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Unread 05-17-2006, 04:10 AM
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Default Re: Fishfinder/GPS question?????

I've got an Eagle SeaCharter 480DF. *It's an identical unit to the Lowrance LMS-480DF (the black and white version of the LMs-337c), except for one thing. *The Eagle unit uses NMEA 0183 and the Lowrance uses the newer NMEA 2000. *If talking to other devices isn't of huge importance to you, a SeaCharter can be had for $350 while the LMS-480 is $500. *I don't have any charts for the unit yet. *The high resolution means they can cram a lot of data in a small space. *But, the screen is small and all of that data can be hard to see in the direct sun. *But, it's not impossible. *Can't tell you much about the fishfinder. *It's holds bottom in 150 feet of water at 30+mph. *I haven't spotted many fish with it yet, there aren't any in the entire Monterey bay at the moment. *I did pick up what I thought were a few flounders/halibut, but I was unable to drop a hook and find out because it was in an anchorage. *The unit seemed very capable of distinguishing fish from the bottom even though there was little seperation.
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