DI on trolling motor

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Originally Posted by crappie1133

Thanks, rickie. Very helpful and understandable. how much (or how fast) do you need to move? Thanks again!!

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The general consensus is to adjust the chart speed to match your boat speed..

Scanning at 1mph or slower use a chart speed of 1...
Scanning at 2mph use a chart speed of 2...
Scanning at 3mph use a chart speed of 3.....
Etc...

Rickie

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Originally Posted by SlabPappi

I have 1158 DI On Bow On Da Ducer apparatus from Rickie works great. I Used apparatus to keep from getting interference from TM.

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Got any pix of da 'ducer apparatus ™ mounted on your boat yet...??

I enjoy seeing how people have used my bracket ...:)

Rickie

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Originally Posted by criddy

Kinda what I'm thinking, I spend most if my time at the bow fishing. Usually i know the general area where Im going to fish and just troll around that area. Then maybe one day get a SI or side scan for the console. Thanks!

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criddy,
Why not use your 587ci HD DI unit at both the console and the bow? All you would need to do is buy a second unit mount, power cable and DI transducer. Unplug it from the console and move it to the bow and move it back again when you need to.

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Got any pix of da 'ducer apparatus ™ mounted on your boat yet...??

I enjoy seeing how people have used my bracket ...:)

Rickie

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I was hoping to mount mine this week but ended up having minor eye surgery. Visiting Dr office is part of Brenda's and my social life now.

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Got any pix of da 'ducer apparatus ™ mounted on your boat yet...??

I enjoy seeing how people have used my bracket ...:)

Rickie

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No Pics Yet Rickie, I Will Take A Stab At It Soon!

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

DI will indeed work sitting perfectly still but the image created on the DI display will just be a lot of long "streaks" moving across the screen as the unit "pings" the same fish "over and over" or the same section of brush "over and over"...

Rickie

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Rickie is quite correct .... as seen in this picture of my Elite 5DSI showing the edge of a brush pile, while the boat was sitting still ---

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attac...i-dscf0290.jpg

... cp :kewl

Left side is DI sitting still, right side is what you are looking at on the left side, but later became dinner.
http://i.imgur.com/kO4Q7.jpg

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Originally Posted by crappie1133

I didn't know DI worked best when the boat was moving. I thought you got a good picture just barely moving or settiing still. If this is the case, will the DI have any problems mounted on the transom. Is this true with Structure Scan als????Thanks

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I think DI on the tm is the best thing since pockets on bibbed overalls .:fish

Here is a link to some screen shots I took at speeds as low as 0.6 mph, these were using a Lowrance Gen-1 HDS 8 and a LSS-1. They are not as clear as a 3-4 mph shot but very useable IMO.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/side-...-shots-tm.html

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Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

criddy,
Why not use your 587ci HD DI unit at both the console and the bow? All you would need to do is buy a second unit mount, power cable and DI transducer. Unplug it from the console and move it to the bow and move it back again when you need to.

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I actually did think about that. I wish there was a kit like for the non DI units that come with an extra mount, power cable, and trolling motor transducer. I don't want to sound helpless but can you let me know the part numbers for those 3 things that I would need?

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Originally Posted by criddy

I actually did think about that. I wish there was a kit like for the non DI units that come with an extra mount, power cable, and trolling motor transducer. I don't want to sound helpless but can you let me know the part numbers for those 3 things that I would need?

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I would need a MS M, PC 10 and XTM 9 DI 25 T right? I am unsure if this is the right transducer though because according to the humminbird site the 587ci DI is not listed under units it will work on.