The Garmin Fishfinder 250 is Garmin's latest addition to their family of marine chartplotters, handheld GPS, fish finders and GPS sounders and its already gaining a great reputation amongst angling community.

We met up with Johnathan W Ross, a surgeon and keen fisherman to find out his views on new Garmin 250.

FFR How long have you had Garmin 250? JWR I purchased 250 fish finder as a replacement for my obselete Garmin 160 fish finder. I have had 250 for six months and I'm more than pleased with it.

FFR How do you find display compared to Garmin 160? JWR The display on Garmin 250 is much more detailed than 160. It has twice definition of older model which means that what you see on screen is in great detail. Something called Depth Control Gain gives really detailed images.

Garmin 240 Fish Finder Depthfinder with Transducer - a review

The lakes that I normally fish are deep and quite rocky, and I have been delighted with performance of Garmin 240 Fish Finder, which gives a clear picture of what lies below. The image of bottom shows great detail, and if it is showing fish presence then you can guarantee they will be there. It does a good job of indicating non-fishlines as well. It is at its best when performing in deep water, but perhaps isn't as impressive in shallow water.

The Depth Control feature works well in continuing to monitor changes in water depth automatically while Whiteline feature determins bottom hardness well. The screen is easy to read, even in dark when backlight comes into its own. You can see controls easily.

The Garmin 240 Fish Finder is packed full of features for less money than my old Lowrance, while features are easily compatible."

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