THE ELITE 4 HDI ON GOING REVIEW

[Slip Sinker]

Product Description

Lowrance Elite-4 HDI Fishfinder Chartplotter

The Lowrance Elite-4 HDI comes with an accurate built-in GPS that includes a detailed US background basemap, a microSD card slot for map upgrades, and a highly efficient transducer.

Lowrance Hybrid Dual Imaging (HDI) combines the power of two award-winning technologies into a single unit for the best possible views beneath your boat. The Broadband Sounder is excellent for marking fish arches and tracking lure action, plus DownScan Imaging reveals easy-to-understand, picture-like detail of structure and bottom with no interpretation needed. Lowrance's exclusive technology also overlays the DownScan Imaging onto the Broadband Sounder display for one stunning view that separates and clearly exposes fish targets from surrounding structure.

The 4.3" Elite color display with 272H x 480V resolution provides brilliant visibility and clear viewing in all conditions. The highly accurate built-in GPS includes a detailed US background map and a microSD card slot for map upgrades. The microSD card comes inside the larger SD card. Also features TrackBack for accessing multiple pages of sonar history, Advanced Signal Processing, split-screen multi-window display, and a new easier-to-use menu system. Broadband Sounder (83/200 kHz) plus DownScan Imaging (455/800 kHz) for depths to 750' (300' w/DSI). 250W RMS. Includes FREE Lake Insight Pro Cartography with contours and fishing details on inland lakes plus a protective suncover for the Elite-4.

Lake Insight Pro Cartography provides superb U.S. inland lake coverage, including the Great Lakes, with detailed fishing and navigation information. Over 6300 lakes with standard-definition contours and over 2300 lakes with high-definition contours. Plus Enhanced Fishing Hot Spots with more than 200,000 points of interest. All of the lower 48 states on a single card.

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[dick tabbert]

Thanks Ken. I'll have the finder on by next week or maybe later this week. It shouldn't take to long to do my 3/4 acre pond should it?  Do I need to purchase anything else?

[Slip Sinker]

I purchased a vinyl transducer mounting block for the transom. It made installation easier and in the future if I ever swap out transducers I wouldn't be re drilling through the boat

[dick tabbert]

Good idea but I think I'll just mount it on a board and c-clamp it to the transom.

[Slip Sinker]

that's right your main use for the transducer will be on the tube. that would make a great temporary mount

[Slip Sinker]

I'd say it will take you less than an hour to do your pond.

[dick tabbert]

I'll let you know when I'm ready on my end then if you would school me on my pond map. Thanks Ken.....

[carl hendrix]

I am very seriously considering getting a lowrance model 5 chirp.  do a little shuffleing with the units I already have;; make the 5 chirp my main running unit.  thinking of mounting my grey scale unit; on to a pvc pipe;;  dip into brush  piles;; around boat houses; etc.  wonder if it would work as a --- side image.  thing is; to be able to check out areas; I cant get to with my boat.

[Slip Sinker]

this is the one Carl to get...
http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/details/53416-97157/lowrance-elite...

[carl hendrix]

slip stinker;;;  thats the one I had planned to get !! remember our phone conversation??  whoooooops;; I forgot;; you slept since then;; LOL