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Raymarine dragonfly pro 4

Posted on 3/4/19 at 3:56 am
Posted by stltigerfan
Member since Sep 2014
115 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 3:56 am
I ordered a raymarine dragonfly 4 pro for my ascend 128t fishing kayak on my big boat I have lowrance but for the price for downimaging chartplotting etc was wondering if anyone had any experience with the dragonfly units?
This post was edited on 3/4/19 at 5:58 am
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6841 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 6:16 am to
I have one and love it. The WiFish app and Navionics app on your phone will connect to the Dragonfly and you can use your phone as a second screen or to plot new data for the navionics. Pretty neat stuff. I've created whole bathymetry maps for little ponds that aren't shot on Navionics.

The imaging itself is very good and I think it provides better target separation than traditional sonar.

Only thing I'll say is this: if you can afford it, return the 4 and upgrade to the 5 or 7. My biggest complaint is screen size. Now on the flip side, if you have an iPad you could rig up, you could have a massive second screen for the imaging and then the size of the dragonfly screen is no longer an issue.
Posted by Tigah D
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
1408 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 7:38 am to
Put a Dragonfly Pro 5 on my flat boat last year solely for navigation, even bought the model that doesn't even do sounding/fishfinding. For what I needed it's flawless. Popped in E-card for all my stompin grounds in the marsh and off I went. User friendly, gets it's fixes quick.
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3918 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 8:36 am to
I have the 5 on my Cuda 12 and love it.
Posted by Reelscreamers
Member since Aug 2011
120 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 8:40 am to
I've had the 7 for a while. Good map features, sounder is OK. I would not buy another one, processor is way too slow. When I add waypoints or try any other function I can get 3 or 4 digits ahead of the unit and have to stop and wait for it to catch up and I do not have the touch screen. It may well suit your needs but there are a lot of better units out there IMO. If they are going to try to pack it full of the features that everyone wants they have to put a faster processor in the unit.
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6841 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 10:25 am to
quote:

processor is way too slow

Fair enough. I never use it to drop waypoints so you may have a legit gripe there.
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
12197 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:11 am to
I have one. Downfall is the small screen. I also have a lowrance elite 9 T1 and the size difference is huge. Nothing wrong with the unit, just wish it was bigger.
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
17320 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 5:17 pm to
quote:

I've created whole bathymetry maps for little ponds that aren't shot on Navionics.


Really interested in this feature. How much detail does it capture and how user friendly is it? If I bought one of these it would be specifically to map ponds and small lakes.
Posted by stltigerfan
Member since Sep 2014
115 posts
Posted on 3/4/19 at 8:52 pm to
I figured since this unit I was purchasing was going on my kayak I didnt want to spend a ton of more money on another lowrance unit but I've read mixed reviews on this dragonfly unit I figured ask around.
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