Anyone checked this out? Pretty neat. Mostly a shallow water tool. It was released in Feb., '20
Requires a transducer mount not available yet that turns the transducer on its side or upright. 5-8 weeks they say. $100
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Anyone checked this out? Pretty neat. Mostly a shallow water tool. It was released in Feb., '20
Requires a transducer mount not available yet that turns the transducer on its side or upright. 5-8 weeks they say. $100
So do I need to google panoptix perspective? I do not see a link. I found it Mike yes google. Looks interesting 4 pages of post on c.c
I seen that and the monitor knows that its on its side and I think still gives the correct depth.
Better do a bunch of reading on electronics page. Need a update installed to run in perspective mode. For most that have installed update have had issues after installing it. Some haven’t but most have. Plus there are a couple of aftermarket mounts out there already that look as good or better than the factory mount. From what I have seen on the few that have it dialed in it’s going to be really good in shallow water. Especially those that have docks to fish around and under. But it does have some coverage drawbacks. Still I think it will be worthwhile once Garmin gets soft ware straightened out.
You have to update to software version 11.20 for an echoMAP Plus. Takes about an hour to download (if you live out in the sticks and have a coal fired computer).
Download to a standard micro SD card, max. 32GB. It has to be formatted to FAT32.
I'm gonna try it.
If you see a gray Triton 18TX with an old balding fat guy laying on the front with one arm in the water and trying to operate a trolling motor with the other arm while watching a locator that'll probably be me. I don't have the transducer mount yet. :kewl
HAHA, not where I thought that was going!Quote:
Originally Posted by peculiarmike
find them, catch them, two different things.
:hesaidQuote:
Originally Posted by beagle man
Like I have always said - I have never owned a boat or rod that caught a fish. Same for electronics. Fun though.
Mine is being delivered soon including the perspective mount. Does anyone know if since it's all new will it come with the newest, latest and greatest version already loaded?
Don't know about latest and greatest version, but have heard rumors about a jig retrieval mode. Should make it easier locating Joe's jigs in the tree's, but it only shoots straight up about 50', so at least you can get the low ones. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
I think you must do a software update. I did and mine is new. You need a standard micro SD card, Class 10. 4GB or larger, to 32GB. I can forward instructions if you need them.Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
I'm old and don't want to learn new stuff and all this tech stuff just makes your head hurt. does it come with a teenager who can explain all this and make it so? Is why I keep my new lowrance 7i SI in the house and just fish by my sense of smell. But I still seem to whack em so makes me happy.
Bill, your new unit was being manufactured months ago (probably), before that code upgrade was even available, so...I'm sure it has to be upgraded.
That's my experience with other stuff, and it's what the guy said at BPS when we went to that thing.
LMK if you want help w/ it.
Joe
How do I power it on? Maybe it’s password protected.......1 2 3 4 Never mind got it. :Rofl:Rofl
Actually with all the issues I’ll wait to update it. I need a few years to learn what it does and don’t need any issues. Have enough of my own. :crazy: