I have had a lot of fish finders over the years, and keep coming back to Garmin. Not to start a war, but I have been extremely unimpressed with the Humminbird line. Their one strength is the side imaging, but when trolling in 100+ feet of water, I find very little value.
I am in the process of outfitting my new 26' Duckworth, I elected to go with two 12" Garmin Echomap Ultra's in the front, and a 9" Echomap in the back of the boat, all networked together on a GT56UHD transducer.
If you are trying to save money, the 7" or 9" Echomap series with the GT54UHD transducer (slightly older model, side and down imaging frequencies aren't as good) can be had for really cheap. But the 9" Echomap can be had with the latest GT56UHD transducer for $699 currently.
I am in the process of outfitting my new 26' Duckworth, I elected to go with two 12" Garmin Echomap Ultra's in the front, and a 9" Echomap in the back of the boat, all networked together on a GT56UHD transducer.
If you are trying to save money, the 7" or 9" Echomap series with the GT54UHD transducer (slightly older model, side and down imaging frequencies aren't as good) can be had for really cheap. But the 9" Echomap can be had with the latest GT56UHD transducer for $699 currently.