Fishfinders - 3D or not 3D, that is the question.

If you're still on the fence about 2D or 3D, this may help.

Since you're using your fishfinder for fishing a 3D unit may be of use
to you. Consider what kind of fish you are targeting. If these fish
seek bottom structure, then 3D may be of value to you.

Trade in features you don't use for a better quality unit. Look at your
current unit and figure what features you use and don't use.Dual
frequency is a handy feature. Your X65 is a single frequency unit, 192
khz I think. Bottom zoom is a seldom used feature.

If you're working with a budget consider buying a better quality 2D
unit instead of a lesser quality, but similarly price 3D unit.

If you're looking for another Lowrance, I do not believe that they make
a 3D unit. Humminbird's Matrix 47 (
http://www.humminbird.com/products.asp?ID=492 ) sells for less than
$500. Their new 900 series 947C (
http://www.humminbird.com/products.asp?ID=510 ) , which is color and
has a built in chart plotter, goes for about to $1600. We usually can
beat their prices and we ship to Europe. Let me know if you want exact
prices.

John
Retail4Wholesale.com

Thanks for that, John. I was just going to get a better quality 2D unit
but then I thought, wait a minute, most of the magazine articles I read
are about people using their 2D units fishing over wrecks and banks
that are well-known features to all and sundry in the heavily used
waters they fish, mostly around England. I on the other hand am fishing
in remote, seldom (if ever) fished waters around my home in Scotland
(Google Earth 58degrees 1minute N, 5degrees 26minutes W), and though my
father and grandfather fished these same waters before me, none of us
know that much about the bottom features. The old marks don't seem to
work any more and I need to go prospecting. So, I thought, what better
way than to strap on a 3D? And if I want 2D mode I just flick a switch.
But I seem to be the only one thinking this way, which worries me a
tad.

I may yet come to you for a price for the Matrix 47 - I already got a
GPS.

Iain