Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Marine Electronics – Buy the right Fish Finder

When buying a Fish Finder or any Marine Electronics product, make sure the fish finder meets your needs buy comparing it to others in its class. Even a cursory understanding of Fish Finder transducers can help you make the right buying decision.

Fish Finders are quickly becoming standard equipment on boats. With the advent of the wireless Smartcast series of fish finders from Humminbird they are even becoming standard fare for shore and dock fishing.

How they work
Every fish finder has a transducer. The transducer sends out a pulse signal, which bounces off objects and returns to the transducer, which then sends the data to the fish finder display unit.

Transducers are designed for specific types of use. They operate on different frequencies depending upon the type of use they were designed for. Lowrance Fish Finders and GPS Fish Finders, for instance utilize three different types of transducers all designed for specific types of fishing. Lowrance dual frequency transducers are designed for deep-water use, the Lowrance single frequency transducers are used in lakes and rivers. Lowrance also makes a broad view transducer for shallow water fishing which provides a wide view in shallow water.

Find out which fish finder is right for you by comparing fish finders, portable fish finders and marine GPS fish finder systems using the rating system at Fish Finder Store.

Lowrance Electronics Sonar Tutorial
A tutorial on what a fish finder transducer is, how it works.

How a fishfinder works
Humminbird tutorial on how a fish finder works

Garmin Product Comparison
Garmins product compares up to 10 units at a time.

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