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Fish Finders and Transducers

5 products on file in this category, 3 of them with a full review. The rest are verified against the manufacturer's documentation and the live listing while their reviews get written.

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Humminbird XPLORE 12 CMSI+ fish finder on its gimbal mount, split screen of side imaging, down imaging and a LakeMaster chart
Humminbird · Fish Finders and Transducers

Humminbird XPLORE 12 CMSI+

The 12 inch fish finder to buy if you want the screen, the side imaging transducer and both chart sets in one box, and a boat built around Humminbird's newer units. Skip it if a Helix has to stay on the same network, because the two cannot share one.

  • Product code 412020-1, with the XM 14 HW CMSI T transom-mount transducer in the box
  • 12.1-inch 1280 x 800 color touchscreen with keypad control
  • MEGA Side Imaging+ out to 200 feet either side, MEGA Down Imaging+ and Dual Spectrum CHIRP
Lowrance Elite FS 9 fish finder and chartplotter, front view with the 9 inch screen showing a split CHIRP and DownScan sonar view and the keypad on the right
Lowrance · Fish Finders and Transducers

Lowrance Elite FS 9

A capable mid-range fish finder with a full imaging and live-sonar toolset on a 9 inch screen, once you set the transducer type by hand on first use. Skip it if you want it to work the minute it is screwed down, since the most reported fault is a blank 2D sonar until you do.

  • Included Active Imaging 3-in-1 transom transducer: CHIRP sonar at 83/200 kHz, plus SideScan and DownScan imaging at 455/800 kHz, with FishReveal
  • 9 inch multi-touch display at 800 x 480 resolution
  • Preloaded C-MAP inland mapping for the US and Canada, with support for C-MAP and Navionics cards
Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 94sv 9 inch chartplotter, front view, SideVü sonar split to port and starboard on the screen
Garmin · Fish Finders and Transducers

Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 94sv

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • Part number 010-02689-01, with the GT56UHD-TM transducer and Garmin Navionics+ U.S. Coastal and Great Lakes mapping
  • 9-inch WSVGA touchscreen with keyed assist, 1024 x 600 pixels
  • Head unit supports traditional CHIRP at 50/77/83/200 kHz and ClearVü and SideVü CHIRP to 1200 kHz at 500 W RMS, dependent on the transducer
Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 74sv 7 inch chartplotter, front view, SideVü sonar image on the screen with keys down the right edge
Garmin · Fish Finders and Transducers

Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 74sv

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • Part number 010-02685-01, with the GT54UHD-TM transducer and Garmin Navionics+ U.S. Coastal and Great Lakes mapping
  • 7-inch WVGA touchscreen with keyed assist, 800 x 480 pixels
  • Head unit supports traditional CHIRP at 50/77/83/200 kHz and ClearVü and SideVü CHIRP to 1200 kHz at 500 W RMS, dependent on the transducer
Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2 12-inch 126sv chartplotter, front view, ClearVu scanning-sonar image of submerged structure on the touchscreen with the keyed-assist buttons down the right edge
Garmin · Fish Finders and Transducers

Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 2 126sv

A first-rate 12-inch sonar and mapping display for an angler already committed to Garmin, but the 126sv is the screen alone, so it only earns its place once a GT56UHD-TM transducer or a LiveScope setup is on the same order.

  • Sold as part number 010-02882-00, the 126sv without transducer: the 12-inch head unit, with no transducer in the box
  • 12-inch sunlight-readable WXGA touchscreen, 1280 x 800 pixels, with keyed assist
  • Traditional CHIRP sonar at 50, 77, 83 and 200 kHz, and Garmin ClearVü and SideVü CHIRP to 1200 kHz, dependent on the transducer

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