Fishfinder Features What Is Important To YOU?

vanselena · 12-12-2006, 07:34 AM

Hi folks,

I'm designing a new fishfinder and really would like it to be designed by fisherman. So if you could have any feature on a sonar unit, what would it be? Also what features do you find to be useless?

From bigger screens to bigger buttons, please post what you like and dislike or what features you would want added or taken away

For me personally I prefer a big screen and big buttons for my fat fingers...lol. Things that annoy me are having to be a computer expert just to run my sonar unit, most of the features I never use because I can't find them,,,grrr.

How about you? Now's your chance to get it all out and if enough people agree then you will influence how your future fishfinder will look and feel.

Thanks,

Matthew

Boboe · 12-13-2006, 08:58 PM

I want enough power to mark the bottom -well- in 400+. By "well" I mean that I want it to be able to knock the scales off my bait that far down, or sensitive enough to see a choafer fart 400' below me. At deeper depths, I just want to be able to see the contours and whether there's a cloud of fish (generally bait).

As for display options, it's got to be color so that I can see the difference in hard and soft bottom, as well as the size of fish.

sportfishingbali · 12-18-2006, 08:39 AM

i am thinking of fully customable features and a 3D display like humminbird matrix 3d has but deeper/ stronger sonar is a big plus.
i agree with the big button one, and could be several custom button to retrieve recorded custom setting.

12-12-2006, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
vanselena Grunt Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Fishfinder Features What Is Important To YOU? Hi folks, I'm designing a new fishfinder and really would like it to be designed by fisherman. So if you could have any feature on a sonar unit, what would it be? Also what features do you find to be useless? From bigger screens to bigger buttons, please post what you like and dislike or what features you would want added or taken away For me personally I prefer a big screen and big buttons for my fat fingers...lol. Things that annoy me are having to be a computer expert just to run my sonar unit, most of the features I never use because I can't find them,,,grrr. How about you? Now's your chance to get it all out and if enough people agree then you will influence how your future fishfinder will look and feel. Thanks, Matthew

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12-13-2006, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 743	I want enough power to mark the bottom -well- in 400+. By "well" I mean that I want it to be able to knock the scales off my bait that far down, or sensitive enough to see a choafer fart 400' below me. At deeper depths, I just want to be able to see the contours and whether there's a cloud of fish (generally bait). As for display options, it's got to be color so that I can see the difference in hard and soft bottom, as well as the size of fish.

12-18-2006, 08:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
sportfishingbali Grunt Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4	i am thinking of fully customable features and a 3D display like humminbird matrix 3d has but deeper/ stronger sonar is a big plus. i agree with the big button one, and could be several custom button to retrieve recorded custom setting.

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