adkel53 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I am looking at replacing a 7” Lowrance Elite Ti with a newer 7 “ or 9” combo unit. Have narrowed down (think) to a Lowrance Elite FS9 or a Garmin Echomap 95SV ( or the 7” equivalents depending on space). Can anyone shed some light on these models? Things such as sonar quality/display, charts that are included, any relevant pros/ cons for either. Garmin a bit cheaper I think but not a game breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smobaby Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 What depth do you normally fish. The supplied transducer will control the useable depth range also side and down scan performance. Garmin probably more user friendly only my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adkel53 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Fish from 1-50 metres in estuaries, close in shore and mountain lakes. Garmin has two charts - navigation and fishing. The fishing chart looks to show more detail (closer contours) than Lowrance chart does. Lowrance uses colour variations to show depths. Not sure if this is on Garmin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Garmin over Lowrance every time these days (in my opinion) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Garmin or Simrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I went the garmin 95sv uhd. Very happy with performance but pissed off that the SD card flap doesn’t seal well ! I’ve had water in there once ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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