Garmin Side Imaging

[Crestliner2008]

We're still debating between the 73 SV or DI models. We mainly fish deep water reservoirs, targeting humps and structures in excess of 25' in some cases. Is there a limit to the side imaging effectiveness as far as depth goes? Thanks muchly Folks.

[RoLo]

To each his own of course, but this much I can offer.

I ran a side-imaging chartplotter for a few seasons, but over time I felt

that I was wasting too much time deciphering the side-imaging screen.

In fact, the longer I owned the unit, the more time I spent scrutinizing the 3D down-scan,

and the less time I spent with side-imaging, not touching it all on most days.

Long story short, my old Humminbird Onix (DS/SI) paid for my new Lowrance Elite Ti downscanner.

 

Roger

[Airman4754]

1 hour ago, RoLo said:

To each his own of course, but this much I can offer.

I ran a side-imaging chartplotter for a few seasons, but over time I felt

that I was wasting too much time deciphering my side-imaging screen.

In fact, the longer I owned the unit, the more time I spent scrutinizing the 3D down-scan,

and the less time I spent with the side-imaging screen, not touching it all on most days.

Longer story short, I now own a down-imaging unit.

 

Roger

 

I'm the same way.

[Bassman37]

I got the 73 SV last year and I will admit that I am still learning the ins and outs of it.

 

I am now finding brush piles and submerged stumps that I probably would not have found as quickly without the benefit of side imaging but the interpretation does take some getting used to.

 

Good luck with your decision.

[Sprocket]

I think SideVu is just another tool to use.  It isn't the answer to everything.  But another tool to use, like Panoptix, ClearVu, standard sonar, gps maps, etc.

 

SE Kansas grass grower

[LoweStinger]

I would rather have the option of having SV than not is why I got it and the huge discount helped my decision also ! Got mine for $449 non chirp model @ Bass Pro was $749 Reg price.