Garmin EchoMap Ultra 2 106sv vs Garmin Striker Cast

These are not rivals so much as two different jobs. The EchoMap Ultra 2 106sv is a boat-mounted 10-inch chartplotter and sonar hub with built-in GPS, Navionics+ charts, UHD ClearVü and SideVü, and LiveScope support; owners praise the bright touchscreen and fast 10 Hz GPS, though it needs a boat, wiring and a transducer. The Striker Cast is a phone-tethered castable sonar puck that reaches water you cannot, runs 10+ hours on a rechargeable battery and needs no install; reviewers like it for shore, dock and kayak fishing but note the 60 m cast and stream range and the phone screen. Buy the Ultra 2 if you fish from a boat and want charts, waypoints and live scanning; buy the Cast if you fish from shore or a kayak and want to see what is under the surface without wiring anything.

• Choose the EchoMap Ultra 2 106sv if you fish from a boat and want a fixed 10-inch chartplotter with built-in GPS, preloaded Navionics+ charts, UHD scanning sonar and LiveScope support.
• Choose the Striker Cast if you fish from shore, a dock or a kayak and want castable sonar on your phone with no boat install or wiring.