Hey guys i just bought a triton tr21 and i need input on a good fish finder, what i need, as big of screen i can get, down and side imaging my budget is 800 dollars, so if anybody knows any deals or sales goin on please let me know.

i currently have a humminbird 598 that im going to mount on my trolling motor..

You might get a discontinued 898c HD SI Combo for that price on close-out sale. Or a pre-owned one.

 

Close to that price for the current model 899ci HD SI Combo

 

I'll PM you a list of dealers to check with for a new one and pre-owned source also.

Ok thanks i was really wanting a hds 7 but after reading everything, i took it i need the lss transducer which is extra

Ok thanks i was really wanting a hds 7 but after reading everything, i took it i need the lss transducer which is extra

The HDS 7 is a 2D unit that will support Side Scan and Down Scan if you add the LSS box and transducer.

A Touch unit just needs the LSS transducer for Scan.

Ok what about the elite 7 chirp? Does it have chart plotter?

There are several Elite 7 Chirp models.

The one with X in the model name does not have GPS/mapping.

 

Refer to the Lowrance web site for the details of each model

Is it a good fish finder?

There are no bad ones.

 

Get the one that does what you want at the price you are willing to pay.

Ok wayne, im looking at the elite 7hdi, now my question is, does that one already come equipped with down scan? Or do i need to purchase another transducer to get that?

Ok wayne, im looking at the elite 7hdi, now my question is, does that one already come equipped with down scan? Or do i need to purchase another transducer to get that?

Yes, the HDI units are a combo 2D and Down Scan with a transducer that does both.

 

The DSI units they had were Down Scan only with no 2D sonar.

Ok great that looks like what ill be chexking more into, only bad thing ibheard about them was they would not record depth while on plane?? And will it tell me my speed?

Ok great that looks like what ill be chexking more into, only bad thing ibheard about them was they would not record depth while on plane?? And will it tell me my speed?

 

No matter what technology is applied, the transducer has to have water contact when on plane. ANY unit can perform properly when installed correctly for the craft it is installed on. The Lowrance transducers are the most hydrodynamic of any brand. Anyone that cannot get high speed depth with one doesn't have it installed so it can. It just takes minimum common sense to do that--instructions are included.

 

All units that have GPS will display GPS speed if you select it as a digital readout.

 

The only negative I have seen for those models is the slow processing of mapping at speed.

That can be negated some with the choice of a map product.

Ok im not too worried about the mapping because i probably wouldnt use it that much, just nice to have. Main thing i wanted from gps is the speed display.. do you know of any sales going on on that particular unit?

Ok im not too worried about the mapping because i probably wouldnt use it that much, just nice to have. Main thing i wanted from gps is the speed display.. do you know of any sales going on on that particular unit?

There were sales going on around Christmas by several dealers, I think you missed those.

 

Typically a marine electronics dealer sells below MSRP unlike the big box general sporting goods stores like Bass Pro.

The Elite with CHIRP units are new so they certainly won't be "On Sale".

Don't think you will find a cheap CHIRP.

 

You may find the discontinued non-CHIRP models on close out sale somewhere. Do a web search for the 

Elite-7 HDI if you want that discontinued model.