Thread: SI i shallow water

Most of my fishing is on lakes with most of the water level less than 10 feet, will SI be worth the money? I'm going to be picking up a fish finder soon due to having more time now that I'm retiring.

Pat

Depends on how much disposable income you have. You could easily get a better look at what's under the water with a DI/2D/GPS combo and save some bucks. If you want to be able to cover a larger swath of water, and mark points of interest, then yes SI/SS would benefit.

i guess that would have to be up to you if you want to spend the money for si.heres some pictures that i took in 10ft or less water.it will give you an ideal of what you could see with si.these pictures are from a humminbird unit,but most people on this forum say they get better results with the lowrance

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It was money well spent to me. DI is nice but if you dont go right over the brushpile, log, or whatever youll probably never know its there.

You can find the stuff with SI and mark it then go back and take a better look with DI.

Originally Posted by arkman

It was money well spent to me. DI is nice but if you dont go right over the brushpile, log, or whatever youll probably never know its there.

You can find the stuff with SI and mark it then go back and take a better look with DI.

personally ,i think di is like tits on a boar hog. there will be some pigs that suck on them and enjoy but in reality there not really getting anything

Originally Posted by kosmo

personally ,i think di is like tits on a boar hog. there will be some pigs that suck on them and enjoy but in reality there not really getting anything

Like the 360?

Originally Posted by mduncan62

Like the 360?

see , once again,you cant tell the difference.still looking down and under. they alt to just ban you and me,from this site

If you want SI in shallow waters, take a look at both brands with the range set more than 50 feet. I keep mine around 80 in less than 10 feet of water most of the time.

Originally Posted by Stymie

If you want SI in shallow waters, take a look at both brands with the range set more than 50 feet. I keep mine around 80 in less than 10 feet of water most of the time.

I would add a caution on your claim. Deciding what is most usable/readable is up to the owner, and the unit makes a difference. 80ft Per side on a 598 or 798 will work, but there's a lot you could miss. Even looking at Kosmo's screen shots at 90ft wide, that's not great. Look at the tree on 2d and DI and then look at it on the SI, if you were using SI only, you might pass right by without noticing.

The best use I got out of my 797 when I had it was scanning 1 side 50ft. Then I could see detail. You could certainly scan 150ft per side on a 798, but best of luck to you on seeing anything. So much hype is paid to the max distance, but more feet per side doesn't equal more detail.