My dad is wanting a portable fish finder he can use between two different boats. When I think of them I think of the Garmin STRIKER 4 Portable Fish Finder but before I purchased one for him I thought it would be smart to consider all my options. Does anyone other than Garmin make such a product that I should consider?

 

While I am not trying to spend a lot of money on this item the Striker 4 is obviously void of a lot of features so I wondered if there was other Garmin (or other brands) I should consider. I also should probably point out he will never go ice fishing so any specs or features to do that should be ignored here. I found this other portable Garmin that I will link below (how long has this one been out?) and was wondering if anyone had thoughts on it. All I am looking for is an item that he can sit on the seat, throw the head over the side and get the basic info needed and not be on a 1 inch screen he can't see. What do you suggest?

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/garmin-striker-vivid-5cv-ice-fishing-bundle-with-gt8hw-if-transducer-and-lead-acid-battery?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Shop|BPS|TopPerformers|Boating&gclid=CjwKCAjw9e6SBhB2EiwA5myr9l4ZaMg4N85mSAvLg3z41xNU4lcxWIr35T2gphLt9oQM3bw-SM4SfBoCxWsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Lowrance has a 'portable power pack' add on that will handle most of their 5" and 7" units.

 

https://www.lowrance.com/lowrance/activity/ice-fishing/portable-pk-5-7-hook2elite-ti-us/

 

Humminbird also has a portable pack for the Helix 5 or 7 - have to add your own battery though

 

https://humminbird.johnsonoutdoors.com/accessories/cases-covers/ice-ptc-chirp-h5-fb-portable-ice-kit-w-chirp-ice-transducer-helix-5