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Hmm I have always thought Eagle sounders came out of the same factory as Lowrance, they sure look the same

anyone ?

Hey raiders! Just wanna start by clearing up a few things ... I do most of my fishing in Vanuatu, as my parents live over there and Iam here for school/uni. I will be headed back over there when I finish my studies . But! Iam taking this year off and have spent the past 7 months fishing from out of a 10ft Zodiac ... the much awaited upgrade into a bigger boat should be coming (once I fly back in 2 weeks time). This means something worthy of installing a sounder into . The vessel will be a 4.2 Meter Stabicraft & 30hp Yamaha 2st, its meant to be a dinghy but got altered by the factory to have a deck and console, at the request of the original owner. Up until last month I wasn't totally clear of how deep the water I fished was, till I got invited on a fishing trip with a mate of a mate, Gary. Gary's boat had a commercial grade Furuno sounder, and it was showing the depths of the places I used to fish as going down to 400meters and other places 600-800m. Although we don't drop a line till we know the anchor hits bottom, the anchor rope is around 125-150meters, so its safe to say thats the avg depth I fish out of. Bare in mind this is only 3-4kilometers offshore (so I felt pretty safe in my rubber ducky), good thing about this is ... on some days with the right conditions you can see/hear schools of small-medium tuna (yellowfin!!! ... Gary has caught them there before) feeding on the surface. So I have done some reading and searched around, heard the US was cheaper so thats where I started (thnx for the links Netic from the other thread). I've narrowed it down to these 2 in my budget. Eagle FishElite 480 Sounder/GPS Combo $349 USD According to Eagle's site this will get me readings down to 244m or Eagle SeaCharter 480DF Sounder/GPS Combo $399 USD Its not shown on Eagles site, but it is the same model as the SeaFinder 480 DF (which is missing GPS feature), this gives me a reading down to 457m Now I know I won't be dropping a line in that kind of depth ... and I can always just get the map readings from Gary for the seamounts and other structure which I may otherwise not see on the FishElite sounder. So to sum up, Am I better off getting a sounder that will get me covered for an extra $50USD ($66AUD) with a deeper reading and Duel Frequency or will the Single Frequency shallower reading + the use of GPS marks be enough? Sorry for the long post ... but I look forward to any comments you may have! Cheers. Ray

Definately looking to get a new boat first! then its all cherry popping from there 1. Snapper 2. Dollie ... of any size 3. Yellowfin 4. Magrove jack over 2.4kg (My PB so far )

I will be looking for a size to fit 5-6 rods, 6-7ft long, extendable would be ideal. Sean How many rods will they be able to hold, and what type of construction is it made from? fabricated tube or that solid looking plastic? Reason being is that I know what the baggage handlers are like over there, so the sturdier the better

Hmm i'll look into that, even though its a bit of a drive up. Any idea on how many rods they hold?

I'll be taking a few rods back with me to Vanuatu and I will need some protection for them So I've looked around and the Plano 4588 extendable Rod Tube seem to be what I'm looking for, matter is who stocks them in Sydney area and for how much (generally)? Plano 4588 info Then again I can always just get a peice of 4" pvc =\

I think thats the Lo-Fi version, so that users on a 56k Modem conection can still enjoy the site Edit: It sure came in handy for when I was browsing on 56k, kinda also how I first came across this site too

I remembered seeing/downloading this around christmas time, and yet its still so cool to watch. This guy has really got some talent Top find netic.

heres another go at good ol Bill

My Sienna 4000FB seems to have the same problem, although sometimes when you give it a little bit more of a push it will click back into place. Have had it for 8 months now, besides from the odd scratches it is still in very good shape and still very smooth

Cheers Rohit, I'll drop you a call when I'm back in the country, overseas visitng relatives atm. Thnx cap, I'll give those a bit of a look Also just like to ask again if anyone has had any experience with the new Shimano Aero Baitrunners Cheers.

cap, that is correct. But I guess dropping down to a 4500B would allow for more money to be spent on a rod. Still .. I don't really want to stretch it any further then 160-180 =\

Hey fellas, I'm new around these neck of the woods, so any comments/advice given will be very much appreciated I've been reading around and finally decided on buying a Shimano Baitrunner. Probably the 6500B. I was hoping some raiders could help me with teaming this up with a rod. Budgeting around $80-$120 It will be used for various things ie. trolling/casting skirted lures around for small-to-medium sized tunas, reef bashing with baits, and the occasional jigging. Also I had, had a quick look at the newer Baitrunners the Aero 5000,6000,8000 RE range, is there any significant difference between the 2? besides the alu spool? should I consider trying the new ones out or stick with whats known to work? .. and just 1 more thing, what line should I be looking at spooling it with? Cheers!