Thread: Side Scan - finding fish beds

Originally Posted by rnvinc

How did you get a split 360/SI shot ... ??

I thought when 360 was activated ... The unit shut off the SI transmitters ...(to prevent crosstalk) ...

Rickie

what your saying is true for the humminbird core units, but this shot comes from an onix10.the onix will display 360/si/di all at the same times.......here's another shot ...you can see blue gills on the left side of the si....

Originally Posted by kosmo

what your saying is true for the humminbird core units, but this shot comes from an onix10.the onix will display 360/si/di all at the same times......

This is interesting ...

I learn something every day ...

Rickie

Originally Posted by chaunc

My 997 shows gill beds very well. Was cruising in 4ft water looking for them and found them very clearly. Me and my brother had a good time catching them.

I experienced the same thing with my 899. The water was muddy so I wouldn't have seen them without the side scan. There was no mistaking what it was on the screen.

Originally Posted by rnvinc

This is interesting ...

I learn something every day ...

Rickie

The si/di needs to be set to 800khz while the 360 is running.If si/di are set to 455khz while the 360 is running , it's usable, but there will be interference showing on the screen.The same thing applies for getting the best si.while running si on 455khz, run the di on 800khz or the other way.wway.works the same.Or just turn one or the other off, if it's not being used at the time.once the 360 is turned on, it doesn't take long to figure out if there's another 455khz running also.

Originally Posted by rnvinc

This one isn't mine but it has a fish in just about every bed ...



Rickie

Amazing how clearly those fish show up in the beds! I am excited to see that kind of screen clarity in such shallow water. Maybe I can look under those Cypress knees after all.

How about a couple more fish beds The chart speed was wrong as I crossed them, so they are elongated. Also notice that I was in 3 or 4 feet of water. I could have narrowed the width of the scan and adjusted sensitivity to get a more "level" color rather than extremely bright in the middle and dark out on the edge.

I'd like to get SI , but it would have to be off my troller. I run a 40 tiller off the back. Really no where to mount screen or ducer in the back.

Thought about using an old troller shaft and mount to put the ducer on off one side at the front so turning the troller won't effect it.

Originally Posted by tcounty

I'd like to get SI , but it would have to be off my troller. I run a 40 tiller off the back. Really no where to mount screen or ducer in the back.

Thought about using an old troller shaft and mount to put the ducer on off one side at the front so turning the troller won't effect it.

I've got side imaging on my trolling motor.i like it there, it's not very hard to get good images with it mounted on the trolling motor.