martinw
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Post by martinw on Apr 2, 2006 14:41:19 GMT 1
ive just been looking aroud and fancy getting myself a fishfinder for my yak, has anyone got the garmin 120? ive found it for £79.95 and free postage not a bad deal. do the colour finders eat the battery life? ;D ;D
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Post by zebra on Apr 2, 2006 21:37:09 GMT 1
me its great its my main one .its easy to set up has a big screen and good definition .much better than my 240 ebay special deal.so far i would not swap it for anything else i have seen
on a yak .i havent seen the 160c yet but that model is mainly for fresh water .
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Post by martinw on Apr 6, 2006 13:13:47 GMT 1
ive bought the garmin 140, georgieb put me onto this one its got a wider sonar range in shallower water, cost me £99 post free from www.marinesuperstore.com the prices were quite good compared to some other sites i looked at. Its well worth a visit if anyones looking at spending on one  |
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Post by georgieb on Apr 6, 2006 14:01:17 GMT 1
I wanted to order the garmin 140 portable, but there are none in the country at the moment and garmin cant give a certain date of delivery apparently. I know i could get the 140C and order the portable pack later probably but before I do, has anyone got any comments on this Eagle setup. I have heard to positive and negative comments about eagle, but this unit has a lot of resolving power and wide angle scanning power and other useful features .that is what i am looking for as i intend to be in mostly shallow waters with a fair bit of weed and cluttered ground beneath me. I know its grayscale but its clarity and resolution amongst other things that is important to me. Posted the spec in this link. Any comments would help i would like to get something ordered pretty soon. www.eaglegps.com/Products/Sonar/FishMark320.htmGeorge |
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Post by martinw on Apr 6, 2006 17:07:13 GMT 1
im sure that one had a write up in either total sea fishing mag or sea angler, got a good review too, thats if it was that model, certainly looks the same. I had the eagle cuda 240 fitted to my boat, was a combined fishfinder and gps, was good to use although the gps was a little complicated, saying that ive only said that because i couldnt figure it out without reading the manual!! the sonar was really clear and showed up the bottom quite well, just wish i took it off the boat and kept it before i sold it  |
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Post by georgieb on Apr 6, 2006 17:47:39 GMT 1
Cheers for that martin, What i should have said earlier is that i have ordered a garmin 140 portable not that i wanted to. I ordered it nearly 3 weeks ago - they cant deliver. I intend to cancel tomorrow and either get the 140 and try and find a portable pack for it later or i go for the eagle setup. Anymore comments on the eagle kit would be much appreciated.
Thanks- george
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Post by martinw on Apr 7, 2006 17:50:05 GMT 1
Its here, my shiny new garmin 140 ;D ;D ;D ;D. i must say though, superb service there, ordered it on tuesday afternoon and it arrived wednesday morning, you've got to be happy with that havnt you?? and it was free postage, all i got to do now is fit it, any volunteers?? ;D ;D
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Post by hursty on Apr 7, 2006 19:27:04 GMT 1
I've got the Eagle Cuda 168 bought from JKmax navigation for under a ton. Easy to use , excellent value.
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Post by martinw on Apr 7, 2006 19:34:42 GMT 1
for some reason a lot of people dont rate the eagles but i got along a treat with mine, well apart from being too lazy to figure out the gps on it!!, i went for the garmin for the bigger screen and the wider transducer angle, i just hope it serves me well and i dont end up upside down like the picture in my avatar!!
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