Is the CHIRP advantage real?

[Muggsy]

Looking to upgrade electronics for next year and it seems like so many units of the various manufacturers have the CHIRP capability. On water of less than 40-50 feet of depth, what does it really gain us? Does it help in weeds? Soft bottoms? Hard bottoms? Do you turn it on and off for certain conditions and what might those conditions be? What is the board's opinion, now that it has been out a few years?

I've read back on this board looking for conversations about it but don't find many defined observations about it.

[meandcuznalfy]

Seems like it might be, hard to find much info on it, I'm looking at a Garmin striker 4 for my son, seems like a decent unit.

[Yankee Troller]

It helps with target separation. The multiple frequencies give you a more clear image. I have a HELIX 7 Gen1 (non-CHIRP) and a HELIX 7 G2N (CHIRP) ice units and the target separation is very noticeable. The Gen1 is now used as just a GPS on my snowmobile.