01-11-2005, 04:23 AM
Just curious if any experts in the fish finder world exist out there. I'm not looking to start the debate between the normal fishfinder vs the flasher (vexilar, marcum, etc). I know a million posts have been put out there about that!!
I'm curious more on the details and thoughts of normal sonar fishfinders. For example, is power "that" important? 1500 watts vs 2000 watts. What do I gain? Also, 188 vs 200.. is that worth it on the other "power" one (can't remember off the top of my head).
I understand cones, 9, 20, 60 or whatever and can do math. I'm curious is 60 just too much or is there a limit in depth where is just covers "too much" in people's opinion.
I'm just looking for some hard facts on what all the technology of a finder really does for me, etc.
I have a fishing buddy 1200, with a 9 deg cone and only 250 watts of power. I'm going to upgrade, but want to know if I really should, before I do and what I might gain by doing so. I can't afford a flasher, so again, please don't turn this into a debate. I know they are cool, but so are fish finders in general, they are all COOL! [
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Thanks in advance - F4F
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I'm curious more on the details and thoughts of normal sonar fishfinders. For example, is power "that" important? 1500 watts vs 2000 watts. What do I gain? Also, 188 vs 200.. is that worth it on the other "power" one (can't remember off the top of my head).
I understand cones, 9, 20, 60 or whatever and can do math. I'm curious is 60 just too much or is there a limit in depth where is just covers "too much" in people's opinion.
I'm just looking for some hard facts on what all the technology of a finder really does for me, etc.
I have a fishing buddy 1200, with a 9 deg cone and only 250 watts of power. I'm going to upgrade, but want to know if I really should, before I do and what I might gain by doing so. I can't afford a flasher, so again, please don't turn this into a debate. I know they are cool, but so are fish finders in general, they are all COOL! [
] Thanks in advance - F4F
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