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I have a HB727 with a wideside ducer. I'd like to upgrade to the lowrance Lowrance Elite 7x HDI.
I was wondering if anyone had tried the hdi ducer sideways to act like a si. I fish MS oxbows, I'm never on water over 10'
So without sidescan capability I'd be better of with the 727 rather than putting down $800 for a new FF.
What's your take on this?
Thanks
Fin
It won't work like SI, IMO in shallow water if you want SI buy a HB.
Thanks I will consider the Humminbird 798ci HD SI Sonar.
Its only a couple hundred more
The easy part is that any sonar sound pulse "ping" will return echoes from any direction you point it thru the water column...
(Cane Pole has a video where he turned a 2d sideways to look under docks)...
The hard part is interpreting what is seen on the screen....
(Not to mention the depth reading would be screwy if the unit gets its depth reading from that same Xducer)....
Rickie
I looked further and found the HDS-7 Gen2 with structure scan. It has everything I want and answers my quetions.
Thanks
Great units.Quote:
Originally Posted by FIN