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My last boat was a jon boat with oars and a 5hp Clinton engine. I had an orginal 1972 Fishhawk (spinner-type) depth finder that stuck to the seat with suction cups and was powered by a couple of lantern batteries.
[BTW it still works! I use it at places where I rent boats.]
then, I went 30 years without a boat
now, I'm back and I'm spec'ing out a 17 deepV :-D
So, I come to this question of sonars. I'm gonna get a nice GPS/sonar to go on the console.
But, I see a lot of guys will have a 2nd sonar to go on the bow so that they can keep an eye on things as they troll or cast a shoreline? or, ??? This sonar is a lesser model? has the transducer in the troll motor? Is it there because when you're in the bow seat / casting platform you can't see the console-mounted unit? (I'll have a walk-through windshield)
Does the 2nd sonar have some special feature(s) that the main/console sonar doesn't have? Do ya really need it?
What up with the side-view vexilar thing?
I can afford the stuff, but I don't want to have it just to have it or for the "looks" of the rig. So, please chime in on your experience or opinion, whether its: a) can't live without a sonar on the bow, or save your bucks or, whatever.
then, I went 30 years without a boat
now, I'm back and I'm spec'ing out a 17 deepV :-D
So, I come to this question of sonars. I'm gonna get a nice GPS/sonar to go on the console.
But, I see a lot of guys will have a 2nd sonar to go on the bow so that they can keep an eye on things as they troll or cast a shoreline? or, ??? This sonar is a lesser model? has the transducer in the troll motor? Is it there because when you're in the bow seat / casting platform you can't see the console-mounted unit? (I'll have a walk-through windshield)
Does the 2nd sonar have some special feature(s) that the main/console sonar doesn't have? Do ya really need it?
What up with the side-view vexilar thing?
I can afford the stuff, but I don't want to have it just to have it or for the "looks" of the rig. So, please chime in on your experience or opinion, whether its: a) can't live without a sonar on the bow, or save your bucks or, whatever.