A professional or an amateur, the owner of a whole arsenal of fishing tackle or the owner of a modest spinning - each fisherman will give a lot to find out where the most fishing places are.
Choosing a good fish finder is not easy. We compiled a rating of fish finders for fishing from a boat in 2016-2017, choosing the best samples according to criteria such as high technical specifications, functionality, value for money.
The market offers a wide selection of fishfinders: with monochrome or color displays, equipped with GPS-receivers or 3D-image function, affordable and expensive. There are portable models and powerful echo sounders capable of collecting the necessary information while moving a swimming facility.
10. J-Connect Fisherman 600 | Price 7 000 rubles
Opens the rating of the best devices for finding fish from a boat J-Connect Fisherman 600. The model has a moisture-proof housing that is resistant to shock, and is able to scan the bottom of a freshwater reservoir at a depth of up to 28 meters. The screen is monochrome, small in size, and this is perhaps the only drawback of the device.
The average price of a model: 7,000 rubles.
9. Rivotek Fisher 30 | Price 6 000 rubles
Rivotek fisher 30 takes 9th place in the ranking of the best echo sounders for fishing 2016-2017. This is one of the most affordable fish finders. Range is low, up to 60 meters. One of the advantages of the device is its efficiency. It needs to be charged once every three months.
Estimated price of the model: 6 000 rubles.
8. Lowrance HOOK-4x Mid / High | Price 17 500 rubles
The eighth place in the rating of echo sounders for fishing from a boat belongs to Lowrance HOOK-4x Mid / High. It is equipped with a 4-inch color display. Applied advanced technologies Down Scan Imaging and CHIRP-Sonar provide high-quality images of the underwater world. The device is able to automatically save data in its memory.
The average price of a device: 17 500 rubles.
7. Garmin STRIKER 4dv | The price is 15 000 rubles
On the 7th place in the rating of fish finders for fishing is one of the most inexpensive models with GPS Garmin STRIKER 4dv. The device is equipped with a transduder and has a moisture-proof housing. It shows the high quality of the picture on the display, it is able to scan to a depth of up to 250 meters in salt water and up to 533 meters in fresh water. Of the shortcomings, a small 3.5-inch screen should be noted.
Estimated price of the device: 15 000 rubles.
6. Practitioner ER-6PRO | Price 7 000 rubles
The best popular inexpensive fish finders for fishing from a boat in 2016-2017 include Practitioner ER-6PRO. This is a budget model with a black and white screen, powered by batteries. In fresh water, the scanning depth reaches twenty-five meters. The device is equipped with a sensitive sensor that recognizes even small 100-gram fish. In addition, it is able to display the thickness of the bottom layer and the topography of the bottom.
The echo sounder was designed to work in Russian weather conditions. It withstands frost up to -20 C, and heat up to +40 C, has a moisture-proof housing that protects the device from dust and dirt.
One of the advantages of the device is its economy. It works up to 200 hours on a single AA battery, which is very convenient for fishing from a boat.
Average cost of the device: 7,000 rubles.
5. Garmin Fishfinder 350C | Price 28 000 rubles
One of the best stationary echo sounders for fishing in 2016-2017, occupying 5th place in our rating, is Garmin fishfinder 350c. This is a universal fish finder using the Garmin HD-ID tracking technology. Thanks to the two-beam transducer with a wide angle of coverage, the device scans the bottom at a depth of 457 meters and is able to detect fish on the sides of the swimming means.
The fishfinder is equipped with a 5-inch color screen with high contrast, excellent readability in bright light. The display can be divided into two screens for simultaneous viewing of pictures according to several parameters.
Estimated cost of the device: 28 000 rubles.
4. Deeper Smart Fishfinder 3.0 | Price 11 000 rubles
Deeper Smart Fishfinder 3.0 - One of the most popular wireless fish finders for fishing from a boat in 2016-2017. The device can be thrown anywhere in the reservoir. The device floats on the surface and transmits via Bluetooth information about the bottom structure, depth and temperature of the water, the location of fish on a mobile device. Small size and weight allow you to use the echo sounder almost everywhere - when fishing from a boat, pier, embankment, bridge, river or lake.
The advantages of this fish finder include:
- the presence of a moisture-proof housing;
- display of fish, algae, bottom structure;
- good scan quality;
- the ability to enlarge the image on the screen;
- battery life;
- light weight;
- the device can be used for summer and winter fishing.
Among the shortcomings, the unsuccessful dark color of the device can be noted, because of which it is poorly visible from afar. In the event that a breakage of the cord holding the echo sounder occurs, it will be difficult to find it. Bluetooth range is limited and up to 30 meters.
Estimated price of the model: 11 000 rubles.
3. Humminbird HELIX 5 SI GPS | Price 35 000 rubles
The third line in the ranking of the best fish finders for fishing is Humminbird HELIX 5 SI GPS. It is equipped with the latest sonar technology. They allow you to get an all-round view and high image quality on a color 5-inch screen. The device can be used with any type of fishing. Sounder memory is capable of storing up to 45 routes.
The average cost of a model is 35,000 rubles.
2. Lowrance HDS-7 Gen2 Touch | Price 103 000 rubles
Lowrance HDS-7 Gen2 Touch takes 2nd place in the ranking of the best echo sounders for fishing from a boat 2016-2017. The device is equipped with a color 7-inch touch screen that allows you to receive high quality images. The echo sounder has a wide range of functions, is equipped with a built-in GPS module, operates at temperatures from -15 to +55 C and is able to memorize up to 200 routes. Its power is particularly impressive - it can monitor the target at a distance of one and a half kilometers.
The disadvantages of the device include the high price and lack of a transponder, which will have to be purchased separately.
Estimated cost of the fishfinder is 103 000 rubles.
1. Deeper Smart Sonar PRO + | Price 20 000 rubles
The first place in the ranking of the best fish finders for fishing from a boat in 2016-2017 is Deeper Smart Sonar PRO +. The wireless device is equipped with a high-precision GPS-receiver, which allows you to create bathymetric depth maps. The Deeper PRO + abandoned fishfinder can do this both when fishing from the shore and when fishing from a boat. The device can be controlled wirelessly from a mobile device. The advantages of the echo sounder include excellent image quality, low weight and the ability to enter data with reference to the terrain in the calendar.
The average cost of the device: 20 000 rubles.