Printable View
of bull to have to have two transom mounted transducers for 1 sonar unit to work properly. Period.
Get a y cable and another transducer to get it to work properly. Next, get a switch (Humminbird) and and get another transducer to mount up front and now we really have something.
Sounds like one of my nightmares.
Thanks Humminbird.
I appreciate your posts so much. After being at work all day, I get to come home and laugh at the true things you have to say. Thanks Tom for making me laugh.
The Hound
Thanks John. I laugh at my own self. I often wonder what kind of moron people take me for.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
Nobody thinks you're a moron. We may not always be on your level but that's just because were aren't as smart.
Happy Fishing My Friend,
The Hound
I agree, I look for your post. If they are not funny they are very informative!....Keep um coming
By the way, I put a new Lowrance 520c on my boat. In the instructions it states you must mount a mandatory switch on the GPS so not to drain your battery. If it is mandatory, why not add it to the kit charge a coulpe of dollars more and be done with it. I guess it doesn't matter which brand you buy just plan on going back to the store!
Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
Never ends does it. Do they sell the switches?Quote:
Originally Posted by klight1122
Lowrance switch 20.00 made in china
Auto Zone switch 2.00 made in china
Your input...priceless
Why not mount the HB transducer like any other one. Then adjust it so it works? I have read of guys haveing fine results up to about 50mph. They do complain of a roostertail. Is that the problem? I think you can fix that with a bit of angle plastic.
My Lowrance transducers all shoot water up too. I never really liked it, but oh well.
I don't take you for a moron. Some of the stuff you post shows you are very intelligent. But you do whine almost as much as my 4 year old daughter.
Dayton
You call it whining, I call it being technically literate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger690
Furthermore, my stuff works perfectly. It is others that bring stuff to me with problems that they themselves can't solve or have difficulty solving and receive little help from tech support. It is one thing to set at a tech support desk and suggest, it is another thing to implement suggestions.
I speak for the people. The stuff should work per instructions on the box, not suggestions or recommendations per phone calls. I am a consumer advocate. These people ain't my friend. They want our money. It is their job to appease us and get our money. MHO
Iffing defined - the fine art of explaining how things ought to be as per Sherriff Andy Taylor on Mayberry.
Iffen- I was a high falutin technocracy company and iffen I wanted the hordes of fishermen to assault the cash registers with my product in their grubby hands. I would want the product to work well and integrate as smooth as possible with end users.
Iffen - I were running this company. My product would have the hardware to be mounted and used from a 10' jon boat to the ultimate money pit.
Iffen- I was doing the hiring my entire staff from secretaries to research and development would be fisherfolk
Iffen- I were this person I would read Canepoles postings very closely. He ain't talking trash. This is what known as refining and improvement.
You all see how iffing works now . Now Barney on the other hand........
The stepped transom used on many modern hulls is the source of the problem. The aft most step can actually come clear of the water at higher speeds and the transducer no longer provides a reading. This design moves the turbulence from the transom forward away from the prop allowing the motor to run more efficiently. The only solution I can think of for this situation is a second transducer that can be mounted inside the hull or through the hull forward of the step to provide readings at high speeds.
I have a stepped transom on my boat but the aft most step never quite clears the water on my boat. There is a lot of noise, but I still can get depth readings while on plane at the speeds I prefer to run.
I have no problems with my HB 997 at top speed 55 MPH with one transducer. Ranger Boat. Most people that down the HB side imaging units don't have one. And want to talk bad about them so others don't get one. I will tell you to me there is nothing better for the money. $2000.00 is nothing for this technology. other units that are not as clear are thousands of dollars more. I can Scan a bank 300 feet long 50 feet out and find bream beds like you have never seen. I can go back over that area at 20 feet Scan and zoom in on the beds and see the eyes of the bream. I have told people fishing from the bank, to move down 100 feet and cast out 25 feet and they got a basket full, at the county lake. I can Scan a area and see if the bream are small or large. I caught so many large bream last year the man that runs the lake said he may have to ban the use of that HB 997 unit. He said I was catching all the big ones. I could catch a limit in no time. I would only keep 10 or 12 and give the others away to the lake manager or people fishing there. Sometimes I would just catch them and let them go and people on the bank would ask would I catch them a mess to eat. I can not wait to try and see if I can see crappie beds with it this spring. I am telling you if you don't have one you better get one. Well maybe you should not get one because if every one gets one we will catch all the fish. LOL
Later
BamaMan
Hey BamaMan, what color eyes did the bream have?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by BamaMan
I Have Been Wanting One Of Those Units Badly. I Was Just Hoping To Find Someone Locally So I Could See Their Unit In Action First. Would You Consider A Demo Ride?
Hey BamaMan, could you post some pictures and tell us what we are looking at. I could use side imaging sonar if they are that good. I have been reading about them but need a few more pictures of bream beds and sac-au-lait brush piles (condos). That is a big investment. But i could quit building brush piles, and just look for them instead. Toledo Bend is big and full of natural brushpiles.
Well I am glad to hear everyone worshiping Humminbird. Good for you. Me, I have it for side imaging.
Wasn't for the SI. It wouldn't be on my boat. I will just keep my Lowrance and Garmin for the time being. I know good equipment. I believe I am qualified to made this assessment.
By the way, owning something is not guaranteed knowledge of form, fit, or function. Ownership creates a false sense of expertise.
Quote:
Originally Posted by PanMan_VA
I agree about the Step Keith. After I put the "splash guard" on the transducer and eliminated the roostertail, I can now read bottom at WOT (35mph). This splash guard helped a lot.
Aqua dynamics for the puck needs improving. Is there such a thing?
There will not be a rooster tail if the transducer is far enough below the surface of the water while on plane, but would lead to a lot of damaged or destroyed transducers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
It was not in color the eyes were white with a black ring around them. You could see the fish and look were the eye was and tell it was the eye real good. But not in color. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by DonG
Later
BamaMan
Todd took his off the step and put it on the bottom. He looses bottom contact above 30 on his Triton. It is in the water for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by PanMan_VA
Sorry bigfish I don't sale HB units so no demo rides here. Call HB customer service and ask for rep or retailer for your area they may offer demo rides.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigfish5
or check with a boat dealer.
Later
BamaMan
I don't have pictures to post at this time. At the time I was using the HB 997 I did not have a SD card, and did not no how to do pictures at the time. I was just learning to use the unit. But I will take some pictures when they go on bed this spring. I will try to get some pictures of crappie on bed in the next 3 to 4 weeks if I can,as they move up into the shallows. There are photos on HB website you can look at also. And there is a Yahoo groups side imaging forum that you can become a member of and see allot of pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by RajinCajun
But let me warn you if you go there an see what the HB units can do, get ready to spend the money, because you will want it even more.
Later
BamaMan
Sorry but I am not worshiping Humminbird not my religion!:mad: Just saying what little I no about my unit thats all not claiming to be a expert.:rolleyes: With your expertise I would think you could add a $2.00 switch and cut and solder a wire or two to a PC cable and make your lap top the screen for your 797 so you could see it.LOL But thats all it could do is be used as a monitor. Or just go and spend the money for that 1197 you want so bad.:) You need to remember you ant getting any younger and you can't take the money with you.:D Life is short!!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Later
BamaMan
I will get the 1197 sooner or later. ha...Why should I have to buy a $2.oo switch? See my point?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by BamaMan
I want one also but $2,000.00 for 997 was bad enough. $3,000.00 1197 will have to be a little later for me. Maybe next year? And I see your point about the switch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Later
BamaMan