muskrat, I place my LC-10 on the floor of the canoe right in front of my feet. I have had no problem at all seeing the screen images. Yes, the screen is small (2 x 2.25 inches, 64 x 64 pixels) but, amazingly, I have found it to have excellent resolution. For bottom related fish you can put it in expansion mode - this displays a blown up view of only the bottom half of the depth scale. This works great for walleyes - and I will also use it for lake trout later in the season once they head deeper.

I bought my LC-10 at the Minnesota SportShow a year ago during the introductory promotion for $249.99. Out of curiosity, what price does Cabelas have them listed at now? I've seen them at around $280 in stores.

I must admit that I was surprised when I read in the manual that the screen is only 2 x 2.25 inches. I have never considered it to be too small to read easily - even when viewing it at longer distances in larger motor boats. I tried it out for the first time at last year's MN fishing opener for walleyes and northerns. I put it on my uncle's boat, and he was so impressed with it that we never bothered to haul his flasher and heavy battery out of his truck.

Posted by Dean on April 02, 2000 at 22:53