06-29-2017, 02:04 AM
[quote RJD007]So, since I am not a bass fisherman, can someone explain what good is the SI other than to look at a more detailed bottom? I understand structure and how they hold fish, but if I pay that much for a fish finder, I would hope it would show fish also. Do any of the other manufactures support side finding of suspended fish?[/quote]
I've used side scan for years and they do show fish, not sure what that guy from Humminbird was talking about but here is something I read in In-Fisherman magazine. This first part is talking about using "Garmin's Panoptix and Live Vu forward, to scan for fish in front of the boat. By turning the trolling motor left and right you can scan along structure or drop-offs and see individual fish. The screen tells you exactly how far they are from the boat and their position relative to the bottom.
This part is about using Raymarine sonar units, with clearpulse chirp transducer, they are available with dragonfly, A-, E-, and Axiom series products. They have an optimized 25-degree-angle transducer that sends out modulating chrip signal operating on 60 different frequencies from 170 to 230 kHz, the results are a huge boost in sonar returns, resolution, and superior target separation."
Not sure what these units cost but this is something new and it is a huge step forward in fish finders.
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I've used side scan for years and they do show fish, not sure what that guy from Humminbird was talking about but here is something I read in In-Fisherman magazine. This first part is talking about using "Garmin's Panoptix and Live Vu forward, to scan for fish in front of the boat. By turning the trolling motor left and right you can scan along structure or drop-offs and see individual fish. The screen tells you exactly how far they are from the boat and their position relative to the bottom.
This part is about using Raymarine sonar units, with clearpulse chirp transducer, they are available with dragonfly, A-, E-, and Axiom series products. They have an optimized 25-degree-angle transducer that sends out modulating chrip signal operating on 60 different frequencies from 170 to 230 kHz, the results are a huge boost in sonar returns, resolution, and superior target separation."
Not sure what these units cost but this is something new and it is a huge step forward in fish finders.
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