Humminbird 580 Review:

The Humminbird 580 Combo Fish Finder and GPS Chartplotter is an all-in-one fish finder for the recreational angler that offers incredible ease of use and GPS chartplotting. The Humminbird 580 Combo is compact, but full of already built-in capabilities, with the ability to add advanced accessories, making it the perfect companion for your fishing outings. The Humminbird 580 Combo provides full GPS navigation, chartplotting and sonar right out of the box. This unit has a built-in 16-channel WAAS GPS receiver, and a four nautical-mile resolution UniMap of USA inland lakes, rivers and coastal areas. The Humminbird 580 Combo uses DualBeam PLUS sonar, selectable between 20- and 60-degree beams, or simultaneous operation to deliver both wide coverage and better bottom definition up to 800 feet with a target separation of only 2.5 inches. This fish finder includes real-time sonar at up to 40 times per second, and Sonar Echo Enhancement sensitive enough to track a jig to over 40 feet. This unit’s high-speed, micro-dynamic transducer is reliable up to 70 mph, and even includes water temperature and GPS speed.

The Humminbird 580 Combo has a 5-inch, 16-level grayscale FTSN LCD screen that sports 640 x 320 lines of resolution, and includes X-Press menus so you can access the most important controls with fewer button presses. This fish finder lets you choose between totally automatic or manual operation, and Whiteline or Structure ID bottom presentation, and includes instant image update to immediately show the results of settings changes. This unit features a 2x, 4x, 6x and 8x zoom, fresh and saltwater set-up options for optimal performance in any environment, and an adjustable backlight for night fishing. With a selectable large-digit screen for easy readability, an adjustable chart speed, and a feature memory that retains your settings, it is difficult to find a more complete system.

The Humminbird 580 Combo comes with a transom mount transducer, and a tilt-and-swivel, quick-disconnect mount system, for either Gimbal or in-dash mounting. Humminbird 580 measures 5.25 x 7.4 x 4 inches (WxHxD) as a Gimbal mount, or when in-dash mounted requires three inches of behind-dash clearance. Built with a fully gasketed and waterproof construction so that it will even float if something unforeseen happens, this system can be upgraded to Navionics seamless cartography, or HotMaps and Marine cartography for blue water use. The Humminbird 580 Combo comes with all the necessary mounting hardware, and is backed by a manufacturer’s one-year warranty.

Humminbird 580 User Said:

I received my Humminbird 580 approximately 10 days ago and have mounted it in a Humminbird PTC U Portable Case Conversion Kit. The portable case has a 12V rechargeable battery and everything fits nicely. Once up and running I discovered the GPS portion of this combo unit was not working. The Humminbird 580 has an accessory wire from the GPS antenna cable which can be hard-wired to a serial connector allowing for data logging on a personal computer. This will allow GPS and depth data to be collected for bathymetry. I am extremely pleased with the quality of the display and ease of use of the unit. The documentation for the unit (manual and online) is only marginal and does not provide much detail. I have also not yet heard from Humminbird customer support but they note this is their busiest time of year. Altogether this is an excellent unit made all the better by Amazon’s customer support.

By NJMerrell

Humminbird 580 Features:

• Completely portable fish finder with 16-channel WAAS GPS receiver with chartplotting, temperature, and speed
• 5-inch, 16-level grayscale FTSN LCD screen that sports 640 x 320 lines of resolution
• Dual-beam, with 20-, and 60-degree beam angles to deliver both wide coverage and better bottom definition
• Built-in 4 nautical mile resolution UniMap of USA inland lakes, rivers and coastal areas

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