Fish finder advice

[dubob]

I think it must have something to do with how we think, to me the Humminbirds are far easier to run than the Garmin, but that's what I have used the most lately.  I think it's a lot like calculators, (sorry I'm an engineer) I learned on an HP-41 and even though there were a lot fancier calculators that came along after, I still go back to what I learned on in college...  I think the fish finders are the same, we get a liking for a certain way of how they work and it's hard to switch to something different.  Been around quite a few garmins and I just don't see what everyone is so nuts about them for.  I mean the livescope is pretty cool and probably better than the Humminbird version, but I don't have one to  compare it to so I can't really say... But I really think it is more a personal preference and what I like may not be what you'll like... It really is a Chevy Ford Dodge (Ram) deal and all are good, just some work better for one than others do... Later J

What you say may be true for some folks, and not so much for others.  As the clerk in the SC Bass Pro Shop told me, the main reason the folks in that area bought Garmin more than Lowrance or Humminbird was because Garmin has better/more, functions/features that suit off shore fishing.  If you want the function/feature, you deal with the user interface, whatever it might be.  My last 4 sonars have been Lowrance, but I'm fairly certain my next one will be a Garmin.  The 'livescope' is kind of cool, but not at $3 K plus.  If it ever gets down to half that cost - MAYBE I'll get it.  ?