I am very happy with the unit. Yes I can track the ball easily and see can fish come right up into the spread. I am an old school man at age 43. If it aint broke don't fix it. Technology and me aren't best of friends. I knew my Lowrance LMS 350A like the palm of my hand so a new unit is nothing but a pain in the butt. However I have found the Furuno to be very easy to use and very comparable to the 350A plus cor screen.
I bought my 350A at the end of 2000. It crapped out on me in '03. When I tried to send back to Lowrance for repairs they told me the unit was no longer in production and parts no longer available, so, I had a $700 unit for 3 years and it was trash. I can't live with service like that. Furuno has a long history of excellent service and many units like the 582 have been in service for 10+ yrs.
I spoke with alot of guys who were very happy with Furuno. Diciding factor for me was when my dad fished Alaska for Kings two years in a row. Every boat he saw at two different outfitters he fished had a Furuno 582 on the dash.
