I just bought a Lowrance Elite 5 Gold DSI (down scan imaging). West Marine has them on sale this week for $399 (save $174). Includes Navionics chart plotter. I saw a side by side comparison with a standard sonar on the web and it really looks amazing. The difference between a submerged tree is a red blob vs. an artists pencil sketch of a tree with fish in the branches.
Limited to 250 ft but I never get any deeper than that. I have an old Lowrance M68c and have been very happy with the brand. I'll keep that onboard and run both until I mark my favorite spots on the new one.
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