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I was at Bass Pro today looking at a FF for side imaging only. The man at the counter said Lowrance carbon had the best. I ask him if the Garmin was as good as the HB he said the Lowrance carbon was better than either. I have had Lowrance for year and heard about there bad customer service but I have had very good CS in the past. Would like some input.
Thanks
Something the clerk didn’t mention is that Carbon comes with the AI 3&1 transducer ...
Some say the optional Structure Scan 3D (module and xducer) with Carbon has better SI than the AI 3&1 xducer ...
Some say Structure Scan 3D is really close in comparison to Humminbird MEGA imaging ...
Some say the opposite ...
Rickie
Never saw the carbon on the water !
but I can vouch for the Hummingbird Si
Very hard to beat the quality of the images on HB and their customer service is generally outstanding!:twocents
Watching. I need to upgrade myself
I run garmin for livescope but when doing research for fish finders if you’re only interested in SI and high quality images….. gonna be hard to beat the hummingbird. :twocents
If the use is for SI and wanting the best available, then my answer would be to research the humminbird graphs. I wouldn’t swap my helix units if you paid for it. I’m able to see shad balls and big schools of crappie a good distance from the boat that allows me to mark and pursue. The biggest contributor for SI will be the screen size so whichever way you decide, get the biggest your budget can handle. I used 5”, 7”, 10” and 12” helix graphs and I wouldn’t go any smaller than 10”. Bigger screen = bigger marks! Just my .02 and some days it’s not worth that.
Tightlines to ya!
Krappie Krane
Screen size is a must. Buy as big as you canQuote:
Originally Posted by KrappieKrane
The images on my cousin's hummingbird blow away the images on my Garmin Echomap. Its not even close.
Thanks to everyone for taking time to reply
I have a Garmin ultra unit and a Humminbird Mega SI and although Garmin has come a long way with there side imaging the Bird still looks a bit better to my eye.
Seems like the Hummingbird is the way to go
Garmin is way easier to use out of the box. I just bought the garmin ultra 122 with gt56 ducer. Had it out yesterday for 1st time and it was awesome. Search MG marine tech on YouTube and see what you think.
I have had the helix 10 mega si and it was outstanding. But I wanted garmin to go with my Force. I love the Go To option when linked. Find the brush pile and drop the trolling motor and it takes you right to the spot you marked on SI.
Lowrance and HB will have a higher leaning curve. Do you have a trolling motor with spot lock you want to link?
I have the ultrex but I already have it linked with a helix 8 gn3 only use it for the link and 2d. Just wanting a very good SI for the console.
HB overall still has the best SI in my opinion.
I've a 9 and 12 carbon and two side scan transducers a Lss2 and a 2-1 the units are net worked so I can switch back and forth here's a few screen shots first one is 455hrz Lss2 last 3 are 2-1 on 800Attachment 413315Attachment 413316Attachment 413317Attachment 413318 there ok but if you have bird all ready I'd stick with bird
Those are some clear images
My garmin ultra with gt56 ducer looks pretty dang good.
Don't know if HB is the best or not. I do know the Helix 10 Mega I put on in 2017 or maybe it was 2018 has served me well and saved me a lot of time and put me on a lot of fish.
Regards
Those are some crisp images
J.M. I love my Helix 10 and wish it was a 12. I will say the learning curve is like going from a PC to an Apple product. They are just different in their approach. When I went from Zercom to Lowrance and then my Bird years it was a challenge to get everything dialed into what I wanted it to do. These folks here at CDC have helped me over the years to make all those steps easier. Nobody makes a unit you can just turn on and have best view of everything without knowing which buttons to push to get there. Good luck and I would lean Humminbird.
alphahawk what is that you where over ?
I am in a lock. What is interesting about this lock is the grates in the bottom of it. Those grates are…as best I can tell… 4-8 feet deep. Many times fish will be well suspended above the grates but many times they will be at the bottom of the grates. When they are in the bottom of the grates I may sacrifice a few jig heads but it is worth it. A good day in the spot will produce 150 fish. Many times the fish in the bottom of the grate will be nice bluegill and then the crappie may be suspended well above the grates. Either way I spot lock and catch fish for about 4 hours then head home…LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by shaved ice
Regards
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