Michiman
Well-Known Member
Our boat came with a Garmin Echo 101 and because this is my first "fish finder" I have very little knowledge of what it can and can't do. The instruction book was pretty worthless IMO.
We're really not much into fishing so I primarily use it as my only depth finder. However, I've found that it freezes up over 15 mph. Above that speed, the depth number begins to blink on and off until I slow down where it then begins to registering the actual depth.
My dealer indicated that at higher speeds we were probably just "out running" it's abilities! I have a hard time believing that Bennington would offer this equipment on a rig that can hit 40 mph. In our lake, an accurate depth finder is worth its weight in gold and our normal cruising speed is above 15 mph, so I'm a bit frustrated.
Have any of my Benny friends run into a similar problem with the Echo 101? Is it a problem with the "set up"? A bad transducer? Or, is it just as the dealer tried to imply, a cheap product that just won't work at "high speeds"?
Any thoughts?
We're really not much into fishing so I primarily use it as my only depth finder. However, I've found that it freezes up over 15 mph. Above that speed, the depth number begins to blink on and off until I slow down where it then begins to registering the actual depth.
My dealer indicated that at higher speeds we were probably just "out running" it's abilities! I have a hard time believing that Bennington would offer this equipment on a rig that can hit 40 mph. In our lake, an accurate depth finder is worth its weight in gold and our normal cruising speed is above 15 mph, so I'm a bit frustrated.
Have any of my Benny friends run into a similar problem with the Echo 101? Is it a problem with the "set up"? A bad transducer? Or, is it just as the dealer tried to imply, a cheap product that just won't work at "high speeds"?
Any thoughts?