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Garmin Striker 7SV Sounder
Is anyone running one of these sounders?
I'm looking for a bit of first hand opinion on them, pro and cons etc.
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No, but I will be watching this thread with interest.
Entry level unit is what I was told so cant expect great things but for the coin, with side view, I reckon they are alright. Just a tad hard to get ones head around after being used to touch screens and relative ease of use of the pre Ti elites.
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I have had one for 9 months great unit for the money only thing I don't like is the cable entry points seem flimsy but saying that I have had no issues.
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Thanks for reminding me.
Wondered about that also, especially as I intend to fit it to a kayak. Any idea of power usage Bream Machine?
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I have had mine since March, they are user friendly the chirp side and down imaging is great, I do agree about the connections at the back. It has waypoints and tracking which accurate. I thought I got a bargain at Mandurah marine for $719, I see he is now selling them for $579, you can't lose.
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I added one to my kayak a while ago as a second sounder, haven't used it enough yet though. Did manage to see some squid on it last weekend using the downscan. Last time i was was in and above trees in a lake it made a huge difference to what i was seeing on the older sounder, if i get out this weekend with it I'll take some pics.
As others have said there is no mapping at all, but it does have a gps and you can see where you have been and add wave points. I think its great from the bit of use so far and if you don't care about mapping then its a good choice for the price. My phone allows maps without needing reception so if needed i could use that but in a kayak im never that far away. |
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Have looked at their site, well I think its there site and cant see an SV for that price.
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