Electronics question

[Mdnjfish]

Looking to get my father a gift and seeing what everyone uses. Looking for a budget friendly electronics/mapping, he has a 20ft CC and is out of raritan bay/sandy hook. Any recommendations is greatly appreciated

[PortlyRedhead]

Originally Posted by Mdnjfish

Looking to get my father a gift and seeing what everyone uses. Looking for a budget friendly electronics/mapping, he has a 20ft CC and is out of raritan bay/sandy hook. Any recommendations is greatly appreciated

If he has a depthfinder / sounder, the Navionics app for his smart phone is a very affordable solution.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Are you looking for a combo unit with depth finder and chart plotter and what is your budget?

[Keystonefisher]

No doubt everyone has their preferences and experiences with different brands. I’ve had Lowrance and Garmin Units. I would definitely recommend Garmin over Lowrance based on my experiences. IMO Garmin is more reliable and much more user friendly. I would think any of the GPS Map models may suit your needs.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Keystonefisher

No doubt everyone has their preferences and experiences with different brands. I’ve had Lowrance and Garmin Units. I would definitely recommend Garmin over Lowrance based on my experiences. IMO Garmin is more reliable and much more user friendly. I would think any of the GPS Map models may suit your needs.

I'm with you on the Garmins, especially the smaller units. Very user friendly and reliable.

[Mdnjfish]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Are you looking for a combo unit with depth finder and chart plotter and what is your budget?

Think I’m gonna go with garmin 93sv uhd, he wanted a combo.

[Capt. Debbie]

I love Garmin too. But this is a gift. Who is running the transducer wire to the FF? Is he supposed to? Think about that.

A cheaper add on boater gift...? Rodholders for trolling. Outriggers for trolling.

Night fishing underwater lighting?

Trailering? Bunks? Winches? A new VHF with 2nd speaker to hear better?

Remote camera mounted on boat to back down on ramp easier.

Those are a few.

[capt74]

Can't go wrong with Garmin great stuff and very user friendly.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Mdnjfish

Think I’m gonna go with garmin 93sv uhd, he wanted a combo.

Good choice for several reasons
- 9 inch will make it much better for split screen to show maps and fish finder at the same time
- It uses Navionics maps
- It has wifi so very easy to synch with the Navionics app on your phone and update the maps on your chart plotter.

[Irish Jigger]

Garmin hands down is the most user friendly and a fair price. If your talking offshore someone else could give better info, but fishing Raritan and Sandy Hook couldn't be happier with the Garmin.