a sonar/gps combo so I could have gps speed but I wasn't wanting to spend that much.
I thought about the a handheld gps to get my speed but then I would be right around the cost of a sonar/gps so I am not sure what to do.
Any help will be great, thanks.
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