downrigging fishfinder

[strik]

Hello All

 

Just want to say great site lots of info and seems like a lot of great people....

 

Im in the market for a new fishfinder moslty just do downrigging. I was looking at the bird 788ci or lowrance hds 5 then seen the lowrance elite 5. Anyone have a unit they would recomend for downrigging im just not sure the down/side imingine is even a factor for me i can see why one would like it for other types of fishing but for downrigging not sure it matters.

I fish mostly lake huron and georgian bay

thanks all

[Pigeontroller]

I have a Lowrance LCX-27, works well rigging on Lake Ontario, easily marks the DR balls down to about 80 feet. I know alot of guys on spoonpullers.com like the Lowrance HDS units...That would be a good place for this question actually!

[aplumma]

I own both the hds5 and the hds7 and hands down when you are running a gps and the sonar unit the 7 inch wins. I usually have 70% of the screen for the gps and the rest with the sonar. The upgrade of the lss-1 unit is so sensative it will pick up the rope of my anchor.

 

Art

[Tybo]

I have the 998 bird. At max sensitivity it will mark the the wire for the balls.

It also has the side imaging. Works great,I see bait balls 250 feet from the side that you

would never see with down looking.