Fish finder compatibility, across brands
Live sonar and trolling-motor control only work inside one brand family, and even then it depends on the model and its software. Garmin's LiveScope 2 works with 36 current Garmin units but drops 41 that LiveScope Plus supported. SonarMatch answers it model by model, with the brand's own source.
141 products 3375 sourced answers 4 brands
Every current Garmin, Humminbird, Minn Kota and Lowrance fish finder, plus the older ones people still run.
Each live sonar system and trolling motor, with a plain answer: works, with an adapter, only on some models or software, or no.
Every answer links the brand list or help article it comes from. An asterisk marks a "no" worked out from a brand's own list.
49 fish finders & chartplotters
31 fish finders & chartplotters
8 fish finders & chartplotters
Every head-to-head → · The compatibility chart → · Filter fish finders by screen, sonar and ports →
A live sonar system or a bow-mount motor costs more than many fish finders, and it only talks to one brand's network. Buying the wrong pair means a second display or a second motor. The chart answers "does this work with what I have" before the money goes.
Open the compatibility chart →Already own one? Each family has its own page with every model, and each model lists what works with it. Generations stay separate: HELIX G4N and G3N, or LiveScope Plus and LiveScope 2, get different answers and are listed that way.
Every brand and its 43 lines →| Brand | Lines | # Products |
|---|---|---|
| Garmin | ECHOMAP UHD2 · ECHOMAP Ultra 2 · GPSMAP x2 · GPSMAP x3 · GPSMAP 9000 · STRIKER Vivid · LiveScope XR · LiveScope 2 · Force Kraken · Force Pro · Transducer adapter cables · Panoptix | 58 |
| Lowrance | HDS PRO · Elite FS · Eagle · Ghost · Recon · ActiveTarget 2 · ActiveTarget · Sonar modules · Eagle Eye | 22 |
| Minn Kota | A Series · X Series · Ultrex QUEST · Ultrex · Ulterra QUEST · Ulterra · Terrova QUEST · Terrova · Riptide Terrova QUEST · Riptide Terrova · Riptide Instinct QUEST · PowerDrive · Fortrex · Sonar adapter cables · Riptide PowerDrive | 27 |
| Humminbird | APEX · SOLIX G3 · HELIX G4N · MEGA Live 2 · HELIX · Ethernet adapter cables · MEGA 360 | 34 |
Not listed above because they're no longer sold new: Garmin ECHOMAP Plus, Garmin ECHOMAP UHD, Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra, Garmin GPSMAP x2 Plus, Garmin GPSMAP x2 Touch, Garmin GPSMAP 7400/7600, Garmin GPSMAP 8400/8600, Garmin LiveScope Plus, Garmin Force, Lowrance HDS LIVE, Lowrance HDS Carbon, Humminbird SOLIX G2, Humminbird SOLIX, Humminbird XPLORE, Humminbird HELIX G3N, Humminbird HELIX G2N, Humminbird MEGA Live, MotorGuide Xi5, MotorGuide Xi3. Legacy & discontinued →
The catalog is honest about its gaps rather than filling them in with guesses. Every product page shows where its numbers came from.
