HB 999 & 859 Images

I see 4 to 5 lb fish plain as day but crappie are tougher for me to recognize on either unit. They say the units have 2.5 inch separation capability. Any advice on tweaking settings to make them easier to pick up?

You can help the view in SI by making the width(left/right) about 3x the depth of the water you're in. You can enlarge the screen by having only one side visible to make everything larger and therefore more visible. You can try using contour mode too...this removes the water column and spreads out the bottom view more.

In addition to what vic mentioned ...

You can run the Chart Speed higher than the boat speed to "stretch" the fish echoes out where they can be more easily picked out of the image ...

Just realize "all" echoes (Including the bottom detail) will be stretched the same amount ... So the image may look a little smeared ...

Rickie

And experiment with the Contrast and Sharpness setting in the DI(SI) Enhance menu ...

Rickie

Are you happy with the 999? I have an 859 on my bow and am considering buying a 999 for the console. Do you have yours networked together?

I HAVE 998 AND 859 AND THEY PICK CRAPPIES UP GOOD,THE 859 DO REAL WELL,ARE U SURE U HAVE GONE OVER ANY,THE 859 WILL DRAW EACH LIMB AND THE FISH THAT ARE RELATED TO IT,BEEN GOING OVER BP LAST 2 MONTHS AND IF 859 DO NOT SHOW FISH I KEEP GOING,ALSO GOT WHERE I CAN TELL IF THEY ARE SMALL AND IF SO I KEPT GOING,BUT OUR LAKE IS FULL OF CRAPPIES.BOTH OF THESE UNITS ARE MOUNTED AT BACK,ANOTHER 2D DI AT FRONT

Love them; just trying to get better at using them. Yes I have them networked and its a great tool. If you can afford a bigger screen get it but I think you will love it too. For the money, ease of use, one eternet cable networking ability and made in the USA its as good as it gets. In my opinion.

Thanks.

Thank you ALL. I have some things to try.