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Originally Posted by Rufneck
Martin, your transducer that reads the bottom at 1,800' is a 1Kw transducer? That's awesome and helps me decide what I need. I was thinking I needed to go to a more powerful transducer to see the bottom at that depth.
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The 1kw rating is what the ducer is capable of transmitting. You have to have a unit capable of producing that pulse though for the ducer to utilize it.
You are entering the fishfinder market at a very exciting, but confusing time. My advice is to do some research on THT in the electronics section. They have some very informative reading that is "stickied" and is worth your time to look at. There are also some very good dealers/sponsors as well that I have worked with that will provide you and exellent deal on the hardware if you are up to installing it yourself.
Take your time and get educated as the there are tons of offerings but some are at an extreme cost. Many are worth it but many are also fleeting technology compared to what has just arrived or that is right around the corner. The key factors for me when it comes to buying fishing electronics are pretty simple.
1. Know what you want the unit to do to match the fishing you like.
2. Keep it simple. If you only need a fishfinder to do a few things don't by a unit that does 100 things. User friendliness of the software makes a huge difference. I hate combo units as the software is usually complicated and require huge, expensive screens to give you the resolution you need to see. Also consider making complicated adjustment underway in a 3 foot head sea.
3. Don't skimp on the transducers. They are way more important than the head unit.