Highest Rated Fishfinders
1Humminbird Helix 5 CHIRP G2
4.8/5
2Lowrance HDS 7 Gen3
4.7/5
3Garmin Striker 7sv
4.6/5
4Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 73sv
4.6/5
5Raymarine Dragonfly 7 PRO
4.4/5
 

Fish Finders: Unbiased Reviews

 

Icom M34 Review

The Icom M34 is a totally new handheld design and the first handheld VHF we’ve tested that is designed to float. The case is just under 6 inches tall, about 2.5 inches wide and a tad less than 2 inches deep. It weighs a meager 10.8 ounces and floated on

Icom M304 Review

The Icom M304 is this manufacturerÂ’s entry level fixed mount marine VHF radio. It is compact in size and performs basic transmit, receive, and DSC operations without the fuss and expense of unwanted features. One-button operational features are limited to: making a DSC distress call, selecting the call channel or

Icom M302 Review

The Icom M302 is an entry level fixed mount VHF radio with basic features and good overall performance. This fixed mount VHF needs little panel space. The front panel footprint measures just 6-inches wide and 2.5-inches high. Microphone control capability provides for changing radio channels, quick selecting 16 or 9,

Icom M24 Review

The Icom M24 is the first truly compact lightweight floating marine handheld VHF radio to hit the marketplace. This is one of seven Icom handheld radios in the stable. The radio case is solidly constructed and well sealed against water intrusion. It measures approximately 5-inches high, 2.4-inches wide, and 1.6-inches

Icom M88 Review

The Icom IC M88 is an expensive sub-compact handheld VHF packing loads of features into a lightweight package about the size of a bar of soap. The Icom M 88 controls include a rotary on/off/volume control located on top, a push-to-talk and a squelch button located on the side, and

Icom Handheld VHFs

Icom handheld marine VHF radios have had and continue to own a reputation for straightforward functionality, reliability, and quality in the large and diverse field of marine electronics. They offer a range of models from basic to full-featured to commercial grade that will meet the needs of a wide variety

Icom GM1600 Review

The Icom GM1600 is a marine handheld VHF specifically designed for use aboard survival craft. It can also be used aboard ship and meets rigorous GMDSS requirements. We tested this radio with two different batteries. It ships with a 750 mAH rechargeable nickel cadmium (BP-224) for shipboard use. When stored

Humminbird 788ci Review

The Humminbird 788ci is our first product review from this well-known marine electronics company. This one is a chartplotter fishfinder combo featuring a high-resolution 5-inch display screen, internal 50-channel GPS receiver, and a built-in 500-watt sounder. All the other units in the 700-series lineup feature a 5-inch display screen. The

Humminbird 385ci Combo Review

The Humminbird 385ci is a combination fishfinder and GPS chartplotter. This chartplotter fishfinder combo is fitted with a 3.5-inch display screen, an internal 50-channel GPS receiver with WAAS capability, built-in 300-watt sonar, and Humminbird UniMap covering U.S. coastal and inland lakes. Other models in the 385-series feature the same 3.5-inch

How to Install a Washdown Pump

In this example of how to install a washdown pump I will be replacing a below deck raw water pump on a 25-foot Grady White center console. The only symptom supplied by the operator was, “The system popped the circuit breaker when I tried to use it”. With these symptoms

How to Install a Transducer

By following the how to install a transducer instructions provided here you should be able to turn what many consider a difficult task into an easy straightforward transom mount transducer installation. The two big issues that pop as problematic on most transducer installation jobs is properly locating the transducer so

GizzMoVest Handheld Protective Case

California based GizzMoVest is a small upstart designing and building a line of protective cases for handheld devices. Sailors and powerboaters will appreciate the case and mounting solutions available for mariner favored handheld GPS from Garmin. Each GPS case is manufactured from Ethylene-based foam offering outstanding protection against impact while

Garmin VHF 200 Review

The Garmin VHF 200 is the middle unit in a group of three marine VHF radios available from this marine electronics maker’s lineup. This boat radio is marketed as a sophisticated top level integrated unit. The VHF 200 ships with the radio, detachable microphone, plastic tilt bracket, fused power cable,

Garmin VHF 100 Review

The Garmin VHF 100 is one of three marine vhf radios in the marine electronics giants communications stable. This one is marketed as a sophisticated entry level unit and is priced accordingly. The VHF 100 ships with the radio, front panel bezels that match the current Garmin chartplotter line, plastic

Garmin RF Remote Review

The Garmin RF remote control is designed to work with and operate any 4000- or 5000-series Garmin chartplotter. We performed our testing with this unit aboard our Contender test boat on a Garmin 5212. The unit is designated RF because it uses radio signals in the 2GHz band to exercise

Garmin Oregon 550 Review

The Garmin Oregon 550 is a compact handheld GPS with touchscreen control, a high-sensitivity GPS sensor, 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, altimeter, microSD™ card slot, and a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera. This Garmin portable GPS new addition sits at the pinnacle of the Oregon lineup. Memory capacity and waypoint storage have

Garmin Oregon 450 Review

The Garmin Oregon 450 is a compact full-mapping handheld GPS with touchscreen control of its sophisticated functionality. This Garmin portable GPS is the latest iteration in the Oregon lineup; it adds significant memory capacity and doubles the maximum number storable waypoints. The 450 features a high-sensitivity GPS sensor, built-in base

Garmin Oregon 400c Review

The Garmin Oregon 400c is a compact sophisticated full-mapping handheld GPS with touchscreen control. Several original Oregon models are available, the hardware in each is the same, and only the onboard cartography in each unit varies. The Oregon 300 features a world base map, while each variant of the 400

Garmin MapSource CD Review

The Garmin MapSource CD is available in one of four versions, Americas, Atlantic, Atlantic Small, and Pacific. Retail prices range from $136 to $250 per CD. We reviewed the Bluechart Americas CD. It has marine chart data coverage for coastal waters of Alaska, Hawaii, the Continental U.S., Canada, South America,

Garmin GSD22 Review

The Garmin GSD22 is the latest in a line of black box sounders designed to provide fishfinder data to a number of Garmin chartplotters not equipped with an internal fish finder. This unit is capable of producing 500-, 1000-, or 2000-watts (RMS) of output power depending on the transducer coupled

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