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Nope! It’s an old one lol 1996

Would there be anyway to add a toggle switch to my trolling motor that i could flip on to act as if my foot is on the switch to engage the motor? On a calm day, i may want to troll the bank and a slow speed and not have to stand up front with my foot on the go button. On a windy day, to hold my spot in the old trolling motor, i will have to keep moving in low or medium to stay put, or high to slowly troll. It would be easier to add this option and be able to sort of add my own redneck GPS Hold button, per say. I am pretty sure its just a copy of the wires going to the switch but unsure about how to get it all working properly. Here is the link to my troller's wiring for reference. 1996 Johnson Evinrude BFL4TS 12/24 VDC Trolling motor Also, it is only wired as 12v currently. Sometimes i hit the 3 way toggle and doesnt work. So a little help on that wiring would be appreciated as well guys!

Of course, i say that and go to ebay to find the one and order.. get the notification that an item of mine just sold.. so, considering this is all going to be paid for my old printers and servers i am selling to clean out the server room at the office and now i just got JUUUUUST enough to get the 7cv, which also has SI and DI.. now its a whole new ball game.. link... should i or not? 7 inch screen vs 5 and also now i have SI and not just DI.. still having the Active Captain available too..

Just watched an Active Captain app video on youtube and seems i can use my iphone, heck even an old iPad in the rear and keep the Garmin mounted up front and see the same screen. Boom, done. this is what i think i need guys. Striker Plus

i dont know why im having such a hard dang time with this! they are both 5" screens, one is obviously better than the other but they are the same price. what am i missing!!! Striker Plus Link EchoMap 53cv Link

i agree.. i also just found this guy comparing the two versions that i pretty much have the same delima with.. i never knew with the mapping on the echo series you needed a different SD for each lake.. also, i could always find a good contour map online, laminate it and keep it in the boat for the random lakes i fish and not need to survey the whole lake.. Just find the area i want for that morning and make it happen..

OK, final thoughts and questions and i am ready to pull the trigger.. tired of spot fishing the banks in the summer heat.. i need to find these deeper spots holding fish.. So, help me out.. what would be better... Striker Plus 5cv for $299 Echomap 53cv for $299 keep in mind, i do NOT mind making my own maps. I really just need to see the contours and go scan that area for fish and im good. i will not be using this and need a GPS to get me home or a way out of somewhere. I have verified with Garmin Chat that the PLUS will show me where I marked a spot and get me back there. i really dont see why i personally would need the GPS LakeVu features if i could make my own? also, these two units are different in size, though both 5 inch screens. i feel the Striker Plus is a bigger screen and i would like this one more. i definitely want you guys feedback please... In the end.. i am liking the $300 price tag for an entry down imagine and a way to get the contour lines i need.

confimring... the PLUS 73cv is echomap and has contour lines.. $599 regulular 73cv is the striker and does not have contour lines.. $299 the echomap chirp 53cv does or does not have contour but i do know i can make my own right? - $299 of course, i want the bigger display.. dont we all, but i cant give up a main reason why i am getting the device; to see contour lines.. all of these are down imaging..

I appreciate that, Junger.. Where is it for $299? im seeing the 54cv for this price, not the 7cv or are you saying the Striker 7cv for 299??

Its hard to know which to get without having a one on one conversation with a knowledgeable person. Each has its own pro and con. Starting to get a little difficult online.. I am seeing Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 54cv, 53cv, 52cv, 55cv and getting lost on which does which or the differences... I will probably need to go to BassPro and have a talk with the guy there as a start. i do not necessarily need to know how to get somewhere, but where precisely a spot is i defiantly need to know that. Mostly I will be on lakes that i know where everything is, but would be nice to see my tracks and where i have been or maybe zoom out on occasion to find a new spot based off contour lines. i do think this would be pretty handy. I am not partial to Garmin or Lowrance or any specific company, i just want the best bang for the buck and feel DI is going to help over SI for my setup.

Aside from this question, how do you like the 7cv? Is it your first and is it easy to use? hows the echomap?

DI is what i feel is best for me and my situation. After watching various videos, i feel the Garmin Echomap is best suited for me. I have yet to touch any devices but going by what i get for the money, this seems to be the one. anyone have any thoughts on these? also, Dicks Sporting Goods has the 7cv on sale from $399 to $299 until this Saturday.. I kinda think i should jump on this deal..

budget.. the ol question that is un-answerable lol. CHEAP!! i wouldnt mind spending 300ish, 350 max if it does something i see value in. i based this price off what i am seeing on the entry level devices. i also saw a few that were in the $200 range and for some reason i have it in my head that if i get 2 of these, they will wirelessly link together and i can be on the tiller to map out the area and then move to the front casting deck with my foot troller to be more precise. i would be sort of ok with this and spend the 400. but i would much rather a better device up front and use the cheap-o that i have in the rear for the whatever other need i could find. also, i truthfully do not understand how to read any devices all that well so i know i need help with whatever i will get. i see structure but unsure where that is in relation to the boat. left side, right side, directly under me, etc. this is why i thought SI would be better. DI i feel is more for bottom fishing in the salt and not so much trolling the edges of lakes or when i find the structure that im looking for. make sense? or am i way off on all this.

new to me boat, getting back into freshwater fishing, i have had the deckboat for the family to hit the islands on the weekends and party. so i got back into an aluminum bass boat as i grew up... so, i have a tiller steer and a front casting deck so i am unsure how to get the electronics setup or configured or even which to by. I'm looking at the Garmin Striker 5cv or 7sv or heck even the 4 for the rear and a 5 or 7 up front. i also do not know if i need side or down imaging more. if down imaging is good for me, i could get 2 of the 5's and could be linked up together (i think, right?) so that im in the back on the tiller scoping out the area and when i go up front, i have all the same information as i found on the rear. this is all my idea, please correct be guys. here is a couple pics of the boat for reference. there is currently a lowrance 4 something $50 job that shows temp and depth and in greyscale so not too much help. also does a horrible job seeing past vegetation and thinks im in 2ft of water when im in 5 with weeds. but i would like to somehow use this if i already have it avaliable, just not sure what it is going to do for me. usually, ill head out for an evening stroll after work once a week or so, huge lakes in the area called The Chain of Lakes in Winterhaven FL and these are new to me. but i have no idea whats out there. i want to find some bluegill and such for the little ones to catch or troll for bass or im trolling the cat-tails and lilly's with worms or whatever else. but the point is, i have no idea whats down there, i just look and say hey, that looks like a good spot. so i am pretty much all over the place with nothing to show for it. nothing at all. and im ticked! so help me out guys. do i need side or down imaging for lake fishing thats less than 25ft deep.

haha thanks guys. caught in 2ft of water in a maybe 6-8ft pond. very small golf lake