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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: C-Money on April 18, 2016, 09:47:07 AM

Title: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: C-Money on April 18, 2016, 09:47:07 AM: Anyone use this fishfinder? I was playing with them at Sportsmens yesterday. The 4 has all the features the 5 does, just a smaller screen and $100 cheaper. Not sure if the larger screen is worth the $100, the 4 screen will be a little bigger than what I have now. $50 rebate on them until July. I like how easy they are to run. I have been wanting to upgrade for a while now, did not want a complicated unit. These have GPS, and accept the navigation chips. I'm pretty sold on one, just wondered if anyone has any first hand experience.
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: Da stump on April 18, 2016, 01:29:50 PM: i have the lowrance hook 7 and love it
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: SkookumHntr on April 19, 2016, 08:00:09 AM: I was just playing with the hook 5 at cabelas! Im sold!
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: doyourtime89 on April 19, 2016, 09:06:15 AM: I have been look at them and playing with them at the stores too. I am getting the Hook 7
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: C-Money on April 19, 2016, 09:22:52 AM: I guess where I'm at is.....is the bigger screen worth the $100? Am I gonna have enough juice after a days fishing to start my main after running one of these on my starter battery all day? Never had a battery issue with my current entry level Lawerance...but never know, thought I'd throw that out there. They should not use any more power that the one I have?
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: Da stump on April 20, 2016, 07:12:24 AM: if you buy one there is a support dvd by Dr Sonar that i would recommend to help learn it all. It helps get the most out of a nice piece of equipment
Dale :)
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: sled on April 20, 2016, 08:00:58 AM: I bought the hook 5. I am positive the bigger screen is worth the 100!
It works awsome though.
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: Bill W on April 20, 2016, 09:15:06 AM: I have a Helix 9 and think for screen size the bigger the better. I'm done with little screens.
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: hiway_99 on April 20, 2016, 05:22:03 PM: I haven't used that series of lawrance fish finders. But I do have a hds 8 and want to add another hds 10 to my boat. I'm a definite believer in the larger sceens.

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Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: plugger on April 20, 2016, 07:04:28 PM: contrary to what my wife says, size matters. :chuckle: Im guessing since it takes the map chip then you will need to use the split screen so I would get the biggest screen in your budget
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: sled on April 20, 2016, 07:23:37 PM: Yes yes yes to the bigger screen!
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: fishngamereaper on April 21, 2016, 07:00:37 AM: Never heard of that brand...But you might try the Lowrance series. They make a Hook and an HDS model. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Lawrance Hook 4 or 5
Post by: muzbuster on April 21, 2016, 08:11:48 AM: To me it depends on the application. If you have say a little tiller type row boat and the unit is mounted on opposite side of the boat from where you are sitting and you do everything from that 1 spot all day you can get away with a smaller screen because your eyes are never more than a couple feel away from the screen. Whereas on a larger boat with remote steering with a unit on the dash you will want as large of a screen as possible so you can see it easily when you are in back messing with your lines, operating down riggers and such.
That being said, I look at it like a TV screen, bigger is better so get as big of a screen as you can get/afford.