| The modern combination Fishfinder GPS | | | | screens. Many models have Humminbird's |
| receiver is an amazing piece of technology. | | | | trademark DualBeam Plus and Quadrabeam, that |
| Nothing is more disappointing for the | | | | are designed to cover the largest amount of |
| fisherman than going out on the water and not | | | | the water column and bottom contour with the |
| knowing where to fish. Precious time that | | | | utmost in sonar accuracy. The GPS systems |
| could be used to actually fish gets wasted | | | | used in Humminbird fishfinder units is very |
| looking for a productive spot. The units | | | | accurate allowing you to navigate to and from |
| fishfinder is used to locate both fish | | | | your favorite fishing spot no matter what the |
| holding structure and suspended fish. Once | | | | weather conditions. All Humminbird models |
| fish are located a GPS waypoint is stored | | | | also have the X-Press menu system, another |
| within the units harddrive. The nest time you | | | | trademark of Humminbird that allows for an |
| go fishing the GPS waypoint can be used to | | | | easy-to-use control system. Eagle combination |
| returned to within a few meters of your | | | | fishfinder GPS units are manufactured by |
| fishing spot. Garmin manufactures their | | | | Lowrance, the company that was the first to |
| "Fishfinder" brand of GPS receivers. The | | | | manufacture small portable fishfinders. Eagle |
| Fishfinder models include: the 90, (which | | | | models include: the SeaElite, (which costs |
| costs $109.27), the 140, (which costs | | | | $547), the Seacharter, (which range from |
| $127.99), the 160C, (which costs $213.32), | | | | $499.99 to $649.99), the IntelliMap, (which |
| the 340C, (which costs $471.41), and the | | | | range from $355.54 to $499.99), the Fishmark, |
| 400C, (which costs $342.85). The Fishfinder | | | | (which range from $199.99 to $349.99 ), the |
| 90 and 140 do not offer colorized screens, | | | | Cuda, (which range from $79.99 to $237), the |
| while the 140, 160C, 340C and 400C have great | | | | Fisheasy, (which range from $139.95 to $241), |
| color screens that a viewable in direct | | | | the Fishelite, (which range from $359.99 to |
| sunlight. The more expensive models also | | | | $569.99), the Fishstrike, (which costs |
| offer higher power output, ability to adjust | | | | $132.89), the Seafinder, (which costs |
| sonar sensitivity and provide a water | | | | $499.99), the Seachamp, (which range from |
| temperature log and graph. All models offer | | | | $449 to $1,299), and finally the Seacharter, |
| Garmin's trademark Ultrascroll technology and | | | | (which costs $599.99). The cheaper Eagle |
| alarms that sound off when the unit senses | | | | models require you to purchase the GPS unit |
| fish, shallow or deep water and a low | | | | as an option. They are however more compact |
| battery. Of these only the Fishfinder 400C is | | | | than the more expensive models. The |
| designed to be used for both freshwater and | | | | Seacharters and Seafinders are specially |
| saltwater fishing. All of Garmin Fishfinder | | | | designed for the big water of coastal and |
| GPS units contain the company's top of the | | | | Great Lakes fishing. Eagles GPS systems have |
| line GPS systems that allow you accurately | | | | internal antennas, colorized screens and WAAS |
| return to your favorite fishing spot even the | | | | chartplotting. All of which make finding a |
| dark of night. Humminbird is probably the | | | | fishing spot easier. It also makes returning |
| most popular brand of combination fishfinder | | | | to your favorite fishing hole very easy day |
| GPS systems in the U.S. The Hunminbird Matrix | | | | or night, rain or shine. The use of modern |
| are designed to be used by both fresh and | | | | Combination fishfinder GPS systems have |
| saltwater anglers. The most popular Matrix | | | | really simplified finding a productive |
| models include: the 777c, (which costs | | | | fishing spot and give you the ability to |
| $499.99), the 787c, (which costs $708.09), | | | | return back to the exact spot time and again. |
| the 737 (which costs $389.97), the 767, | | | | |
| (which costs $539.97), the 383, (which costs | | | | James Kesel, MS is the Publisher of GPS Auto |
| $344.44) and the 727, (which costs $249.97). | | | | Tracker providing information on Fishfinder |
| Just like the Garmin system, the | | | | GPS Systems and the latest GPS Tracking and |
| lesser-priced models do not have colorized | | | | Navigation systems. |