Hammerhands
New member
I have a 1985 26'Blackman fishmachine doing a RnR on all electronics. My dealer has suggested to me: 1.TZT312F MDF 2. DRS4DNXT 3. B275LHW-12p 4. DFF3D 5.165T-B54 6. Navpilot300/pg-5. The characteristics of my sport fishing desires are: Offshore, searching for bait balls, Trolling for all Pelagic's Tunas & Marlin, Inshore structure fishing everything from Halibut, all the local bass species, as well as lobster hooping and Rockfishing down to 300'. I also want to read deep thermocline structure as i look for set spots for Swordfishing. Sooo, Before I pull the $$$$ trigger on this combo is it possible to get some Dutch uncle advise on the best pairing from the list provided. Is the B275LHW-12p going to give the same depth results as say installing a 265 LH? Also I fell on a moderators comment (different forum) that the 165T-B54 is an expensive non Chirp x ducer, is that the proper model to marry with the DFF3D? I realize to really get quality depth one needs to be looking at the more costly and real estate demanding (Glass in and Tank mount type X ducers) but that's not my reality. Thank you so much to all of you, with much more knowledge and experience than I.