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#183555 - 01/26/03 04:41 PM Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
blackfoots Parr Registered: 10/15/02 Posts: 58 Loc: noth bend	I would appreciate any opinions on which finder I should buy for downrigger fishing.Ease of use and a great display is what I'm after.Best buy for $? Thanx in advance
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#183556 - 01/26/03 04:57 PM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
Hockana Juvenille at Sea Registered: 04/07/02 Posts: 97	I have switched from the eagle tri- finder to a Garmin 240 blue, can not say enough good about this unit, I never seem to loose bottem,very nice bright screen, look at them at Boaters World
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#183557 - 01/26/03 07:13 PM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
fishjager Returning Adult Registered: 08/30/02 Posts: 167 Loc: lynnwood, wa	I and two other friends have Garmin 160 Blues, One friend has the 240 Blue. The only difference is the amount of pixels. They both use the same transducer. Great fish finders, and they interface with Garmin GPS systems.But do look at the Blue model, and not the regular model. It's a little bit better unit.
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#183558 - 01/27/03 12:07 AM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
chaser Returning Adult Registered: 09/21/00 Posts: 408 Loc: marysville,wa	will throw my vote in for the garmins
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#183559 - 01/27/03 12:34 AM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
HBP Spawner Registered: 01/07/02 Posts: 919 Loc: Everett,Wa	Garmin _________________________ - the sun and the sand and a drink in my hand,with no bottom...no shoes,no shirts,no problems. - no boss, no clock, no stress, no dress code...no shoes,no shirts, no problems. - Kenny Chesney -
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#183560 - 01/27/03 01:19 AM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
AkKings Three Time Spawner Registered: 03/13/00 Posts: 1830 Loc: Kelso Wa.	Too bad you didn't ask this a day or 2 sooner, along with agreeing with the others about the Garmin, I could have saved you about 65 bucks, BoatersWorld had them for around 200 (Boat show) plus Garmin is currently offering a $25 rebate.
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#183561 - 01/27/03 04:32 PM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
Sky-Guy The Tide changed Registered: 08/31/00 Posts: 7083 Loc: Everett	I bought my Garmin 240 blue from AkKings at everett boaters world. Great finder and Boaters world will treat you right. The higer res. display is nice when in zoom mode or just during normal running. The on-screen menu display is super easy to navigate through. This is one of those few finders you would only need to read the owners manual to learn how to install it, not operate it. Once you get it dialed in, you CAN find those anywhere in the water column. Sky-Guy _________________________ You know something bad is going to happen when you hear..."Hey, hold my beer and watch this"
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#183562 - 01/27/03 05:33 PM Re: Fishfinder for downrigger fishing
Fishslayer75 Returning Adult Registered: 11/20/01 Posts: 391 Loc: Auburn	I have been running a lorance x-85 for the last two years and have been happy with it. Its put me into fish that I don't belive I would have got into without it. _________________________ You don't catch fish, fishing catches you.
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