Side Image Snapshots from this weekend...

[DoubleGobble00]

A few from this weekend... I found one real good looking spot for single poling... The fish in the bottom pictures I believe are gar. I found one spot that was loaded with them and they were rolling on the surface everywhere... I thought it was game fish first but after seeing them rolling I now believe it was gar.








DoubleG

[majflyboy]

Great pics Zack, thanks.

[torch]

Nice pics, but most of the time the crappie will be just under the gar.

[DoubleGobble00]

Thanks for the info torch... I didn't know that...

Here are my settings and some tips if you want to get your SI up to par:

I have my 1198 set to:
455 khz - 455 does better with DI and it gives a wider coverage area. For some reason 800 khz worked better on my 898. So you might have to try both.
Sensitivity -10 which is default. Sometimes I bump it up if bottom is real soft or too dark on the screen
Contrast - 10 might bump it up if bottom is too hard but most the time it stays 10
Sharpness - I usually have this on LOW. It makes the if stick out more but also makes the picture a little grainy. Double edges sword.
Scroll Speed - Set this to equal your MPH or +1 over your MPH. So if you are trolling 2 mph set it at 2 or at 3. Your scroll speed is your MOST IMPORTANT SETTING. I constantly change this scroll speed on the water.
Also set your Down Imaging width to WIDE and I usually bump my sensitivity of the DI up to 12 to 14. The DI sensitivity adjusts DI only so it will not mess up your SI.

Another great trick is to side scan an area with your scroll speed set to your mph or +1... then hit your cursor (one of the left, right, up, down arrow keys) and it will freeze the screen. Then push menu and change your sensitivity, contrast, sharpness, etc.. until the picture looks the best to you on the screen. All those settings will change the image while it is frozen. Once you get the best image just leave it set.

Hope this helps..

DoubleG

[creekslick]

Thanks for the info torch... I didn't know that...

Here are my settings and some tips if you want to get your SI up to par:

I have my 1198 set to:
455 khz - 455 does better with DI and it gives a wider coverage area. For some reason 800 khz worked better on my 898. So you might have to try both.
Sensitivity -10 which is default. Sometimes I bump it up if bottom is real soft or too dark on the screen
Contrast - 10 might bump it up if bottom is too hard but most the time it stays 10
Sharpness - I usually have this on LOW. It makes the if stick out more but also makes the picture a little grainy. Double edges sword.
Scroll Speed - Set this to equal your MPH or +1 over your MPH. So if you are trolling 2 mph set it at 2 or at 3. Your scroll speed is your MOST IMPORTANT SETTING. I constantly change this scroll speed on the water.
Also set your Down Imaging width to WIDE and I usually bump my sensitivity of the DI up to 12 to 14. The DI sensitivity adjusts DI only so it will not mess up your SI.

Another great trick is to side scan an area with your scroll speed set to your mph or +1... then hit your cursor (one of the left, right, up, down arrow keys) and it will freeze the screen. Then push menu and change your sensitivity, contrast, sharpness, etc.. until the picture looks the best to you on the screen. All those settings will change the image while it is frozen. Once you get the best image just leave it set.

Hope this helps..

DoubleG

Good info thanks.

[majflyboy]

Thanks for the info torch... I didn't know that...

Here are my settings and some tips if you want to get your SI up to par:

I have my 1198 set to:
455 khz - 455 does better with DI and it gives a wider coverage area. For some reason 800 khz worked better on my 898. So you might have to try both.
Sensitivity -10 which is default. Sometimes I bump it up if bottom is real soft or too dark on the screen
Contrast - 10 might bump it up if bottom is too hard but most the time it stays 10
Sharpness - I usually have this on LOW. It makes the if stick out more but also makes the picture a little grainy. Double edges sword.
Scroll Speed - Set this to equal your MPH or +1 over your MPH. So if you are trolling 2 mph set it at 2 or at 3. Your scroll speed is your MOST IMPORTANT SETTING. I constantly change this scroll speed on the water.
Also set your Down Imaging width to WIDE and I usually bump my sensitivity of the DI up to 12 to 14. The DI sensitivity adjusts DI only so it will not mess up your SI.

Another great trick is to side scan an area with your scroll speed set to your mph or +1... then hit your cursor (one of the left, right, up, down arrow keys) and it will freeze the screen. Then push menu and change your sensitivity, contrast, sharpness, etc.. until the picture looks the best to you on the screen. All those settings will change the image while it is frozen. Once you get the best image just leave it set.

Hope this helps..

DoubleG

Thanks Zack, I printed that out to use on my 998.

[CRAPPIEHUNTER68]

Nice Pics. On the first three pics is exactly what I look for when I hand pole. Number 5. Run as fast as you can away.

[BigRiverMarine]

Great Info!!! Wish you used the HDS units so we could get some of YOUR settings and comparisons. Not sure if you can control the scroll speed with the HDS. Please inform us if you know how to adjust the scroll speed etc.

Thanks, BRM

[hunter7711]

Great info.....Thanks!

[DonDon]

Another great trick is to side scan an area with your scroll speed set to your mph or +1... then hit your cursor (one of the left, right, up, down arrow keys) and it will freeze the screen. Then push menu and change your sensitivity, contrast, sharpness, etc.. until the picture looks the best to you on the screen. All those settings will change the image while it is frozen. Once you get the best image just leave it set.



Didn't know you could do that. Thanks Bro