Fish finder advice

[Wpahole]

I am looking to retire soon and was thinking of giving myself a gift. Want to get a new fish finder for my boat (Lund 1800 Big fisherman).  Looking for advice as to what I should buy?  If possible want to spend under $1500. Suggestions?

First off Id wait until the spring classic at Cabela’s in March. There will be great deals on fish finders. I believe the best bang for the buck is a Garmin ultra 106sv ($999) or 126sv ($1499) on sale with the GT54 transducer, sell the GT54 transducer and buy a GT56 transducer off of Amazon. GT54 transducers aren’t worth a whole lot but if your patient you can get $100-$150 out of it.