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Simrad??
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03/22/21 12:02 AM
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Phantom Fisherman
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Anyone have any experience with Simrad GPS/Sonar units. I am wondering how they compare with Garmin and Hummingbird? I have heard Simrad is owned by Lowrance but not sure about that.
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Re: Simrad??
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03/22/21 01:37 AM
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HonkyVoodooFishing
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Lowrance and Simrad are both owned by the parent company Navico. The Simrads have a very similar user experience/operating system and support most of the featured their little brothers the Lowrance supports.
I run Simrad on my offshore boat and Lowrance on the flats boat.....they both do a great job.
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Re: Simrad??
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03/22/21 06:03 PM
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Holzer
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Lowrance and Simrad are both owned by the parent company Navico. The Simrads have a very similar user experience/operating system and support most of the featured their little brothers the Lowrance supports.
I run Simrad on my offshore boat and Lowrance on the flats boat.....they both do a great job. Casey? If so, PM me.
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Re: Simrad??
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03/27/21 03:38 AM
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ShinerInTx
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I was using a Simrad Go7 XSE up until a few years ago. In my opinion, overall it was great. I believe it is essentially the same technology as Lowrance Elite Ti, but completely touch screen. I think Lowrance and Simrad have the same parent company. I have a hummingbird helix 12 now.
Simrad pluses: Touch screen (except operating in wind/waves), pinch to zoom. Lower frequency 2D (83 hz?). I really liked the wider cone. I thought the side scan was a very good picture. The fish on Simrad side-scan seem to show up bigger (relatively) IMO, making them easy to pick out. A truer customization of screen settings.
Simrad minus: The transducer was very, very long. I couldn’t tell that their higher frequency side scan improved anything over their lower frequency. There are a few less “dials” to tweak on the sonar (although, IMO, it’s auto settings were really good).
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