When a good color unit is tweaked out right it can often tell you what species of fish is down there. I wanted color if I could find it for the right price. So that eliminated most of the “Ice Machines” out there, there is nothing “wrong” with any of them, but for the money they ask for, their use is too limited (for me). When I was looking for a portable sounder that I was going to use primarily for open water, I know that I would most likely set it up for ice fishing. I don’t spend much money on ice fishing, 1, I am fugal (wife says cheap) and 2, I like to tuna fish and that take most of the little money that I spend on fishing. I am starting a new topic, other than take over some one else's Here is my thought processes for my latest sounder, I hope that it might help someone else thinking about getting a sounder. I use a smaller Garmin on the ice and wrote this review I own a Garmin EchoMap 50s, used in in the boat in both fresh and salt and would buy it again. Garmin jumped into the fishfinder market and is putting the full-court press on and beating the "big boys." Coming from someone who currently runs Lowrance and has used Humminbird: Garmin will be the next units in my boat, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them for my ice fishing either. There's a reason Garmin is being sued by the others, and after being around these units I don't think it's because they stole any technology. Regarding on the water performance (again, not specifically answering your questions - apologies! but I think this is useful info), the sonar performance of the Garmin units both in accuracy and (especially) detail blows away competing units from Lowrance and Humminbird. It really surprised me not only how many of my local (MN) lakes were included in their HD Ultra listing, but also how many more they've added in a very short period of time. Their "Lakevu HD Ultra" maps are the absolute best out there - if your favorite ice fishing spots have been charted in that detail, that feature alone may make your purchase worth it. I don't have anything to add here specifically to answer your questions, but I have some friends who've opted for Garmin units in their boats recently.
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