SI and PVC

Somebody show me a pvc tree with their SI unit. Just curious if we couldn't start a sticky with pictures of neat things discovered using the Side Imaging? I think that it may help with understanding exactly what is being shown and how and it may just be really interesting to boot. I am planning on purchasing one of these units when the funds come available and I am trying to shorten my learning curve.

So if you have one of the new SI units please post up a picture of a pvc tree if it will show it and post some other neat structure (old bridges, culverts) or junk found on the bottom of the lake.

When I figure out how to get pictures from here to there I'll do just that. Bought 997 and have been playing with it instead of fishing. It's so fascinating. First trip out saw a boat hull laying on bottom with square hole cut in it. Found remains of old wooden bridge. Took snapshot of a fish house that I put in lake made out of 200 gal. plastic tote tank. You can see metal cage around tank and bamboo that I stuck out of all four sides but not the 2inch pvc that I stuck out the top. I'll figure this picture thing out in time.

I forgot that the pvc may not show up. Do you think that larger pvc would? How is pvc different than say, a five gallon bucket, or a large plastic drum?

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Originally Posted by justforfun

When I figure out how to get pictures from here to there I'll do just that. Bought 997 and have been playing with it instead of fishing. It's so fascinating. First trip out saw a boat hull laying on bottom with square hole cut in it. Found remains of old wooden bridge. Took snapshot of a fish house that I put in lake made out of 200 gal. plastic tote tank. You can see metal cage around tank and bamboo that I stuck out of all four sides but not the 2inch pvc that I stuck out the top. I'll figure this picture thing out in time.

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Save the Pictures to a SD card. Then at home take a SD reader and load the shots on your PC. I move mine to my Photobucket.com. And then the its just copy and paste it in the postcard deal above.
Pete

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ST1042/new.jpg

Before placing in lake

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ondoimages.jpg

After placing in lake

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2/plcondo2.jpg

After fish found it

Ernest
Do do know what your setting were to get this image? I have a hard time with this.

Thanks Shilohred, hope to have time to try this tonight. I want you all to see this tank. It is cool.

O MY ....... fishing is about to pick up. I can find the structure (minn kota trolling motor) I put in the lake last year!!! Mr. Paty that picture is unreal. Thanks.....there goes my govt. refund money.

http://http://i283.photobucket.com/a...007_edited.jpgOK folks, let's see if country has come to town. This is the 200 gal plastic tank. It has galvanized cage around it with metal plate about 10 inches by 30 long on the side that you can see, that was the contents placard. I stuck bamboo about 12-14 feet out of all sides and you can clearly see the bamboo and fish in it. What you can't see are the 12 pieces of 2.5 inch pvc pipe sticking straight up 8 ft. toward the surface. I wish now I'd have taken a picture before I put it in the water. I will on next one. Now back to the original question. As in Ernest's snapshots as well as mine, you don't and won't see the pvc unless that beam hits perpindicular and reflects squarely back to transducer. Am I correct?

Not true, the pvc will show up just like the wood or boo will. You said the pvc was sticking straight up. All you would get is an echo off the 2" end of the pipe if you were above the barrel. Too small to see. from the side you would see the shadow. Notice in my pictures, what you see is the shadows, the small white echos of the pipe blend in with the bottom.


Here's Bills picture. Looks like he's looking straight down on it so the PVC would not show up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...007_edited.jpg

I didn't record my settings when the pix were taken. need to do that.

Other than the scan width I usually use the factory settings.

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Originally Posted by ERNEST PATY

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ST1042/new.jpg

Before placing in lake

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ondoimages.jpg

After placing in lake

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2/plcondo2.jpg

After fish found it

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THOSE ARE GREAT PICS. I AM SAVING SO I CAN GET ONE OF THOSE UNITS. BIT IT WILL BE AWHILE. MAYBE THEY WILL COME DOWN SOME BY THE TIME I SAVE THE MONEY.

That is exactly what I had in mind and maybe even better than I had hoped for. Being able to see what it looked like before it was put in the water was a big help. If I saw that on my side scan (if I had one) that would blow my mind and I wouldn't have a clue what it was.

justfor fun

Your pic. did not work for me either.....

guess what, it didn't work for me either. I guess I'm just computer stupid cause I did it just like ShilohRed said to. Photobucket and all. I'll try again tonight. sorry for the delay.

I just emailed the pictures to Ernest Paty. Maybe we'll all see them soon. Thank you Ernest. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Ernest posted my picture further up this thread. You can see the tank clearly on the left side at the top right on the edge of the water column. Bamboo out towards you with fish strung out between tips of boo. Ain't that neat?

any more?

plenty more but still can't get them to post. Haven't had time to fool with it.

hmmm weird. on photobucket it should be the bottom link with the brackets on it or you can take the direct link and add them brackets with no space. or just post the direct link and people can just go se for themselves

this one looks like a sunken pontoon boat or some sort of crane left in a stripmine

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/JRWJR/00004.jpg

Now let's see if it worked. Here's an old pole bridge across a creek channel.http://http://i283.photobucket.com/a...014/S00009.jpg

http://http://i283.photobucket.com/a...014/S00009.jpgStill didn't work. copied and pasted from photobucket and url appeared in reply box but all I got on post was reply and a box with red x in it. Any suggestions are appreciated. All the time I have for now. Maybe tonight. thanks<a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk314/justforfun_014/?action=view&current=S00009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk314/justforfun_014/S00009.jpg" border="0" alt="old bridge"></a>

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/k...014/S00009.jpg The old blind sow has finally found an acorn.