PiranhaMax 180

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 180 is also on the list of cheap Hummingbird Fish Finders. However, if it’s a low cost fish finder that doesn’t mean is less performant. Although it cannot be compared with the Hummingbird fish finders in the 800, 900 and 1100 series, as it doesn’t have an explosion of features, it still is an effective device for finding fish.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 180 is equipped with a monochrome display, similar to the PiranhaMax 170, with 240 x 160 pixel resolution and a 4 inches diagonal.

However, it has a much better coverage of the underwater environment due to the TriBeam sonar. This sonar emits 3 sonic beams into the water, a precision 20° beam, directly under the transducer and two other 35° beams laterally, assuring a 90° coverage. Each one of the lateral beams is placed so the shallow edge of the beam starts at 45° down from the surface and extends to underneath the boat. Due to this sonar, the head unit of your PiranhaMax is able to distinguish if the fish below are on the left or right of your boat.

As I said, the PiranhaMax 180 is not one of the Hummingbird Fish Finders built for navigational purpose, but the fish finding capability is quite OK. The Fish ID feature will enable you to make an accurate idea of where the fish are, how big and what’s their depth, or how the bottom looks like. Also, it measures depth and temperature, crucial information for every fisherman.

This Hummingbird fish finder has a power output of 1600 Watts (peak-to-peak), which enables it to provide excellent and readable returns for depths up to 800 feet.

Lastly, like all the other Hummingbird fish finders, the PiranhaMax 180 comes with a one year warranty.

PiranhaMax 170

Similar to its other PiranhaMax monochrome brothers, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 170 is also a fishfinding oriented device, really cheap unit, with a price under $100.

The unit’s electronic head device, is similar to the PiranahMax 150 and 160, but this one has better wattage. It goes up to 1600 Watts (PTP) which gives it a better depth penetration. This unit is quite reliable for fishing in waters up 800 feet deep.

Also, this unit has a better screen resolution, 240 x 160 pixels, 8 level grayscale, which will offer a better image of the underwater environment and fish. Apart from this, the screen has the same 4-inch diagonal.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 170 has Dual Beam sonar technology, allowing you to scan the water under your boat in two modes, with a sonic beam of 20° with concentrated but better results, and one of 60°, covering a wider area, but with less detail.

This unit does not have GPS, any mapping package, nor is compatible with any SD maps card. It’s strictly designed to find fish, measure depth and temperature. However, an experienced angler should be able to use the data provided by this fish finder with a lot of success, considerably increasing their chances to score a few big catches on each and every fishing trip.

In conclusion, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 170 is a small but reliable fish finder when it comes to locate fish and provide you with quite important data about the environment you’re fishing in. It’s also a cheap model, so it won’t burn a hole into your bank account.

PiranhaMax 160 Portable

A bit more advanced than the PiranhaMax 150, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 160 Portable is also one of the cheap Hummingbird fish finders. Although it’s not a super flashy fish finder, this unit is quite reliable for tracking fish and due to the portability, it sure is quite a flexible unit.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 160 Portable features a monochrome display, 160 x 128 pixel resolution, with a 4-inch diagonal, similar to the PiranhaMax 150 Portable. The difference between the PiranhaMax 150 and PiranhaMax 160 is the sonar technology. This unit is equipped with a Dual Beam sonar, which operates at 200 kHz / 20° and 83 kHz / 60°. Since you benefit from two sonar views, you can scan the water differently for a wider or more accurate return.

Since it’s a portable device, it includes a carrying case, which comes in the same box, included in the same price with the fishfinder. The transducer is also portable, provided with a suction cup as a fixation device. Also, you will get a 7AH battery built to last and charger for it, so you’ll be able to run your fish finder for a long time, especially if you’re on an extended fishing trip.

Although the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 160 Portable does not have Side Imaging, Down Imaging and SwitchFire technology, or any navigational abilities, the Fish ID option is quite reliable. The unit can process the returns from the sonar and determine whether are fish or not, providing you with information about the fish size and the depth they swim at.

All in all, this Hummingbird fish finder is quite flexible, cheap and yet very effective for tracking fish. Even with a monochome 4 level grayscale screen you can still figure out pretty well what’s going on in the water under your boat, how to bottom looks like, where the fish are and where to throw your lines.

PiranhaMax 150 Portable

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 150 Portable basically has all the features of the Piranhamax 150, but with a few improvements. Just like most of the fish finders in the PiranhaMax series, this is a low cost model, with basic features, focused on tracking fish.

It’s endowed with a 4-inch display, monochrome, featuring a basic pixel resolution of 160 x 128. The sonar technology of this Hummingbird fish finder is also the same as the one featured by the PiranhaMax 150. It has ha single beam transducer that operates at 200 kHz, in a 20° cone.

Since it has a wattage of up to 800 Watts (PTP), this unit is quite reliable in waters up to 600 ft. deep. However, don’t forget that the depth reliability is also influenced by various factors, like salinity, temperature or thickness of the water.

Although this unit doesn’t have Down Imaging or Side Imaging technology, nor the SwitchFire technology, the Fish ID option is quite great to use. It will identify the fish for you, assigning a different size icon to each significant one, and also a data about the depth at which they are located.

Since the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 150 Portable, as its name suggests it, is a portable device, it comes with a soft-sided carry-case. The transducer is provided with suction cup, and despite what you may believe, this suction cup really sticks to the surface you apply it to. The transducer won’t fall off, and it would sometimes even be quite difficult to unattach when you want to.

