It can be really frustrating to have water in your fish finder. Just like a watch with water in it the display can start fogging up making it tough to read.

It would work fine until the sun hit it directly causing it to heat up a bit and then the fog moves in, on that display that is.

My first experience with getting water in a fish finder was on a 7 day fly-in fishing trip we took to northern Quebec twenty some years ago.

I leaned over the side of the boat as I was connecting my fish finder and it went straight in the drink. Only for a second but I guess it was long enough to take in a tiny bit of water, just enough to fog up my screen.

After a couple of days of that I was ready to toss the fish finder back in the water, for good.

We went through some financial difficulties some years ago and I sold the boat to help make ends meet so today I don’t have a boat but we are getting closer every day to the time I’ll have another fishing boat.

The fish finder I’ll get will have to be really water proof so I am looking now and adding fish finders to my wish list which I keep leaving where Jenny can find it before Christmas and my birthday.

Today I am browsing Garmin Fishfinders on Amazon. I really like Amazon and find great deals all the time. It’s always at the top of my list when looking for fishing related products.

The Garmin Fish Finder 400C 4-Inch Waterproof Fish-finder

I couldn’t believe how far fish finders have come since my first fishfinder. So much more detail and I’m looking at colour display units as well. How cool is that.

Fish finders took us from trolling the bottom to find structure to watching a colour display without getting snagged on bottom in the process.

I have to find an affordable fish finder so we stay on budget and the Garmin Fishfinder 400C is is just that. A great investment in my retirement.

No problem telling a fish from a weed or a rock and that’s important to me as I don’t get out fishing as often as I would like so my time is important and I don’t care to waste it fumbling around finding fish and structure.

Water Temperature Is Important

When on the water it can be really important to know the water temperature and the Garmin 400C Fishfinder does a great job. It can make the difference early and late season when the water temps fluctuate and shut down or turn on fish.

Backlit Display For Early/Late Fishing

When I go fishing it’s usually from before day break until it’s so dark it can be tough to find your way to the boat launch. That’s the time accidents happen on the water so having a backlit display is literally a life saver and gets us back safe and sound.

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