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Originally Posted by Murray
Considering on purchasing above ff and would like to know what style of transducer to purchase and why. Fish LJ primarily for yt and wsb. Will probably fish for hali and reds during the winter. Understand Chirp has some cool features regarding sensitivity,etc. so want to make sure I choose a transducer that will take advantage of chirp technology per what I am fishing for. Also would like to know mounting suggestions (in water, thru hull, etc). Thanks for the info all.
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Standard equipped with lowrance ready bay . Install a lowrance 4 , 5 , or above . End of story . You will dramatically reduce your problems . The transducer will be in water which will result in an unbeatable image . 5 inch models are nice and will reduce the possibility of you squinting at screen . As far as transducer , you will get different opions on which is better. Most users like the 50/200 over the 83/200 . The 50 wide beam has better penetration , which translates to greater depth . The 83 will gill you a slightly better image . At the depths we generally fish , some might feel the 50 is overkill . Especially if you will be primarily fishing only kelp , or bays. The 50/200 is significantly more money . As far as the narrow beams between the two , remarkedly they are not the same . The 200 kHz beam on the 83/200 is slightly wider . By a couple degrees . This translate into wider coverage . This is why one pro might choose the 83 kHz and another pro might choose the 50 kHz . Then there is the choice of whether you want o run the hdi down imaging . The price of transducer jumps drastically . Retail for the 50/200 hdi is probably over 200$ . Personally I like down imaging , when you get it set up correctly . I saw a user with what I believe was an elite 5 . The picture was incredible . If you go to the lowrance site , there is a page where you can compare the different transducers. You can see all the specs of the transducers , including the degrees of cone angles. Hope this helps . Personally I am running a 50/200 on a gen 3 . Lots of power . Probably the most power for price range of the unit . My second yak has a dragon fly . The unit is almost idiot proof , which is why lots of users run it . Due to its simplicity . It also has a very strong down imaging chirp beam . Some slight modification involved to install it into lowrance ready bay .