GarminStriker 4 with Portable Kit

I do not have a boat of my own, depend on friends or rentals to get on the water. I also do a little ice fishing and wanted a portable fishfinder. This Garmin is phenominal-a fishfinder and GPS in a small, easy to transport package. It is about the same size as my cell phone. Picture is clear and easy to read, despite the smallish screen size. Assembly instructions were sparse, but understandable enough to get the job done. The cables wrap up nicely inside the cover and there are many pockets in it to store fishing supplies. Operating the unit requires some practice as there are many options available. The operating buttons are straight foreward, but the menus are not always intuitive. All in all, this unit fits the bill for my needs. Only regreat is that I did not spend a few more dollars to get the 4Plus model as it has more features a a slightly larger screen.

Amazing fish finder for the money. The Garmin Striker 4, is very portable, unit, battery and transducer fit nicely in the carry bag. Zipper Pocket and zippered openings allow easy access to the battery and the unit.I use this unit for ice fishing primarily, but also plan to take it out in the kayak. If you want an ice transducer that will need to be purchases separately, however there are several modification videos out there to allow you to use the included transducer on the ice. It would be nice if Garmin offered an Ice version of this kit. As other reviews have noted the instructions are not the best but there are many videos out there on this unit which I found very helpful. Over all the unit is easy to use.The battery lasted a full day on the ice with no issues and recharging was easy with the included recharger.The GPS works well, and we are able to mark various waypoints, be it hazards or fishing holes. I haven’t tested this unit out on a vessel as of yet only out on the ice.Having a built in flasher was what sold me on this unit, it is great for ice fishing and works very wellOverall very happy with this unit and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a portable depth finder/GPS and not wanting to break the bank.

Once you figure out how everything works, it’s great.

I bought this for a trip to Canada last week and it worked perfect. While I only used a very limited part of it, it was just what I needed. Showed depth, speed, water temp, fish depth, and time. Will use more of the options later, but did exactly what I wanted it for, should have bought one sooner.

Shipping time was short product is exactly what I was looking for and works great!!Would recommend for kayaks as that is what I am using it on . It will work with other boats also I’m sure