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Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 Portable Fish Finder

Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 Portable Fish FinderBrand: Humminbird
Category: CE

List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $176.25
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Seller: ANTOnline
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
Sales Rank: 7398

Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.1 x 5.9
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: 406880-1
Model: 4068801
UPC: 812147014587
EAN: 0812147014587
ASIN: B000MPMHD6

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Goes anywhere, and offers incredible ease of use with true, grayscale images and convenient features
  • Dual 20-degree and 60-degree sonar beams, and 90-degree single-beam wireless sonar
  • 600-foot depth for dual-beams, 120-foot depth for wireless, and provides a target separation of only 2.5 inches
  • 4-inch FSTN LCD display with 160 x 132 lines of resolution in 4-level grayscale
  • Comes with XHS 9 20 T suction-cup mount transducer, and a 1-year limited warranty

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Amazon.com Product Description
The Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 Portable Fish Finder is a for recreational anglers ready for a step up from factory-installed fish finders. The PiranhaMax 230 offers incredible ease of use with true, grayscale images and a host of convenient features, making it the perfect companion for your fishing outings.

The Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 uses dual 20-degree and 60-degree sonar beams that operates on the 200 kHz and 83 kHz frequencies to a depth of 600 feet, as well as a SmartCast 90-degree single-beam wireless sonar with an operating range of 100 feet to a depth of 120 feet. Able to cover a wider area for fish, and give more precise bottom detail, this fish finder reliably provides a target separation of only 2.5 inches. This unit utilizes a high-speed, microdynamic transducer that provides optimum performance even at top speeds, and includes water temperature via the transducer.

The PiranhaMax 230 has a high-definition, 4-inch FSTN LCD display with 160 x 132 lines of resolution in 4-level grayscale that delivers a clearly better image of the bottom, fish and structure. The 230 features an Easy One-Touch control that accesses its full set of advanced functions such as Selective FishID+ with target depth, the three-level backlight for night fishing, and the ability to see fish below as solid symbols and around the boat as hollow symbols. This unit also features user-controlled zoom, sensitivity, depth range, bottom view, chart speed controls and alarms for fish and depth. All the information you want can be viewed at a glance on the 230's big, easy-to-read digital readouts, which can be enhanced via such features as the high-contrast bottom black viewing option.

Made to go anywhere, the PiranhaMax 230 Portable includes a feature memory that retains your settings between uses, a rugged carrying case, and a no-skid bottom that combines with its ultra-compact size to allow it to mount virtually anywhere. The 230 comes with a XHS 9 20 T Suction Cup transducer that mounts on most aluminum, wood and fiberglass hulls with smooth surface, and a built-in transducer cable wrap with a cover. The Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 measures 4.375 x 6.125 x 3.25 inches (W x H x D), is built tough with fully gasketed and waterproof construction, and is backed by a manufacturer's one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
PrianhaMax 230 portable fish finder with carrying case, Humminbird XHS 9 20 T transducer, 20-foot transducer cable with wrap and cover, suction-cup transducer mount, user's manual and warranty information.

Product Description
FISHFINDER, PIRANHAMAX 230PT, Manufacturer: HUMMINBIRD, Model Number: 406880-1 This is truly the most versatile, portable fishfinder on the Market. The 230 PT can be used like a traditional fishfinder with the suction cup transducer. Or, you can use it with the SmartCast wireless system to locate fish under docks or anywhere you can cast the SmartCast Advanced Remote Sensor(RSS). It can even be used without a boat. The RSS includes a 4 level Grayscale sonar, water surface temperature readings and a programmable light for night fishing. The portable unit's 60 degree Dual Beam sonar is optimized for bottom and structure clarity with wide coverage and up to 600 feet of depth capability. It all packs away in a rugged, portable case. Operates on 8AA alkaline batteries.


Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars Fits my needs perfectly   September 3, 2009
J. Young (Salt Lake City, UT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I've had the opportunity to use both the wired transducer attached via suction cup and the wireless remote sonar sensor. First I'd like to make it clear that the RF45 RSS is included. Some of the product information I read seemed to indicate that it was not included, but that was wrong.

I bought this because several times a year I go to a local lake and rent a boat to fish for trout and Kokanee salmon, the rest of the time I spend fishing I fish from the shore. During a recent trip when I rented a boat I used the wired transducer. The boat I was on was a large pontoon boat and the only place to attach the transducer was to the back of one of the pontoons. The surface was rounded and had algae all over it. I got the transducer on but after a short time with the 50hp motor at full power the transducer fell off. That was okay, I wasn't expecting it to hold on at higher speeds, especially with the poor surface it was attached to. Once we got in the area where we wanted to fish and started going trolling speeds the transducer held on very well, it might have fallen off once every few hours. I do expect that if the surface had been flat and not covered in algae it would have held on even better. We trolled in water from about 30' deep to 110' deep and in every case the fish finder did well, even auto adjusting the focus on the display as we went from 30'->60'->90'. I learned a lot about this lake using the finder that I would have never known no matter how many times I've fished it without one.

The wireless sonar sensor was a little tricky for me because it seemed that it was not being detected and the display would go to a simulation without displaying that fact on the screen, making me think the simulation was what I was seeing in the water I was on. After I figured out how to keep the unit from going to simulation mode it worked well. I haven't marked a fish with it yet, but I do now know the depth and what the lake bed looks like in my favorite shore fishing locations.

After several uses including an all day boat outing I'm still on the first set of batteries.

I like this unit and would recommend it to other fisherman like myself who fish from shore and sometimes a rented boat.



2 out of 5 stars Can only troll with it   August 31, 2009
Thomas G. Everhart (Grapeview, WA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Was surprised by the fact that speed is restricted to trolling only with this product. Makes it hard to speed to where the fish are. This should have been noted in the sales literature. Guess I will be sending it back.


5 out of 5 stars Works Fantastic   February 16, 2009
Kenneth Roice (Jackson Hole, WY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The Humminbird PiranhaMax 230 Portable Fish Finder works and operates perfectly. The state I fish in gets very cold and snows most of the time. The Humminbird PiranhaMax worked thru it all. The alarm is loud enough for my bad hearing. It is very compact so that helps with taking everything a person needs for fishing, I would advise anyone ice fishing to buy this product as I have used it in adverse conditions and it never failed me.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent fish finder   September 19, 2008
Matt N. Taylor
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This product works excellent. It is very easy to operate and very portable. I can't think of anything I would change about this fishfinder.

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