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Really missing my 360 but weighing the panoptic also. The 360 is scanning a circle always. The Garmin is scanning where it's pointed which means you will not see as many schools of fish with the Garmin. while trolling in my opinion. What's your thoughts?
well that depends on how good of a fisherman the German is !!!! :Rofl:Rofl sorry couldn't resist the Garmin panoptics will show more then you think , it will keep on schooling fish !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BAMA S
Hitler was a crappie fishermen ??????
How wide is beam on it.
Panoptix (bow versions) is a targeting tool by sharing functionality with TM steering control ...
360 is a searching tool with some targeting capability with no physical user input ...
Rickie
The Panoptix can go as wide as 40 degrees with the right transducer and this fits what I was doing anyway. I always ran my 360 at about 45 degrees aiming forward anyway. The fact that you see depth as well is big and you can see you rigs or jigs pretty easy with it too, this happened with the 360 but not often, water conditions played a big part in that. I'm torn as to whether I want a transom mount or a trolling motor mount, leaning toward the transom at this point.
yes I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
Will the transom mount panoptix shoot forward ?
Too many versions for me to remember all of them ...Quote:
Originally Posted by BAMA S
PS22 vs PS30
Rickie
The display views are as important as the beam coverage in each xducer because each version is not capable of every Panoptix view ...
https://explore.garmin.com/en-US/panoptix/
Rickie
I'm thinking the 360 serves me better. I can throw a 90' net with it. I've seen its capabilities. I would need to fish it I guess to trust it. I know a crappie master pro that switched to it and has been sucking wind since actually.
360 for me, I haven’t tried the pan optics. However I like to see all around me. See fish behind me, I can go get em.
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John, won’t you lose most of your targeting and ability to go straight to em if you go transom mount
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BTW, would you mind sharing the transducer and ff model you’re looking at
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Still researching, as far as target area I really do not think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boatbottom
Which way did you go Rees?
Aint went yet but when I do I will try the Panoptix.
Watched a fishing show yesterday. They were using it ice fishing. Pretty cool how they used it to find fish then watch them come take the bait. Kinda didn’t understand what I was seeing but think after a short time you could figure out exactly what you were seeing on screen.
saw one on the water this past weekend. Fella pulled up and I saw his 360 ducer on the back, asked how he liked it... Said he uses the bird for maps only now, trolled over and showed me the garmin unit. Shining my baits, finding suspended fish all around my boat, it has convinced me to get on as soon as budget allows. I will go with the PS-21, 40 degree beam and either a 7 or 9" unit. probably just run the garmin up front with the TM ducer. he said you can watch fish follow your baits for 15 feet before they strike, dive or swim around the boat as you approach, and fish structure like no other.
I am having a Garmin 92sv Echomap plus and Panoptix 22 tr this week. I can not wait until I can get on Grenada Lake and see how it will work on those three pound crappie.
I'm not sure how you could mount a Panoptix on a Terrova. Seems like it would get in the way of stowing the trolling motor. Does anybody know how to deal with that?
Been looking at it, think it can be done tho. Problem with going to Panoptix is having to have dual units up front, the maps and gps are no where near as good as the Humminbirds.
Talked to a fella said he used a dremel tool to make everything fitQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac Daddy
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Tool balancer worked for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCtbjN7buwo