What does everyone think about this Elite 5 DSI gander mountain has on sale for $299? Is this a good unit for the troller for crappie fishing? Should I get this or put my Lowrance HDS 5 gen 1 sonar only I have on the troller?

http://m.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?i=756387

I use the 5dsi on my kayak. It's a good unit. If all your looking for is down scan. It does a great job.

Bowfisher I am curious about it to, thats agood price. I have the elite 5 w/o the mapping and have been pleased with it . Ive wondered if the map chip that comes with the unit is worth a dern or do you need to upgrade the chip, another $100 plus. Maybe somebody will respond that knows

Well I bought it. It seemed like a real good deal after researching the costs. We'll see how it works out!

I just bought the Lowrance elite 5 (HDI) GPS combo at academy for $299 originally ($499) They dropped the price just because of the new chirp units coming in. I'm going to wire it up on my kayak this week! Great deal!

Question-I'm about to buy a elite 5 or elite 5x.
I mainly fish brush piles for crappie from a pontoon.
Which would be better suited ?

one has GPS the other doesn't (x)

^^^. No chart plotting, gps. Dsi is dsi only, hdi is 2d+dsi. I just gave in and got the elite7 chirp. Seemed like a good deal on west marine.com. Putting it on the hobie pa.

Can anyone tell me if the map chip is any good or do you need to upgrade? My budget is real tight right now . Putting my last kiddo thru college and dont need to drop big bucks right now I know you get what you pay for. Thanks for any help.

I use the navionics app on my iPhone. Shows your boat on the lake, you can add way points, and very detailed topo map. Free trial then only 10$ to buy.

Thanks Southtx ,Never thought of that.

I have two Elite 7's on my Skeeter. I do not have any problem with the Lowrance map cards and have no plans to upgrade. I fish several lakes here in East Texas and I have found all to have sufficient details (contours, creek channels, etc.)....

Thanks G