The Garmin Fishfinder 250 is Garmin’s most recent addition to their family of marine chartplotters, handheld GPS, fish finders and GPS sounders and its currently gaining a fantastic reputation among the angling neighborhood.

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

FFR – How lengthy have you had the Garmin 250?

JWR – I bought the 250 fish finder as a substitute for my obselete Garmin 160 fish finder. I have had the 250 for 6 months and I’m more than pleased with it.

FFR – How do you find the show in contrast to the Garmin 160?

JWR – The show on the Garmin 250 is much more comprehensive than the 160. It has twice the definition of the older model which means that what you see on the screen is in fantastic detail. Some thing called Depth Control Acquire gives truly comprehensive pictures.

FFR – Do you fish various kinds of h2o?

JWR – I fish in both clean h2o and salt h2o, and the Garmin 250 works well in both situations.

FFR – Did you notice much better performance in shallower waters?

JWR – I have the version with dual-frequency sonar which is made for deeper waters, to a depth of 1500′. There is a version of the Garmin 250 with single-frequency which will be much better for shallow waters, and its cheaper too!

FFR – Have you customized your 250 fish finder?

JWR – I have connected a Garmin GPS receiver (which I purchased individually) to the unit. I can now mark waypoints directly from the Fishfinder’s keypad.

FFR – So is the 250 a fish finder that is easy to use?

JWR – Extremely easy. It works out of the box, so no complex set-up. It is very slim so it doesn’t get in the way when its mounted – I’ve got mine on the bow. Its mounted on a swivel so that it can be viewed from any angle. The buttons are easy to use, too, even with gloves on.

NS Kennedy is a keen outdoor sportsman – particularly hunting and fishing – and loves to find out about new devices and gizmos that he can use. He began his site Garmin GPS Navigation Reviews http://www.garmin-gps-navigation.com to share his tips and findings with other sportsmen.