HTML clipboardHaving grown up on the New Jersey shore I have fond memories of spending long summer days on the Barnegat Bay fishing or sailing with friends. I also have memories of returning home late and having to explain I’d lost tabs on distance over the water and ended up too far south. Anybody who spent their childhood years around the water can easily appreciate the challenge of getting my mom and dad to believe me even though it occurred over and over.
 
 Of course, you don’t have room for such a poor excuse nowadays with the available Garmin Marine GPS units which are on the market. Although we were never beyond sight of land in the bay, you could lose track of how far you could have drifted while doing some fishing. This problem of distance is magnified if you needed to sail back against the wind. With all the new Garmin Marine GPS units it is possible to pinpoint your actual location within just a few seconds.
 
 Another excellent marine electronics unit that I would like to have had when young would have been a good fish finder. Though we were very good knowing where the fish would hide, our abilities simply couldn’t compare with the new fish finders available on the market.
 
 A buddy recently exposed me to the ease of using an electronic fish finder. He favored the Humminbird fish finder units available in several different designs and styles.  They range between somewhat low-priced simple fish finders to more leading-edge chart plotters. I remember testing similar devices years ago when they were first presented to the market place and they were pricey and often very hard to read. That’s not true with the modern electronics.
 
 An additional interesting model is the Lowrance fish finder. Of course anyone who has ever been around the water knows the Lowrance name. You will see their name dressing many a radar mast on the high-priced yachts in the marina. However the Lowrance fish finder isn’t just reasonably priced but very sensible. As with some other brands, they provide a wide variety of products and you really are only limited by your budget and fishing needs.
 
 If you have been away from the water for any length of time as I was, you truly ought to take the time to look at the large variety of marine electronics that not just will enhance your boating pleasure but additionally will certainly promote your safety on the water.

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