Best Fish Finders under $500 for 2021 (Most Affordable)

What fish finder or fishing sonar should you buy? This video will help answer that question as I explain the best deals on fishing sonar from Humminbird, Garmin, and Lowrance. This video lists the best fishing sonar units (fish finders) under $500. If you're looking to buy your first fish finder, the $500 price range has some really great options that won't break the bank. These sonar units linked below will you and your friends spend less time trying to find fish and more time trying to catch them.
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[texasplumr]

I have a Helix 5 and it's my very first fish finder. I'm happy with it but then, I fish the same river over and over. The thing about rivers is they are constantly changing. Every time we get a good rain something is different. And it might be just bank erosion or new brush and trees that washed down but it's always different. I know this river intimately so questioned myself when I bought this unit but at the end of the day, it put me on fish in spots I had never fished before and probably wouldn't have ever fished had I not bought the Hummingbird or some other fish finder. The only knock against it for an old man like me is that it isn't a little easier to learn for tech challenged folks, like myself. It's been a process. Thankfully I'm not ashamed to ask for help and there are people out there, like yourself, who are good at speaking plain language when demonstrating different things.

[joepublic]

Perfect timing! I'm a newly retired first time fish finder user looking at these 3 units for 500$. I was still trying to decide. I was asking questions at bass pro and the guy couldn't answer my questions about when the fish scrolled across the screen, where was that in the cone. He didn't know anything about a cone. Your website is saving the day for me. thank you

[irench]

I know it is over a year ago you made this video but it has been very hard for me to find a clean and clear analysis of the available units in this price range until I found yours.
So, thanks. I'm sure you've heard it before but 1 as an average angler spending 1200 on a electronics is a perfect way to cause me to suffer a stroke. I like how you have presented the material and don't belittle anyone for considering purchase of these pieces. Lots of us love to fish but have to purchase tackle and so forth from less than the high priced chains. I also was, am very frustrated with the topo map situation. Something that stopped me from purchasing two years ago when the lakes I live near, toilet bowl ponds compared to the midwest and places with real water, are not included in the available charts. Combined with the AZGF being determined to destroy any bass fishery with foreign cat and trout stocking I'm ready to say to hell with it. But I love fishing and I'm going to put the effort into dragging my boat to the western edge of AZ in hope of finding some better fisheries.
thanks again

[jasonlins]

I appreciate you making this video and clearly explaining the features, thanks.

[justdoingitjim]

I got the Garmin Striker 7 Vivid SV, because I fish only one lake and because it uses less power. My boat is a 1969 aluminum V-hull with a 1969 Evinrude 25hp w/electric start. The motor does NOT charge the battery, so that one deep cycle battery has to start my motor and run my electronics. Eventually I'll probably get another battery if it appears this one can't keep up, but I'm gonna try it for a while first. I can always pull start the motor, but I'm 70 years old and it's a bother. Total cost for the Garmin delivered to the door was $560.

[shelbyz]

Thanks for doing this video. The descriptions online are all very confusing. This helps a lot!

[MarcoVelasco-yz]

Hi, do you have any recommendations on a fish finder for 2024? Same peice range of $500 as in your 2021 review. If you have a newer review, please send link. Thanks in advance.

[owendrake]

Is it just me or do they not make the lowrance or hummingbird with side imaging anymore?

[gertstoltz]

Hi i have a hook reveal 5 on my boat it doesn't have side scan. So i want to add 1 more bit biger unit and use side scan my 2 options are the helix 7 si gps and the striker vivid 9sv. Does the helix 7 have a sd slot for additional maps. Best regards gert. O and i live in south africa

[AttackYakChaos]

What about salt water inshore fishing in Florida? Would these fish finders with maps on it have all of that?

[douglasdoyle]

I have the Garmin striker on my boats and I really love them. To me they are very easy to use. I also have navionics map app on my cellphone with gps for around $10.00 a year so I can see where I’m fishing and mark spots on the fish finder.

[sreduos]

Got a little worried. My Garmin comes tomorrow… lol

I am new to fishing and bought a boat that had a Garmin and the previous owner left all the cabling and transducer so I just went with that.

After this video I may have been swayed a little bit but I hope the contours aren’t a big deal for me. I plan on fishing the same few bodies of water with an occasional trip to a new spot.

So I think I still made the right choice! Time will tell, then I’ll probably want an upgrade anyway.

[geraldfranklin]

How would you make a Lowrance Hook Reveal fish finder portable. I have a Portable Humming bird Piranha max4. 2D sonar.

[ChuckRiley]

Does Garmin 73SV with panoptics transducer have sonar, down imaging, side imaging, gps and panoptics using only the one panoptics transducer or do I need to use the transducer in the box and the panoptics transducer?

[lockyraglus]

Yet to try the Garmin have one brand new sitting in box for past 6mths bout to hook it up on my kayak

[mikeshepard]

What if you also need a new transducer?

[TalkFishTVHawaiianDan]

Excellent video, content, and knowledge base!

[dougnice]

I'm not a tweaker...So I'm going with the Hook Reveal. Thanks

[bitmor]

I just bought a Lowrance Hook Reveal 7sv with maps and side view for $250 at Sportsmans. It's normally $399.

[TRUMPWONHECKYEA]

I just installed my striker 7sv today going to play with it tomorrow