Dose the Lowrance HDS-10 Fishfinder/GPS compare to Raymarine

[Knotlost]

Dose any one know how the new Lowrance is now that they have been bought up, and how do they compare with the raymarine C products? How do the fish finders compare between the two?

[fishman08]

love the hds 10 i've had garmin and raymarine units in the past 5 years and hds 10 definitly holds it own.

[Big Dave]

I love my HDS10 , Haven't tried the others

[Knotlost]

how are the fish finders in comparison?

[fishman08]

really most fish finders are only as good as their transducer they are paired with, that being said i have a airmar thru-hull and it perrforms beautifully...i was a little worried at first drilling a hole in the bottom of the boat but i'm very happy now.

[Hookedup]

Love my HDS -10 I added the structure scan this year and that realy helps to show what is under the boat. Sean

[BURNIN DAYLIGHT]

really most fish finders are only as good as their transducer they are paired with, that being said i have a airmar thru-hull and it perrforms beautifully...i was a little worried at first drilling a hole in the bottom of the boat but i'm very happy now.

I MY SELF AM LOOKING TOWARDS THE HDS 10 W/STRUCTURE SCAN BUT MY QUESTION IS HOW WELL DO THEY READ WHEN TRAVILING SAY 10- 15 MPH DO THEY STILL READ FISH MARKS AND DEPTH WITH SOME WHAT ACCURACY MY BUDDIE HAS A FURNO AND IT READS GREAT AT 20 -25 MPH .

[fishman08]

Burnin - its all based on your transducer, i have a thru-hull and when looking for fish i cruise at about 18 and when i find bait on the screen i stop and start fishing

[Hookedup]

I can mark bait at 30 to 35mph not fish but pods of bait show up and depth is no problem it always reads that. I just have the transducer that came with the unit. I bet it would be better with an airmar.

[stinger]

I can mark bait at 30 to 35mph not fish but pods of bait show up and depth is no problem it always reads that. I just have the transducer that came with the unit. I bet it would be better with an airmar.

Can you track your balls ( ) while trolling with the thru hull ducer?

[ray koziatek]

just use your hands on approach like i do ,sting

[stinger]

RAY is back,.......I've tried that but it's embarrasing when I have guests on my boat.

In all seriousness, I would rather be able to track my `rigger balls than see fish or bait at 30 mph. I'm afraid to make the change just to find out that I lost the ability to track balls while trolling.

[Hookedup]

I dont have a thru hull so I have no problem with the balls

[BURNIN DAYLIGHT]

LOOKING TO GET A NEW FF WITHIN NEXT FEW WEEKS STILL LOOKING AT MY OPPTIONS FURNO,LORANCE HDS 10 W/ STRUCTURE SCAN ,ECT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE ANY ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD WITH THESE DEPTH FINDERS/FF.

[Hookedup]

Like I said I have the HDS-10 and the HDS-5 networked together. I have the HDS-5 in the back of the boat the zoom went out in it. I was worried it would take for ever for Lowrance to fix it. They were great I called them mailed it in and had a new unit in ten days. Out of all three im shure they will all work for you. Just depends on how much $ you want to spend. Three years from now your new unit will be an old unit, and you will find something new ya want