HDS Worth Buying without Structure Scan?

[titanxt]

Hello! HDS models are not cheap by any means. So, is buying one without the Structure scan option worth it? It will be a $700 unit for only sonar and chart plotting???

Thanks!

Andy

[Hawker]

IMO, yep!!

[titanxt]

So you can get more than enough information from the sonar information to know what you are "seeing" on the bottom?

[Pezman38]

Yes, many times I won't use structure scan. Sometimes I want to know if something is a tree or rock and then I turn it on to find out. I would own them without it.

[titanxt]

Is the structure scan slower? Why wouldnt you have it on all the time?

[epiepenburg]

Originally Posted by titanxt

Is the structure scan slower? Why wouldnt you have it on all the time?

Structure scan only works well at slow speeds. I love my HDS and I don't have structure scan. It can always be added at a later time if you want it.

[black white face]

example- I was on the missouri river today and on my sonar I seen a glob on the river floor/ turned to the hd structure scan (down) and viewed the trees and the walleyes hanging inside of them/ you had to see it to believe it- 60 ft down and like you were watching it on tv. Nothing less than amaizing- I absolutely would buy it again.

[GreatWhiteNorth517]

Absolutely worth it. Buy the unit now and add the LSS-1 later on if u need to.

Even more exciting is StructureMap on the Gen2 units. Why believe someone else's map when you can build your own every time you drive your boat?

[black white face]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteNorth517

Absolutely worth it. Buy the unit now and add the LSS-1 later on if u need to.

Even more exciting is StructureMap on the Gen2 units. Why believe someone else's map when you can build your own every time you drive your boat?

[GreatWhiteNorth517]

Just picked up my new HDS7 Gen 2 and get to break it in next week on ML. Any bets on how many wallys get in the boat before wifey sees the purchase online?