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By the ChargedAnchor Team What Side Imaging Actually Does Your standard 2D sonar shoots a cone straight down and shows you what’s directly beneath the boat. That’s useful, but it’s like looking at the road through a paper towel roll — you only see a tiny slice of what’s around you. Side imaging sonar uses…
By the ChargedAnchor Team Every angler who buys their first fish finder goes through the same experience. You power it on, you look at the screen, and you think — what in the world am I looking at? Lines, arches, blobs, colors scrolling across the screen. It looks like something out of a submarine movie….
The Garmin Striker Plus 4 delivers reliable CHIRP sonar and built-in GPS at a price that won’t break the bank. Here’s our honest take after putting it to work on the water. Quick Verdict If you’re looking for a dependable fish finder under $200 that won’t leave you guessing on the water, the Garmin Striker…
By the ChargedAnchor Team A trolling motor is one of those purchases that changes everything about how you fish. The right one holds you on a brush pile in a 20 mph wind without you touching the pedal. It lets you follow a contour line hands-free while you work a crankbait. It moves you into…
Garmin LiveScope Plus vs. Humminbird MEGA 360 By the ChargedAnchor Team If you’ve spent any time on fishing forums or standing in the electronics aisle at your local marine dealer, you’ve heard these two names come up more than any others — Garmin LiveScope Plus and Humminbird MEGA 360. Both are genuinely incredible pieces of…
By the ChargedAnchor Team Let’s be honest — most of us aren’t dropping $1,500 on a LiveScope right out of the gate. The good news is you don’t have to. The under-$500 fish finder market in 2025 is genuinely impressive. Features that used to cost twice the price — side imaging, down imaging, CHIRP sonar,…