I've been going back and forth looking for a budget depthfinder that I can move between my Pelican bass raider and the bow of my bassboat.   The striker gets good reviews but evidently isn't waterproof.  The Lowrance also gets pretty good reviews, but those who hate it really hate it. What are your thoughts?

I think the Striker Plus 4 is getting a reputation as the best bang for the buck.  I have a Striker Plus 5cv for my kick boat and for ice fishing and love it.  The "Plus" series can do Quick Draw Contours (mapping).

 

I think one of my Lowrance superpowers is the maps.  I got rid of my Garmin because of the lack of maps. 
 

it’s nice to zoom out to “see” what is around the corner before I waste physical effort moving my kayak there. 

On 5/10/2021 at 10:56 AM, Darth-Baiter said:

I think one of my Lowrance superpowers is the maps.  I got rid of my Garmin because of the lack of maps. 
 

 

That Lowrance model doesn't have mapping capabilities, either