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I've had the ps21 since the beginning and really like it. I've thought about a ps22 but really don't need the down shot nearly as much as the forward, so haven't pulled the trigger on that. I like it for looking in front of me when going down a row of docks. Especially if I don't know which docks have brush piles out in front or under them. Don't have to drive over them or find them with sidevu and then come back. SE Kansas grass grower

The 51 and 52 are both 12 pin transducers. I have changed mine back forth between units. You should be able to use the LakeVu HD card in a 94 or a 74. I thought on BPS sale the 74 had the LakeVu card as a bonus in that sale. SE Kansas grass grower

Yes, you will need the transducer that comes with the Striker. SE Kansas grass grower

Right now I've got the 51 on the trolling motor. It's a MinnKota Fortrex. Some trolling motors don't have room for the bigger one without modifying the skeg on the motor. Yes, they are both 12 pin transducers. SE Kansas grass grower

It'll work fine. I've got a 52 and a 51 tranducers and interchange them with a couple units. I can hardly tell the difference between the two. Sometimes I can't tell any difference. SE Kansas grass grower

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I run four Garmin units plus Panoptix, along with the live well on a series 27 battery. If I'm out for more than about 6 hours and leave all the units running all the time, I've had starter issues. If I turn the two console units off when I'm at the bow, I've had no problems. I would definitely move up to a series 27 and be sure to maintain it. SE Kansas grass grower

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I honestly can't tell much difference. They are both CHIRP but I do think the 52 separates fish a little better. Not enough to make me put on a different transducer though. I bass fish almost exclusively. SE Kansas grass grower

I've got a 52 and a 51 transducers that I use every time out on the water. I've changed them back and forth between units without any issues. You do have to go into the menu and change to whichever transducer you are using. SE Kansas grass grower

Keep in mind, you can add Panoptix any time to the 94sv. SE Kansas grass grpwer

#1 You have a Garmin 9" screen vs 7" screens Easiest to navigate through menus QuickDraw mapping You can add Panoptix at any time to it SE Kansas grass grower

I would put it where the existing one is knowing you won't get any readings on plane. SE Kansas grass grower

Wife and I were there last weekend as well. It was really awesome!!! Well worth the $$$$. SE Kansas grass grower

Absolutely go 7" whichever way you go. I've been running the Striker 5cv plus for awhile now and the picture is really clear. Gotta believe the 7 would be the same. Easy to navigate menus but as was said, has no mapping. You can do trails and mark waypoints but no contour lines. Except the contours you make with QuickDraw, which is on those units. SE Kansas grass grower

Cool, but why does your cursor show you in 6' or less water and your depth says 27.9'? Not bashing, just curious. SE Kansas grass grower

I have SideVu on the bow and the console. I do use it on the bow some but not near as much as I use it on the console. If I didn't have Panoptix I might use it more on the bow, but that is definately not oranges to oranges. If I had to go with one, I would put the SideVu on the console. JMHO SE Kansas grass grower

10.25# Purtis Creek, Texas. BEFORE they killed all the grass. SE Kansas grass grower

Fork can be really tough at times. Depending on the weather, they should be in prespawn mode. Tons of spawning flats on Fork. North banks warm the quickest. Find grass!!! If possible, hire a guide the first day you are there. SE Kansas grass grower

Echomap-yes Striker-no SE Kansas grass grower

I think this is a win, win, win deal. I've had a bunch of people tell me they would buy Garmin but with no Navionics they didn't. Humminbird and Lowrance will still be able to get Navionics, but now I'm going to have to get another unit so I can look at both maps at the same time. SE Kansas grass grower

If only going for one day, I would crappie fish the bridge pilings. A lot of huge bass have been caught doing this. By getting a bigger boat, I would assume a pontoon. A pontoon on that lake would be a major PITA for a first timer especially. Staying in the boat lanes and under bridges would work with a toon, but going into the timber could be a lot of wasted time trying to maneuver. Good luck! SE Kansas grass grower

I don't tournament fish much. I have two 7" units on the front deck. One of them is primarily for Panoptix. And I have a 10" and a 5" on the console. About the only one I could do without is the 5" on the console. But I use it for mapping lakes that aren't mapped by any other source. SE Kansas grass grower

If you're fishing schools, you definitely need Panoptix. You can watch how the school reacts to your lures, watch when the school moves and if not surfacing it will tell you how far from the boat they are and how deep they are. All in real time. SE Kansas grass grower

When shotguns are blasting. SE Kansas grass grower