Hey all, I was wondering. Some of you know about my 12' V hull jon boat. I was thinking of getting a fish finder/sonar for it. I've looked at different portable ones and I would like some feedback.

Of course my boat isn't decked out so it's open hulled. There's no way to install a trolling motor mounted fish finder. These were my two sonars I was thinking about getting...

Sonar 1:

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0045699018988a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=portable+fish+finders&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=portable+fish+finders&noImage=0

Sonar 2:

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0012236018199a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=Fish+buddy&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=Fish+buddy&noImage=0

I would like to hear what you guys think. Should I buy either one of these (and which one should I get?) or should I get something else? (suggest it/show it)

Thanks

I have a hummingbird pirana max 220 for my jon boat, and for $100 it isn't bad.  It reads the depth pretty acurately.  It is not the portable version like you are looking at but I bought a trolling motor mounted transducer ($70 at bass pro shops) for it and it works fine.  If you have any other questions let me know.

I have the the fishin' buddy 4200. It is a great unit, It shows a lot of detail and works well. That until replace a fishin' Buddy II that I gave away. My buddy is still using it.

I've chosen and placed an order on my sonar...

http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0017744016586a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=portable+sonars&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=portable+sonars&noImage=0

Seems good and it is portable, just what I wanted.