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I would say that the Garmin is the way to go IMHO. It provides so many more options than a flasher including being able ot rewind what you just saw on the screen. If you can operate a smartphone you should have ZERO issues dialing in the settings with minimal research. I think a lot of the old timers (no disrespect) prefer flashers as it's what they came up fishing with. I will say that those flashers are pretty indestructable and consume batteries at a much slower rate. For me, being able to run a tradiotional view and an A scope is awesome. Plus you are able to use a Garmin on softwater and hardwater. The future is in digital finders IMHO. Alhthough maybe I am missing some advancement that has come out in the last 5 years for flashers. Seems it's dated (albeit functional) tech.
Myself, I am looking for a new flasher, nothing special. Was thinking about a Garmin 4 Ice bundle. Does anyone have any good/bad reviews.Thanks