Sonar Survey

This survey asked questions about what kind of sonar OSJ readers own, the features they use, brands they prefer and why.

Number of Participants: A total of 14 surveys were submitted.


What brand of the sonar do you have on your primary offshore boat?

14%

Bottomline

14%

Furuno 

0%

Garmin

0%

Humminbird

0%

JRC

29%

Lowrance

7%

Navman

7%

Raymarine

0%

Si-Tex

0%

Simrad

0%

Standard Horizon

7%

Other
If "Other", please list here:
NO SONAR (7%)


Is this a sonar-only unit, or is it a combination unit, such as a sonar/GPS or sonar/radar?

71%

Sonar Only

29%

Sonar + Something Else

Does it have a color display?

50%

No

50%

Yes

Is this a dual frequency sonar?

43%

No

57%

Yes

Did you install the sonar yourself?

29%

No

71%

Yes

How is your transducer mounted?

86%

Transom

7%

Theu-Hull

7%

Shoot-thru-hull
What other types of information do you display on your sonar, besides sonar data?

86%

Water Temperature

50%

Boat Speed

36%

Trip Distance

36%

GPS/Loran Data

36%

Battery Voltage

0%

Radar

What sonar features do you use a lot?
 

29%

Temperature graph

21%

Dual frequency

21%

A-Scope or FasTrak

36%

Split screen

14%

Bottom lock

36%

Bottom zoom

21%

Fish ID

43%

Manual range

50%

Manual sensitivity

0%

Screen playback

7%

Programmable windows

29%

Depth or fish alarm
Are there any other sonar features you use a lot?
Flasher (7%), surface temp (7%)


Do you prefer to leave your sonar in automatic mode, or do you like to make manual adjustments?

36%

Automatic only

36%

Some manual overrides

29%

Mostly manual overrides
Tell us if you agree or disagree with the following statements:
Question
Definitely
Not
So-So
Absolutely
True
No
Opinion
My sonar is easy to use
7%
0%
7%
14%
64%
 
My sonar does a good job of detecting fish
14%
0%
7%
43%
29%
7%
My sonar performs well at all speeds that I care about
21%
0%
0%
36%
36%
7%
My sonar is well built
7%
0%
14%
21%
50%
7%
My sonar provided good value for the money
7%
0%
7%
43%
36%
7%