[Chrisper4694]

I went from a simple small black and white basic ff to a 700 (on sale for about $520) humminbird helix 7 and i honestly couldn't image needing anything more from a fish finder. seems like every year the come out with a gimmick (like with the smart phones) to get as many suckers as possible to upgrade.

my advice would be to get a model that's 2-3 years old that has everything you need (side image, down image, etc whatever you personally want) save yourself probably $200-300.

also just fyi i'm pretty sure hummin bird products usually don't come with map cards and lowrance usually don't come with the upgraded transducer (i.e. side imaging) so either way you'll be shelling out another $100-150 if you want the full package.