I got a bottomline 1400 fish finder for free from the marina i bought my boat from. Never used a fish finder before. could any one tell me if thats a good brand, and if so what is a comparable model to this one.

I have a bottom line 1200 which is a portable fish finder.  It was one of my favorite toys.  I have my home lake pretty well mapped out but this also has a sideview that prints fish.

The graphics are primitive by today's standards, but they are accurate and reliable.

Not to mention you got it at an excellent price  

I picked up a Bottom Line 1100 Tournament (?) the other year for my lil Jon boat. Got it for under $50 from Cabelas Bargain Bin online as "Refurbished". I think someone bought it and returned it without using it for some reason.

I'd never used one and that thing was so easy to use and works great. Even has Temp readout. I'm actually thinking about putting it on my Tracker in the spring. The old ones on that boat had some bare wiring and I think I have them fixed. If they don't work %100 come spring I'm putting Bottom Line on my trolling motor.

I'm waiting to buy all new Electronics for another year unless I find a 1K Bill that falls out of the sky.