Sounder advice please
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Sounder advice please
Hi I have a old Lowrance lcx112c. Works well. I bought a Humminbird 597ci for the gold card. Now this one has down scan. I am thinking of having that one installed as well. I have been told not to, and get a side scan sounder. Could anyone tell me am I going to see more fish on a side scan than down scan? Cheers Tarnia
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Re: Sounder advice please
If my memory recalls.and s9meone please.c9rrect me
Side scan give you wide beam and only good at slow speed but might not.always be accurate.
Down scan can do deaper water and a fast spead.
If you side scan is good for following fish like chasing a school.of salmon
Side scan give you wide beam and only good at slow speed but might not.always be accurate.
Down scan can do deaper water and a fast spead.
If you side scan is good for following fish like chasing a school.of salmon
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That's pretty sound advice if you ask me...smile0784 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:06 pmIf my memory recalls.and s9meone please.c9rrect me
Side scan give you wide beam and only good at slow speed but might not.always be accurate.
Down scan can do deaper water and a fast spead.
If you side scan is good for following fish like chasing a school.of salmon
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Thank you both for your help. I will get it installed, need all the help I can get. Cheers Tarnia
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Re: Sounder advice please
I have the Lowrance Elite 7 Ti2 which has both sidescan and down imaging and i absolutely love it for the type of fishing i do which is in PPB in mostly less than 20m of water.
While you can use sidescan to see fish i find it way more useful for searching for structure that might hold fish. And i have to say that for this purpose it is a game changer. It is almost like sticking your head under the water and checking out what is down there. I tend to use the sidescan while searching an area and then switching to down imaging when i am anchored on a mark.
In short, i dont think you will mark more fish. But you will definitely get a better picture of the bottom structure, which can be just as good as actually marking fish.
While you can use sidescan to see fish i find it way more useful for searching for structure that might hold fish. And i have to say that for this purpose it is a game changer. It is almost like sticking your head under the water and checking out what is down there. I tend to use the sidescan while searching an area and then switching to down imaging when i am anchored on a mark.
In short, i dont think you will mark more fish. But you will definitely get a better picture of the bottom structure, which can be just as good as actually marking fish.
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Re: Sounder advice please
Agree with whats been said above!
if your new to sidescan and downscan, then i suggest watching some youtube videos to understand whats involved. it doesnt magically just work, lots of people have trouble reading sidescan sonar.
so see if its for you prior to jumping the gun on a new unit.
once you work out how to read it though, its a very valuable tool to have onboard!!!
if your new to sidescan and downscan, then i suggest watching some youtube videos to understand whats involved. it doesnt magically just work, lots of people have trouble reading sidescan sonar.
so see if its for you prior to jumping the gun on a new unit.
once you work out how to read it though, its a very valuable tool to have onboard!!!
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That's cos it's works for you mate chasing salmon lol
Do you use it when doing for bream?
Do you use it when doing for bream?
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Re: Sounder advice please
Some pretty sound advice here.
Wombatroo what will you be targeting/where I haven’t looked up the specs of your sounders but can safely say it depends on what your target species is and where you will be fishing to determine what will best work for you.
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Wombatroo what will you be targeting/where I haven’t looked up the specs of your sounders but can safely say it depends on what your target species is and where you will be fishing to determine what will best work for you.
#freebugatti