Lowrance or Humminbird? Which $1,000 Unit Should You Buy?

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You didn't cover the "Fish Reveal" function on the Lowrance Elite, It incorporates a selectable pallet "overlay" from the standard sonar onto the image on the down imaging view, making it easier to see that something around a rock, or tree or brush pile is actually a fish in the down imaging view.
I personally do like the detail of the bottom that the Elite gives over the Helix @ 6:19 you can easily see some streaks on the bottom on the Elite screen that I don't think the Helix is revealing, even discounting the graininess from the capture changing the image. And @ 13:39, I do like the fact that the Elite indicates the bottom with a brown color, while the Helix blends the brushpile into a yellow blob with the bottom. I was looking at a new unit for my boat, and I think that from your info, and for my experience, the Elite is a better choice.

Internutt
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Hey Johnny! I've seen pretty much all of your videos for the past year or so. Since I started tournament fishing. About 2 months ago I was doing an open. I was beating bank and just coming up short. I had my side scan on and as i was moving saw a rock pile in about 15 foot. I back out and casted a 4.3 keitech and creeped it over those rocks. Long short short. I won that tournament. And got a podium finish in the next, and last, tournament of the year. Doing exactly what you preach. Graph! I recently practiced at popular lake here which hold many tournaments and decided to throw a jig. Again in rock pile that I graphed. I killed. Basically, when I was on the water I knew what I needed to do based on what I've seen in your videos. But I never practiced it. But lately I feel like a completely different angler. Thank you! I just picked up some of your jigs from jewel. Excited to throw them. What I was hoping, can you spend some time talking about AZ lakes? Our lakes are al extremely deep. 45° banks that drop to 50/60 foot quick. I just dont know what to do from a practical perspective. Thanks man. And always keep it reel. Dont sell out. Be you. That's what we love.

CastToCatch
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I am a humminbird guy, but this is some great information. Thank you for your time in this video.

kingsalmon
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Thank you Johnny, I've been debating on these very two units I'll say it again, you're the hardest working guy in the business.

jamesadams
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Great info. For the Humminbird, I found that if select a single 2D frequency i get better target separation, similar to your Lowrance picture of the brush pile. Some of the humminbirds are set up to run two frequencies when using 2D which gives you two separate cone angles simultaneously and those images are combined on the display. By trial and error I found that this does make things look more Blobby. For bass fishing I always pick the frequency that gives me the widest sonar cone. Interestingly, on some units you can set it up to display one 2D frequency on the left and the another 2D frequency on the right. If you run them both together they get Blended together and will give you pictures like you have shown.

guyb
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It would also be nice to see comparison of higher end models with higher screen resolutions. Like solix, hds live & echomap ultra. No one has ever done a spot on spot side by comparison of them like that

maxcole
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Great comparison. I haven’t owned/used a newer lowrance unit, but have used Hummingbird and liked it. Currently have a Garmin sv93 and it’s all I need. I don’t get paid to fish. Just me and my son fishing on the weekends.

dasimcoes
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Great video! I'm about to order my first bass boat and have a choice between the Lorance Elite FS 9 or the Hummingbird 9 MSI. Looks like I'll be choosing the Lorance.

stevenvanetti
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I know that everyone says Humminbird is the best image but I ran 12” Helix Gen 4’s and Lowrance HDS12’s literally side by side on the dash and bow for 6 months and the Lowrance was easily better for me. The Humminbird was a pain to fine tune. I went back to Garmin because with the GT56 and even GT54 in some cases I can fine tune them to beat both in down and side image. That being said they are all the same for the most part and it’s all what your comfortable with it’s like apple vs android… For the best bang for your buck and phenomenal customer service Garmin hands down!!

jasonrutherfordbassfishing
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Just got a Lowrance hds 9 live on sale for 1, 000 super excited to use it

masongriglack
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I own Humminbird 10 Mega SI+ G3N because of better imaging for SI and DI. Better resolution.

jovandjukic
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Great vid man... 👏👏 I wish I woulda known this being new to fish finders, my decision was based on ease of use and from everywhere I've read Garmin and Hummingbird were both easier to understand out of the box.

miztrusa
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Now that is a excellent, honest, in-depth comparison of the units. I've used Lowrance more over the years but have had Zercom, Hummingbird and Garmin also. If my boat sells I was considering Hummingbird on my new boat because of the mapping. However I am on the east coast so I appreciate the tips on the mapping. Great job.

douglasspickler
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Finally, one proper review. Great job. Keep it up!

maciejgasiorek
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Fantastic as always Jonny! Yes, I'm a true fan and watched to the end. 😂
A big consideration for me is that as far as I can find, the Hummingbird has a water level compensation setting which here in the west is a huge deal. It's difficult to navigate a lake that is 180ft low without it. As far as I can tell, Lowrance doesn't have this feature. If you have a different opinion or knowledge on this I would love to hear your input. Thanks again for the great content.

danham
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From the images I see from you, I like the Lowrance images better !

bugman
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You make some great videos. I own the Humminbird Helix and I didn’t find the settings that hard to sort out. I can definitely see the appeal to the Lowrance with the easy to use settings but I really don’t think the average person should be intimidated by the humminbird settings.

mhh
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hey Johnny, question about the sonar guides...will I have the guide to keep upon purchase to watch over and over again

garylandry
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I have a Gen 4 Helix hooked to my ultrex, and a 12, 10, and 9 garmin, I definitely prefer Garmin over any other brand . Not to mention, Garmin customer service is extremely good along with their warranties. Lowrance is a beginner graph.

Nebraskatrapper-wgci
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Outstanding video.. very in-depth, great info

davehorn