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REVIEW G N I C U D O R T IN GO 9 UNIT A s some of you may already be aware, Lowrance SA now also stocks the SIMRAD GO units. Simrad is the sister company to Lowrance – both Lowrance and Simrad units are manufactured by a company called Navico. Where Simrad is usually aimed at supplying marine electronics for larger cruising vessels and yachts, they have also introduced the GO range that is suited to use on smaller vessels like bass and skiboats. “ and DownScan (transducerrequired). NMEA 2000 is included – which means you can interface the unit with your boat engines and display engine data directly on the GO 9 screen. The NMEA capability also means you can add Lowrance’s Autopilot – let your boat steer itself, while you spend more time fishing – and our marine music system, the Sonic Hub. Lowrance SA has been selling the GO 5 and GO 7 units for a couple months now, and we are happy to announce that we now have stock of the ALL NEW GO 9 unit. ” GO 9 is a combo unit – it allows for both GPS and CHIRP sonar. It also has built-in SideScan Angling Times Weekly SA capabilities 40 www.anglingtimes.co.za