Just got new Elite 5 DSI anybody know if anyone makes a bracket to put 2tranducers on trolling motor. My other depth finder is a Lowrance 102c it has a puck style transducer.It is on trolling motor now.
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Just got new Elite 5 DSI anybody know if anyone makes a bracket to put 2tranducers on trolling motor. My other depth finder is a Lowrance 102c it has a puck style transducer.It is on trolling motor now.
Never heard of anyone puting 2 on. Why would you want to?
wouldn't you have serious interference issues?
I would definately check to see if they are running different frequencies....Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp
[QUOTE=Barnacle Bill;1398440]Never heard of anyone puting 2 on. Why would you want to?[/QUO I just want to look at both pictures. They run on different frequences.
I have a buddy in Kansas that bought the Lowrance HDS-8 and structure scan...
He built some kind of bracket to mount both the 2D and the structure scan xducer to his TM...
I'll see if I can get him to send me a pic to post for ya...
Thanks I figured that is what I'll have to do. Talked to a rep a Grizzly jigs Sat. I told him someone needed to build a bracket for this type of set up. I have also been told you have to be moving to keep the picture on downscan from being distorted. That is the reason for both depth finders on trolling motor.
I just installed a Lowrance HDS-8 and HDS-10 for a buddy of mine and yes we put 2 transducers on his trolling motor. Lowrance structure scan comes with a separate transducer so if you want to use structure scan and 2d in the front of your boat, you have to use a bracket that holds two ducers.
You can make one from scratch but there are companies that are starting to manufacture these. We ended up purchasing one and it worked perfect. No interference what so ever. They run on different Freqs. I'll find the website we purchased the bracket from and post. Down imaging on the front of your boat is amazing. When we pulled up on a brush pile we could almost count how many fish were on it. We could also see how deep they were and how they related to the brush.
I'm interested to see how the Elite works. Do you know if it uses the same structure scan ducer as the HDS 8's and 10's. Does it require the LSS1 network component?
I am getting ready to put another LSS-1 on the front trolling motor and I am considering making a bracket that extends from the stationary part of the trolling motor so everythig is stable on the LSS-1 and it does not skew.When I get it made I will post some pics. I have put a lot of transducers on trolling motors with just heavy duty wire ties. Make a little bracket out of roof flashing and cut a few holes for the wire ties an criss cross them around the TM.
I have a Lowrance and H-bird on my TM. Mounted with 2 brackets. Cant run both units at the same time but dont need to. The HB is a 900 series and it overpowers the smaller unit. There is no reason not to have both. I like to have a spare tire also !
The HDS-5 downscan tranducer is much smaller than the sidescan tranducer not as wide or long. It doesnot require the LSS1 networkQuote:
Originally Posted by robsisk
i have 2 on my trolling motor,fisheasy and 997 at trolling motor.the fisheasy trans is on chose clamp style and the 997 i drilled a couple holes in the skeg of tro;;ing motor and built a bracket and mounted it off the skeg,
Transducer Shield and Saver does not make a combo bracket for the Elite DSI and a standard puck yet. The Elite DSI transducer is cylindrical in shape. They do make a combo bracket for the Structure Scan transducer and a puck, for either MotorGuide or Minn Kota trolling motors. These brackets work great.
Transducer Shield and Saver is working on an improved metal trolling motor bracket / shield for the Elite DSI transducers. Lowrance makes a trolling motor mount for the DSI transducers that is plastic and must be purchased separately. It mounts well on Motor Guides w/o Universal transducers or Minn Kota's.
The Elite DSI's come with a plastic mounting arm and a metal Skimmer style transom mounting bracket. The supplied combination will not trolling motor mount well.
Curious to see how this unit will compare to something like an HDS 5 with structure scan. It ends up being about have the price.
Attachment 54260Here is my Elite 5 DSI td mount. There is no comparison between the lSS-1 and the Elite-5 DSI images, IMHO it's a apples to oranges comaprison. For the money the Elite-5 is a good unit though.
The plastic arm of the DSI Transducer mount scares me. Looks fragile. Maybe it is just my driving and where I end up. I have broken a few Skimmers mounted the same way and they are stronger.
Interesting comment on the images. I had been wondering about that. Thanks!
Hard to beat the quality of the LSS-1 Downscan images.
Here are a couple of pictures that were posted on a seperate thread a few days ago showing Lowrance's optional trolling motor mount for the Elite DSI unitsAttachment 54267.Attachment 54266