MAIZEandBLUE09
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I follow a few fishing guys on YouTube and I've seen the cell phone based things before. My biggest problem is that you have to use a cell phone. I think it would be more appealing if I didn't have to use my $1100 phone as a screen out on my boat. I wish it had an LCD screen in the system that you could get as an option. But I do think the actual app has a lot more features than some of the portable units out there; like the mapping of lakes or areas you fish at.MAIZE, have you looked into the Deeper Sonar? I always thought it was "kinda cool" but also kind of hokey. Chad Hoover just did a video on it and brought up some great points. He's a fan. Likes it better than the cheaper (sub $400 units) sonars. Says it's accurate and works well. Not a gimmick.
One thing he pointed out that I hadn't thought of has really gotten my attention. Throwing it out and letting it float down stream in current before you move into an area. Mind blown. Am I crazy or does that sound pretty valuable to a river fisherman? Looks like the Setup for the Pro+ is about $220 but that's everything you need. Unless you want the boat mount. That's another $70.
It seems like you would only need the Pro+ if you did a lot of from shore casting and wanted to map without your phone. I think I could get away with the Pro and the mount for about the same price as the Pro+
Looking at some of the reviews though, it seems concerning how many people say it doesn't work or disconnects all the time.