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<blockquote data-quote="Sub_Elect" data-source="post: 185538" data-attributes="member: 1014">I have yet to spend some serious time behind a Bird, but after two seasons with the HDS gen3 units on my boat I am more then impressed.&nbsp; It took some time to muddle through setting it up and getting the transducers to show fish the way I wanted them to but after its all done, WOW!&nbsp; I can read and see fish on the bottom on plane running 25 to 40 mph.&nbsp; I don't ever loose bottom, even running wide open in 100 fow.&nbsp; I think Lowrance has come a long way from just a few years ago.&nbsp; I agree that the mapping on the Birds is better but for fishing I prefer Lowrance. &nbsp;The touch screens can be a bit finniky.&nbsp; I have problems with them when its cold out and my hands are really dry.&nbsp; I usually just breath on my finger tips and the screen will pick up contact with my fingers after that.&nbsp; After having touch screens I don't think I would go back.&nbsp; I find myself trying to use friends graphs like they are touch screens all the time.- - - Updated - - -In my opinion it is not a must have.&nbsp; I only switch my units to chirp if the fish are pinned to the bottom and I am moving really slowly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sub_Elect, post: 185538, member: 1014"] I have yet to spend some serious time behind a Bird, but after two seasons with the HDS gen3 units on my boat I am more then impressed. It took some time to muddle through setting it up and getting the transducers to show fish the way I wanted them to but after its all done, WOW! I can read and see fish on the bottom on plane running 25 to 40 mph. I don't ever loose bottom, even running wide open in 100 fow. I think Lowrance has come a long way from just a few years ago. I agree that the mapping on the Birds is better but for fishing I prefer Lowrance. The touch screens can be a bit finniky. I have problems with them when its cold out and my hands are really dry. I usually just breath on my finger tips and the screen will pick up contact with my fingers after that. After having touch screens I don't think I would go back. I find myself trying to use friends graphs like they are touch screens all the time. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] In my opinion it is not a must have. I only switch my units to chirp if the fish are pinned to the bottom and I am moving really slowly. [/QUOTE]

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