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I just got a new hb899 i got it all hooked up yesterday and went to the lake for a couple hours to check it out. I only had a short time but i circled some spots where i knew there was some brush but never saw anything on side imaging. I went through the si enhance settings pretty thoroughly still nothing. Are there people that knowledgeable about these things that would go on the water with you to show what they can do. Im in central illinois.
You'd be surprised to know that there probably is something there but you didn't see it. Try recording and using humviewer to make a file to view "offline" then see if you can see anything in your scans. Also try searching You Tube for videos on how to set your settings to see the most while you are on the water. I have an 899 and used the videos to set mine to my desired settings. You would have to play with them to see how you like them.
What is the SI range set at? If it's something you know is there I would start about 50ft per side.
Set things so everything will be in your favor. Go to a spot where you know exactly where the piece of cover is located. Set the SI to either right side, or left side only. If you are in 15' of water, try to stay about that far right or left (depending on which side you are using) and then scan at a speed around 1.5 mph. Don't use a split screen and as soon as you spot something put your cursor on it and zoom in some
I had si down to 75 I think it's gonna take some time to get it figured out prob give it another go tuesday
Go out expecting to do ONLY scans with your sonar instead of expecting to fish and you will find you can set the unit to your liking. Once you have it set then you can go fish! Bonus!
OLD BRUSH ABSOARD MUCH SINGAL,SHADE BOTTOM A LITTLE AND LOOK FOR MAYBE A LITTLE LIGHTER SPOT WITH A LITTLE SHADOW BEHIND IT,MUST TRAIN EYES TO SPOT IT,BUT IT IS USUALLY THERE
One piece of info i missed at first is that side imaging will only read if you are traveling at least 3 mph or so. If you are sitting still it will not give you an accurate reading.
IT WILL BE A ACCUATE READING BUT OF SAME SPOT MAKING NOT GOOD INTERPETING, BUT I KNOW U KNOW THAT,NOT TRYING TO BE SMART BUT FOR SOME ONE WHO READS AND DO NOT KNOW THAT
I got ya. i'm still learning about my humminbird I am new to the game.
I like dropping marker buoys on structure and then scan from different angles (with different settings) during my xducer experiments ...
Rickie
Dropping a bouy is a good idea! I know exactly where a few things are on 2d then I could go scan it over and over until I dial it in. Thanks Rickie
Si range is a key to locating and being able to see whats inside or around structure.. took me a while to get used to my 899 also.. its a trial and error kinda thing.. im now using my down imaging while checking brush piles and using the side imaging more while searching for scattered or suspended fish.. I never set my SI range more than 50 ft..
That's what I've done also I turned mine down to 50' and put sharpness on high then if I see something I whip a bouy out and swing by it again someday I will get a unit that I can link with it on the front but for now I have a 597 di up there and when I find what I'm looking for w it I set a waypoint on it too. It defiantly takes a lil learning. Hope to get a lot more time to play w it this sat