BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted April 23, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted April 23, 2015 The Garmin Panoptix™ all-seeing sonar is unlike anything you’ve ever seen on the water.You have to see it to believe it. Click to check it out. 4 Quote
Robeng Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 would like to see it in action on the water. Thanks for sharing. Looks pretty cool. Quote
BaitMonkey1984 Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I just got good at reading my down scan. Good thing this is going to be way outside my price-point. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted April 24, 2015 Super User Posted April 24, 2015 If you use one of the mid line units it's not much more than my HDI-10 with the side scan unit. You don't have to buy the $6,000 sonar. You are just buying a $1,500 transducer and using it on one of their compatable units. Quote
WPCfishing Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 I'm not impressed with the Elite 5 HDI I bought. Should have bought the Dragonfly. Quote
Raymurda Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 I'm not impressed with the Elite 5 HDI I bought. Should have bought the Dragonfly. Absolutely love my dragonfly 4 pro on yak. Thing is down right dirty Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 29, 2015 Global Moderator Posted April 29, 2015 I'm not impressed with the Elite 5 HDI I bought. Should have bought the Dragonfly. But,,,that's a Garmin that Glenn's talking about? Quote
Super User Sam Posted April 29, 2015 Super User Posted April 29, 2015 Glenn, saw it a few months ago and thought how long will it be before FLW and BASS prohibit it in their tournaments. Quote
Super User tcbass Posted April 29, 2015 Super User Posted April 29, 2015 Glenn, saw it a few months ago and thought how long will it be before FLW and BASS prohibit it in their tournaments. Why would it be banned? Too effective? Quote
TX18_E90 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 So what are we seeing. Two bass under a school of shad? Is this Garmins version of SI? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 30, 2015 Global Moderator Posted April 30, 2015 So what are we seeing. Two bass under a school of shad? Is this Garmins version of SI? No, it's seeing fish in real time. In the picture, the purple streaks are the disturbance left behind as the fish (the two marks), swim towards the bottom (at least that is my understanding of it). Garmin has side imaging as well, and this is what it looks like when you find the mother of all shad schools. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted April 30, 2015 Author BassResource.com Administrator Posted April 30, 2015 Here's a video that shows it in action. http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/panoptix.html Quote
TX18_E90 Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 That's amazing. Really impressive. I have to agree on the price comments though. Probably 4-5 yrs before your average angler will own one. Technology is incredible though. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted May 5, 2015 Super User Posted May 5, 2015 Amazing... Pretty soon our boats will drive us to the fish and say fish here (with pics uploaded to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in real time). 1 Quote
livemusic Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 How much for this? Is the transducer $1,500? What unit do you couple it to? Quote
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