Nobody has asked a question like this lately, but I thought I would post my recent experience to maybe keep someone from making a bad decision. I have posted before about my LS setup - I have a stick steering boat and fish seated. The 9" Garmin unit is mounted on the port gunwale with a Beatdown mount that lets up 30" and puts the unit at eye level. I have told folks that the 9" unit is big enough for me and I didn't think I would gain much with a 12" unit.
BUT, that doesn't apply at all on a bass boat with the unit mounted on the floor. I fished with a relative the last 2 days and he has mounted a 9" unit just like mine on floor at the bow of his bass boat. I found the 9" to be all but useless in that type setup. Someone with better eyes than me might be ok, but I don't think so. Your eyes are just too far from the screen. If you are gonna mount one on the floor, cough up the money for a 12". This opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it, but I don't want anyone to buy a 9" because I said I was happy with mine. It all depends on your setup.
You don't need a LS to catch fish right now, but the time will come again.
