What are the Best Fish Finders on the Market?
A fish finder is a device which attaches directly to your boat and facilitates the scanning of the surrounding water both beneath and around your boat. It seeks out schools of fish and any underwater features which could become obstacles on your route.
Picking up on everything from water temperature to drops in the water bed, undulating ground and unseen rocks, the safety benefits of fish finders further enhance the device’s ability to find and identify fish in the surrounding vicinity – allowing anglers to launch with certainty and know what they are looking to catch in any specific area.
Regarded as a useful tool in the fishing market, fish finders are big business – with Hudson Marine stocking some of the top models in terms of usability, built-in features, accuracy, and more. In this blog, we’re sharing some of our favourite devices, highlighting three key models:
Here is the lowdown on all three models – plus some advice on what to look for in a great fish finder.
Elite FS 9
The clue is in the title of fish finder, which offers an elite range of features to bring the 9-inch screen to life for anglers across all types of water. The live sonar attachment allows you to track and monitor the surrounding space as you move through the water, and also enables the ability to track the movement of fish and understand where they are in relation to underwater coverage and obstacles. Meanwhile, the preloaded contour and coloured maps make navigation easy and allow you to quickly identify key fishing areas including underwater ledges and ditches. Existing users and customers herald this particular model as being one of the best fish finders for small boats – with the screen clarity and captive targeting both features which gain high-ranking reviews.Garmin ECHOMAP UHG 2 7”
Employing the technology and accuracy of Garmin’s own navigation and mapping tools, this fish finder is one of the best on the market for clear and crisp mapping – enabling users to understand the underwater layout around their boat instantly with a high-quality monitor and colour screen. The combination of two different scanners further optimises the device’s ability to track and plot the route, while Garmin’s preloaded charts allow you to tap into the findings of previous anglers through waters you are not familiar with. The quality of the double-edged sonar support means that there is nowhere for fish to hide from your device, giving you a really clear picture of where the fish are and how they are moving. This Garmin fish finder in the UK is a great example of how modern technology combines with the functionality of traditional sonar scanners.Hook Reveal 7 Tripleshot
With proven fish finding tools which include side and down scan imaging, an autotuning sonar, and fish reveal for ease of identification, this device is ideal for mapping your route and understanding the depths and ground shifts in local or unknown waters. Cited as one of the best fish finders for kayaks, the automatic sonar adjustment means that you don’t need to do anything as the waters change – simply let your device continue to scan and report back on underwater obstacles and the movement of fish. Other beneficial features of this fish finder include the Tripleshot technology which enables all the sonar information you could need from a single transducer – not to mention the ease of use which comes from the responsive keypad and the high visibility screen which presents a clear picture in all weather conditions.What to look for in a great fish finder
There’s a fish finder on the market for every kind of angler, every budget, and every preference. When it comes to finding the best fish finder on the market for you, look at the power and range of the transducer in relation to the kind of water you are fishing in, the screen resolution, built-in GPS capabilities for those exploring unknown and large bodies of water, and the tools which support the usability of your fish finder and enable you to connect it to your boat or kayak.
For more information on the fish finders linked in this article plus Raymarine fish finders, visit our Hudson Marine website.
