what fishfinder to buy

[medburd]

ok off to west marine. i pitty the poor smuck that says can i help you to me.[ so this clown comes in the store today] there gos his evening. oh well thats sales p/s if you know someone who works there might want to warn them call in sick tomorow

bb -if you plan on possibly buying - they will price match, so bring the lowest Internet price you can find with you printed out and they will match it.

[bigboy]

WOW youre kidding found 565 for 177 and change but shipping was high. 177.00 was realy cheap thanks for the info. nh,so no sales tax

[medburd]

they'll say including shipping...

[gadgettr1]

I think I have (or can get) a few $10.00 off Dicks Sporting Goods coupons so if you're near one of those they have the 565 for $199.00 so it'd be $189.00 no shipping no sales tax.

Chip

[newbyaker]

bigboy, you got me going on this one too I went to ktp on sunday and looked at the 565 and the guy said to wait untill the end of the month and they will be cheep fishfest .went to westmarine in portsmouth not alot of help but might have talked to the wrong guy

[gadgettr1]

What are the dates for the fishfest at KTP? I'll have to head up there then to pick up a 565 for me.

Chip

[Mark]

I was playing with the 525 & 565 today. It seemed like the 525 had better contrast.. but it could have been glare from store lighting. Not sure what the difference is feature wise, but I probably would have went with the 525 if I was looking to buy.

[newbyaker]

ktp fishfest I think is easter weekend ,mark the "guy"said the 565 and 575? were better for shallow h2o than the 525.I'm so confused

[Seaice]

The KTP Fishingfest 08' is from Mon. to Sun. March 24-30

The KTP event sale flyer has the Hummingbird 525 for $119.99, the 535 for $139.99, the 565 for $179.99 an the 585c for $329.99.

[gadgettr1]

You can get a 565 for $189.00 at Dicks right now.. and there's a $30.00 mail in rebate for the 565 now also.

Chip

[gadgettr1]

Ok I bit the bullet and picked up a 565 today at lunch. Now to find the time to get the kayak out of storage and install it.


Chip

[Seaice]

I called Hummingbird to inquire about the transducer exchange program. They explained the following.

*Its best to call them ahead of time and get a customer id # and tell them your sending in the stock transducer for exchange

* Exchanging the 565 stock transducer for a plastic thru hull transducer (XTH 920 P Plastic Transducer ... fyi this fits the OC Prowler 13 transducer recess in the scupper) will cost an extra $24.00 that you need to send in either check or money order

* You need to send them the stock transducer and mounting hardware, the check for the difference in price and a brief note explaining the exchange with your customer id #

* Its a 3-5 day turnaround once Hummingbird receives the exchange request

[newbyaker]

seaice were there different transducers for other yaks or would the same one your getting be good for any thru hull app. and was it the customer service # you called ?

[bigboy]

hey guys question here what a surprize? garmin 400c and 300 c color fishfinders, crystal clear color screen. my question is there saying duelbeam transducer for freshwater but you can use it in salt too. but then says in salt use a duel frequency transducer what one can do double duty??? if any talking to guy at kittery got that glazed look on face then came up with an answer wrong but an answer anyway.can someone look at these and set me straight you cant belive the picture on these and a flasher too please let me know going to buy soon

[Seaice]

Newbyaker,

It was the Hummingbird customer service # that I called. I know they have other thru hull transducers, but I'm not sure if there for different yaks. Some of the transducer photos don’t come up on their site. The newer OC Prowlers are Hummingbird compatible with a recess in the bottom of one rear scupper hole. I told Hummingbird what I had for a yak and they recommended the XTH 920 P Plastic Transducer. I looked at the photo of the transducer on their web site, compared it to the shape and depth of the recess on my yak and saw that they should match up.

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Recessed Scupper Hole for Transducer

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