When I upgraded I went to bass pro and played around with different units that way you can see the difference ended up buying from tw on a holiday sale

I think Lowrance hit a home run with the entire Gen 2 and Gen 3 touch/insight series.

I made the switch back to Lowrance from Humminbird and will stick with them this time.

Just bought this graph and have enjoyed using it so far. Very simple and clear

Lowrance touch screen 12 with the screen split 3 ways. Down image, side image, and sonar (split with 3x zoom). That will give you a ton of detail. When you are right on the brush pile you can then change to a 2 way with sonar (split with 3x zoom) and down image. You won't need side image as much if you are right over it but it helps when you are locating the brush pile.

Me too. It is very simple to use but I would recommend buying the better maps with it which is my next purchase. The maps that come with it while functional do not have much detail.

Just did exactly that.... And went with three Humminbird's. They are fast, reliable, easy to see, and just as hard to setup properly as every other make and model. Lol.

HDS12. It's the best for a reason. Love mine.

I chose humminbird because I liked the option of using lakemaster and I have the Terrova. The touch screen on the Lowrance seem like a nice feature. The humminbird came with everything that I needed and I have been completely satisfied with my choice. With the new cheaper humminbirds, I don't think that I'd change brands anytime soon

This is all very good information,,,,BUT
now I am as confused as ever as to what to get.
There is no clear cut WINNER

I run a HDS 12 Will never be without it.. Have learned it. Fast and easy. Had a Lawrence rep offer to ride in my boat for set up help at the Legends tournament. Have called Lawrence several times and they have always been great.

I own Birds, but if I had the cash I would be running a 16 inch Garmin, the side and down view images on them are unreal!

I think theh arr all comparable. each has its own unique features. to me it's the old chevy vs ford dilema. Bh the way the correct answer is chevy

I am thinking about fishing Athens next Saturday (24th) if you want to see the Garmin on the water, I could meet you out there. I am not any rep or anything like that just a guy that was doing what you are and chose Garmin. I chose it because SV, DV, and maps were included in the price. No extra boxes or cables or any of that stuff that I think you have to buy with the others. I did upgrade the map tonight which was an extra $200 but it worked fine without it, I just wanted the extra detail for Roberts which is my home lake.

Garmin 93SV for simplicity
Garmin 8040xs (8inch screen)
Garmin 1040xs (10inch screen)

All have SV (sidevu) DV (downvu) 2D sonar

The 800 and 1000 series have a few more features and the lake vu with Mariners Eye view and fish eye view are great.

The 800 and 1000 series is also compatible with the Panoptik which is real cool (and expensive) you can see a crank bait on it.

Check out the 1040, the 16s are ungodly huge...... Do they make a big screen tv mount for the bow or console?