This fish finder also comes with a 7AH battery and charger. And the battery is made to last.

Since it’s a portable Hummingbird fish finder, this PiranhaMax 150 model has a high degree of flexibility. Not only that you can mount and unmount it easily from on boat to another if you own more than one boat, it’s also very useful for kayak fishing. Or you can successfully use it for ice fishing.

PiranhaMax 150

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 150, like all the models in the PiranhaMax series, is a small and basic fish and depth finder, design for simple fishfinding. Doesn’t have too many features, but it’s also one of the cheapest Hummingbird fish finders.

Ok, so let’s have a look at what it can do for you.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 150 doesn’t have a full color, flashy screen. Its screen is 4-inch diagonal wide, with 160 x 128 pixel resolution, and quite a basic 4 level grayscale (monochrome) display. However you can be sure that it will display the bottom correctly, pin point the fish under your boat with accuracy and also measure depth and the water temperature.

Like most fish finders from Humminbird, this unit is also equipped with the Fish ID+ mode, and when this is on, you can set the alarm to sound when it detects fish. This unit can easily distinguish between fish and other objects floating between waters or on the bottom. Each fish will be displayed on the screen along with indicators showing the fish size and the depth they’re located at.

Since it’s a basic fish finder, it’s only equipped with a single beam transducer, which operates at 200 kHz, covering a 20° area under the boat. Due to this fact, it might have a lower chance to detect the fish closer to the surface or to the transducer, but it will surely show the fish between waters and on the bottom. It’s reliable for depths of 600 feet.

All in all, this is an affordable Hummingbird fish finder, quite small and basic when it comes to the amount of features, but highly functional when it comes to locating fish.

PiranhaMax 160

One of the very simple and easy to use models, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 160 is also quite an inexpensive one. And in this case being “cheap” doesn’t mean low grade. Although it doesn’t have a wide range of features, this fish finder does it’s job smoothly if used according to its specs.

The Hummingbird PiranhaMax 160 is quite a small unit, has a 4 inches diagonal screen, 4 level grayscale, with a pixel resolution of 160 x 128. Although the display is black and white, the images are really easy to read and interpret. When it locates fish, you’ll always know their depth, and it will also present you with a pretty good view of the bottom structure and contour.

The PiranhaMax 160 is equipped with a Dual Beam sonar, which works fine up to 600 ft. It can operate in two modes: 200 kHz, launching a 20° beam, which will provide you with a more condensed but accurate return, and 83 kHz with a wider sonic beam of 60°.

This small fish finder does not have any navigational capabilities, Side Imaging or Down Imaging, but it’s a nice piece of electronic fishing equipment for tracking fish for the price, excellent choice for the recreational fisherman.

Like all the other Hummingbird fish finders, the PiranhaMax 160 comes with a one year warranty.

PiranhaMax 230 Portable

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 230 Portable is one of the most appreciated fish finders in the PiranhaMax series, due to its excellent price/quality ratio.

Although it’s equipped only with a black and white screen, 4-inches in diagonal with a pixel resolution of 160V x 132H, it’s a very flexible unit, and that’s why many anglers choose it over the other models.

It’s endowed with a DualBeam sonar, providing you with two scanning modes: a beam of 20° for more accurate returns, and a beam with an opening of 60° for a wider coverage of water. However, it’s important to know that this fish finder works properly only on trolling speed. Once you speed up, the information displayed on the screen won’t be as accurate.

The fish caught by the 20° beam will appear on the screen colored in black, they should be situated directly under the transducer, and the ones caught by the 60° beam show up colored in white. It also displays the depth of each fish that appears on the screen, information very useful to any angler.

The sonar is designed to track fish in waters up to 600 feet deep.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 230 Portable can also be equipped with an additional 90° beam, wireless transducer which can be used successfully in waters with a depth up to 120 ft.

Even though it’s a small unit, it has a great wattage, going up to 800 Watts PTP power output.

All in all, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 230 Portable is a great unit to have, especially if you don’t own a boat, or wherever you need to rent a boat. It provides excellent results for ice fishing. You don’t even need to place the transducer in the water, just put it on the ice and it will read for you what’s underneath.

So, if you’re looking for a low cost, yet effective and flexible Hummingbird fish finder, the PiranhaMax 230 Portable is something that you should put on your list.

PiranhaMax 190c

The PiranhaMax series of Hummingbird fish finders includes pretty cheap, yet very useful fish finder models. Although none of the units in this series have navigational options, they are quite excellent tools for finding fish.

The Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 190 is one of the most popular units in this series. Although it doesn’t have Down Imaging or Side Imaging you’ll still benefit from a very clear image of the bottom contour, structures or sunken objects, and of course, game fish or bait clouds.

It has only a Single Beam sonar, which emits a 20° beam which is quite reliable in waters up to 800 ft. deep. The power output of the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 190c goes up to 1600 Watts PTP, which is not bad at all. Up to 800 ft. you will get very clear returns.

The display of this Hummingbird fish finder is 256 color TFT, with LED backlight which gives it great readability either it’s a rainy day, the sun is bright, or you’re out for a night fishing session. The screen is not extremely wide, but a 3.5 inch diagonal, with a 320 x 240 pixel resolution is just about right for this fishfinder’s modest price.

All in all, the Hummingbird Fish Finder PiranhaMax 190c is a piece of electronic fishing equipment which for a fair price does its job, enabling you to find the big ones you’re looking for every time you’re out on water.