#Battery buddy review portable#

#Battery buddy review portable#

It doesn’t come with the bells and whistles of the more expensive GPS units, and like all portable models, you have to weight the good(mobility), with the bad (lack of control). Its incredibly cheap for sonar technology, and it provides acceptable imaging that should allow you to find all types of fish, from trout to bass to catfish. The Himminbird 110 Fishin’ Buddy fills a very specific niche, but a very popular niche, and that is for sporadic anglers on a thin budget. Another issue with clasps, is if your using a trolling motor or something that causes a lot of vibration, the wobbling of the Fishin’ Buddy can cause damage to your vessel, or the unit itself. The 180 degree transducer also severely limits where you can actually place this fish finder in your boat.įor example, if your a kayaker and like to have your tracker directly in front of you, your out of luck. While the installation is simple and easy, you definitely run the risk of accidentally dropping this unit in the water, every time you take it off. If for whatever reason you are going to need a GPS system to navigate waterways, you should probably try and find a combo for a bit more of an expensive price. This is a stand alone model, and does not include a GPS, which should go without saying with the insane price point.

Fishing novices who don’t want to handle custom installation will love that feature.Ī portable unit, yet very light and durable. Aside from the performance, you can simply clasp or de-clasp this unit, very easily, not set up required. You can make out the fish with the down imaging very clearly, and despite the short battery life, the signal rarely waivers. The performance is surprisingly good, all things being relative. Or if you can’t afford a 900 dollar unit, this works great, and should cost less than 150 bucks. You don’t really need all of that though in most cases, for instance, if your just renting a boat, this works perfectly fine. In a word, PRICE! A lot of people obsess over their fish finders like a movie connoisseur might obsess over the tiniest details of their product, and many an angler will get caught up in having the best products on the market. It also includes a temperature reading, although the battery life is pretty short at only 30 hours of operative use. Performance: The 24″ transducer can grab signals in as deep as 240 feet. In terms of the quality of the display, its surprisingly good, and you should be able to make out clear pictures using either of the color modes. You can get it in color or gray scale with no price difference. Product Featuresĭisplay: The Fishin’ Buddy have a bare bones 4 inch monochrome display. The clamp can be adjusted and placed just about anywhere on the boat itself, however, keep in mind that just like a portable fish finder this means the unit is at risk of falling into the water. The set up is very basic, and definitely isn’t going to blow away anybody with features, however another feature which can serve as both a perk and a detraction is that the transducer is part of the display and goes directly underneath the boat at a 180 degree angle, somewhat limiting where it can be placed, but also taking a lot of the setup out of the installation process. The Fishin’ Buddy stands out for one reason only its extremely affordable price, which allows just about anybody with a motorized water vessel to track fish. This has been discontinued by the manufacturer Humminbird. They are on the market primarily for one reason only, they are able to produce the most affordable tracking devices on the market, and nothing speaks for them as loudly in this regard, as the Humminbird 110 Fishin Buddy. What separates them apart from other brands isn’t so much cutting edge technology or uniqueness, or that they are durable. Like Lowrance and Garmin, Humminbird (not hummingbird) is an extremely popular brand of fish finder that many people have grown to love over the years. This has been discontinued by the manufacturer Humminbird.