Customer Reviews

Humminbird 565 5-Inch Waterproof Fishfinder

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I have owned this unit for two years now and use it in a portable case. It gives amazing detail and is easy to read in bright sunlight. The wide beam is very useful for "prospecting" for fish on big flats.

Worked great for two fishing trips then developed a large black spot about the size of a quarter on the screen. Lowrance makes a better product and has better service.

This unit did not work correctly out of the box. It would not graph a thing. The screen was blank, but would give me a digital depth reading. I called Humminbird and they sent me a new transducer. This did not work either. In the meantime my right cursor stopped working. So, in the middle of the 2 week fishing season that I look forward to all year, I sent the whole unit back to them priority mail and they got it in 36 hours. They took 2 days to work on it and then shipped it back FedEX..... I got it 8 days later (12 total days out of service). I opened up the box and tested it. They did not even touch the head. It still had all the old settings, the right cursor still did not work and there were little flecks of salt by the connector that were there when I sent it in. On top of that, they included a USED transducer with it. So, my review would be simple. This unit does not work and their service department is not capable of fixing it.

My husband looked for this particular 'fish finder" at all retail stores locally. It was not available. I went online to AMAZON, and sure enough, there it was! I placed the order, it was here within two business days, and he absolutely loves it! Thanks AMAZON:)

My son is a fishing fool, especially ice fishing he says his 565 is awsome, I recently ordered the ice ducer for him for a christmas present and he loves it!