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Using sea surface temperature to find fish

Fishing ocean temperature breaks is a tried-and-true method of finding kingfish, dolphin, marlin, sailfish, tuna and wahoo. Schools of bait tend to follow such edges as they might follow a game trail. Predatory fish usually aren’t far behind. Access to sea-surface temperatures is where a satellite service such as SiriusXM Marine comes into play. With the company’s Marine Offshore package and compatible hardware, you access high-resolution SST images on a multifunction display (MFD).

A range of multifunction displays access SiriusXM Marine and SSTs. Here are some current compatible models and the additional plug-and-play equipment you will need.

FURUNO

FURUNO: NavNet 3D and TZtouch models: Furuno BBWX3 receiver ($800)

GARMIN

GARMIN : All GPSMAP models GXM 52 antenna ($699.99)

LOWRANCE and SIMRAD

LOWRANCE and SIMRAD: HDS Gen2, Gen2 Touch and Gen3 WM-3 antenna module ($799)

RAYMARINE

RAYMARINE: a-, e- and c-Series displays SR150 receiver ($699.99)
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