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WHALER27CC posted 09-25-2003 07:18 PM ET (US)
I HAVE A 27 OUTRAGE THAT I DO ALOT OF FISHING ON,I HAVE A FURUNO FCV667 FISHFINDER WHICH IS TERRIFIC FOR DEEP AND MID DEPTH. I AM LOOKING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FISHFINDER AND/OR DEPTHSOUNDER FOR VERY SHALLOW WATER....THE MAIN CRITERIA IS THAT SHALLOW READINGS ARE CONSISTANT AND ACCURATE, THE FCV667 DOESNT DO WELL IN THE SHALLOWS....ANY IDEAS???
Sal DiMercurio posted 09-26-2003 05:40 PM ET (US)
I use the Furuno LS6100 in shallow water & it's outstanding.
Best part about it is, I'm pretty sure it uses the same trasducer as the unit your using now.
I'v used just about every sonar made in the 30 years I fished the Bering Sea commercially.
The LS6100 is the only one i'v ever been able to leave on automatic & get the performance it produces.
For $345.00 you will need to look a long time to match it.
I fish salmon out of San Fransico in water from 20 ft to 200 ft & it shows everything.
While fishing stripers on the Sacramento river I troll 12 ft of water mostly & it shows Sturgeon , catfish & Stripers perfect.
The key is to just learn how to run any sonar but the 6100 is so simple , just leave it on auto & believe me, you will be very surprized.
Your unit has both 200 & the 50 khz, so does the 6100 but if your using the 50 khz in shallow water, you wont get the performance compared to the 200khz in water less then 200 ft.
50 khz is for water deeper then 300 ft & the 50 is for water under 300 ft.
Sal
WHALER27CC posted 09-26-2003 10:59 PM ET (US)
Sal-
Thanks for the input..I will look into it , I think it would make life alot easier to use the same transducer if possible....I will keep you posted...Thanks again!!
Peter
Sal DiMercurio posted 09-27-2003 12:14 AM ET (US)
OOps, the 200 khz is for 300 ft or less.
Sal
jimh posted 09-27-2003 10:14 AM ET (US)
For future reference, the best forum area to post articles which seek information on the performance of classic Boston Whaler boats related equipment and accessories is the forum named:
Classic Whaler: Performance-- What prop, what motor, what trailer, etc., works best?
We also encourage follow up comments from participants who have received advice in the forum and who let other know what were their results.
Feel free to post a follow up article in the Performance forum and let us know how that recommended Depth Sounder actually worked out for you.

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Author	Topic: FISHFINDERS/DEPTHFINDERS
WHALER27CC	posted 09-25-2003 07:18 PM ET (US) I HAVE A 27 OUTRAGE THAT I DO ALOT OF FISHING ON,I HAVE A FURUNO FCV667 FISHFINDER WHICH IS TERRIFIC FOR DEEP AND MID DEPTH. I AM LOOKING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FISHFINDER AND/OR DEPTHSOUNDER FOR VERY SHALLOW WATER....THE MAIN CRITERIA IS THAT SHALLOW READINGS ARE CONSISTANT AND ACCURATE, THE FCV667 DOESNT DO WELL IN THE SHALLOWS....ANY IDEAS???
Sal DiMercurio	posted 09-26-2003 05:40 PM ET (US) I use the Furuno LS6100 in shallow water & it's outstanding. Best part about it is, I'm pretty sure it uses the same trasducer as the unit your using now. I'v used just about every sonar made in the 30 years I fished the Bering Sea commercially. The LS6100 is the only one i'v ever been able to leave on automatic & get the performance it produces. For $345.00 you will need to look a long time to match it. I fish salmon out of San Fransico in water from 20 ft to 200 ft & it shows everything. While fishing stripers on the Sacramento river I troll 12 ft of water mostly & it shows Sturgeon , catfish & Stripers perfect. The key is to just learn how to run any sonar but the 6100 is so simple , just leave it on auto & believe me, you will be very surprized. Your unit has both 200 & the 50 khz, so does the 6100 but if your using the 50 khz in shallow water, you wont get the performance compared to the 200khz in water less then 200 ft. 50 khz is for water deeper then 300 ft & the 50 is for water under 300 ft. Sal
WHALER27CC	posted 09-26-2003 10:59 PM ET (US) Sal- Thanks for the input..I will look into it , I think it would make life alot easier to use the same transducer if possible....I will keep you posted...Thanks again!! Peter
Sal DiMercurio	posted 09-27-2003 12:14 AM ET (US) OOps, the 200 khz is for 300 ft or less. Sal
jimh	posted 09-27-2003 10:14 AM ET (US) For future reference, the best forum area to post articles which seek information on the performance of classic Boston Whaler boats related equipment and accessories is the forum named: Classic Whaler: Performance-- What prop, what motor, what trailer, etc., works best? We also encourage follow up comments from participants who have received advice in the forum and who let other know what were their results. Feel free to post a follow up article in the Performance forum and let us know how that recommended Depth Sounder actually worked out for you.