Humminbird vs. Lowrance GPS Fishfinder

[mitch00]

Thanks for all the information everyone. It still sounds like a split decision to me. I guess I'm going to have to go take a look at both of them and play around for a while and see which one suits me.

The things that attract me the most are:

Lowrance
The enhanced shade relief maps look much better and easier to follow structure that the birds contour maps.

Humminbird
I like the side scan feature because I fish a lot of docks. I know Lowrance is coming out with side scan in the near future but as far as I can tell it's another $700. I've delt with their CS before and have had great fast service.

Thanks Again and fish on!!!

[tcopeland]

My Lowrance thought the boat was going 19 MPH when tied to the dock.
Lowrance wanted me to purchase an external antenna for $200.
Called the store where I purchased unit and they sent a new one. The problem was a bad batch of antennas, but Lowrance would not admit the problem.

[23Dorado]

Expect the Lowrance to crap out on you when you need it most and then the customer service is a nightmare to deal with.