Garmin STRIKER Plus 5cv Fish Finder

Garmin STRIKER Plus 5cv fish finder combines CHIRP traditional sonar with ClearVü scanning sonar — two different transducer frequencies that provide complementary views of the water column. The CHIRP sonar shows fish arches and depth in real time; the ClearVü scanning gives a near-photographic image of what's directly beneath the transducer, revealing bottom composition, structure, and individual fish with a level of detail that standard 200kHz sonar can't match.

ClearVü vs. Traditional Sonar

Traditional sonar emits a cone-shaped pulse that returns a circular cross-section of the water column. Fish appear as arches; bottom structure appears as irregular returns. ClearVü emits a narrow, high-frequency beam that sweeps the bottom like a fan, producing a side-profile image that shows the bottom surface, cover, and suspended targets in their actual geometric relationship. When you're looking for a specific piece of brush, a rock pile, or a submerged tree, ClearVü shows you what it actually looks like rather than requiring interpretation of an arch display.

• ClearVü scanning sonar — near-photographic bottom detail and structure imaging
• CHIRP traditional sonar — real-time depth and fish arch display
• 5-inch bright display — readable in direct sunlight
• Built-in GPS — mark fishing spots, navigate waypoints, track speed
• Quickdraw Contours — auto-generates personal HD depth maps as you fish

Quickdraw Contours for Personal Mapping

Quickdraw Contours automatically builds a 1-foot contour depth map of every area you fish, saved to the unit's memory. Over a season, you accumulate a detailed bathymetric map of your home water that commercial maps don't include — the specific channel edges, drop-offs, and structure that hold fish on your lake or river. This feature alone gives the STRIKER Plus 5cv long-term value beyond basic fish finding.