HTML clipboardHaving grown up around the New Jersey shore I have fond stories of spending long summer days on the Barnegat Bay fishing or sailing with buddies. I also have memories of coming back home late and trying to explain I had lost tabs on distance on the water and gone too far south. Any individual who grew up around the water can appreciate the challenge of getting my dad and mom to believe me though it occurred repeatedly.
 
 Needless to say, there isn’t any room for such a excuse nowadays when using the available Garmin Marine GPS products that happen to be in the marketplace. Though we were certainly not beyond sight of land in the bay, you nonetheless could lose tabs on the length of time you might have drifted when doing some fishing. This problem of distance is magnified if you had to sail back against the wind. Using the new Garmin Marine GPS units it is possible to pinpoint your exact location within seconds.
 
 Another great marine electronics unit which I would love to have had when young was a good fish finder. Even though we were very good knowing where the fish would hide, our skills just couldn’t compare with the newest fish finders in the marketplace.
 
 A buddy recently exposed me to the ease of using an electronic fish finder. He favored the Hummingbird fish finder units which are available in several different designs and styles.  They range between somewhat low-priced simple fish finders to more sophisticated chart plotters. I recall testing similar devices many years ago when they were first introduced to the market place and they were quite expensive as well as occasionally very hard to read. That isn’t true with the modern electronics.
 
 Another fascinating model is the Lowrance fish finder. Of course anyone who has ever been around the water is familiar with the Lowrance brand. You can find their name dressing many a radar mast on the high priced yachts in the marina. However the Lowrance fish finder is not only inexpensive but very sensible. As with some other makes, they feature numerous types of products and you are simply restricted by your price range and fishing needs.
 
 For those who have been away from the water for any length of time as I had been, you really ought to take the time to check out the big variety of marine electronics that not only will increase your boating pleasure but additionally can promote your basic safety on the water.

By N2H