What do you guys think is the best overall fish finders out today and why?

It just depends on who youi talk to. LBH says the best ones come from Portugal. Some say G-Loomis, some say St Croix, plus a few other brands and everybody has their own opinion on what line and reel works best on them. I think it all boils down the the person using them so LBH says take him along.

Now, if you're talking about LCD sonar units, I like Lowrance and you couldn't give me a Garmin if I had to use it myself. Next person might not want nothing but a Garmin and couldn't give him a Lowrance. Reliability wise, they are all about the same. I know I've had a number of Lowrance units that the inside of the display has some condensation on them when the sun first hits them on a cool morning but not enough to make me quit using them. Find the one with the features you want and buy it. Just don't expect it to find fish for you.

Other than on rare occassions, I've never seen one that could even remotely be considered a "FISH" finder when fishing for bass.