sidescan/scope recomendations

[Cd_bassin]

Currently have 2 hds pros one at the bow one at the console, along with a 8612/lvs 34 on a quest up front. The main purpose of the hds pro up front is only to see waypoints, but it has downscan on it and i have found it is more detailed than the 3/1 active imaging transducer on the back. i have been able to find some stuff with the 455 around 60-120 feet but struggling with the 1055. Have a hummingbird solix that is not being used because half of the side scan on the right side has been black for a long time, i think it is transducer damage although i am not sure. I fish alot of central florida lakes in tournaments and have gotten relativley good with the livescope at finding offshore fish on piles/ structure, however i struggle to identify fish and my bait on livescope past 65 feet, i use 100 to look for structure and cast and then go to 60 to catch indivdual fish, however i seem to do best just using the scope to position my bait on structure/ grass. i am thinking of adding 360 up front because most of my fishing is withing 6-17 foot of water max being in central fl. Wanted to ask for recomedations on either getting another unit for sidescan or 360 (probably a helix) however i dont really see the major use of having a expensive hds pro up front just for waypoints, but it definltey helps to find offshore stuff quickly. considering getting a bird for sidescan and using the current solix for sidescan. i feel like the advantage to the bird for sidescan is going to be finding shell with the mega imagingbecause that is primarly what i fish, and the lowrance 1055 has been hard to dial in for me.

[casts_by_fly]

If you have a good Solix head unit with a bad transducer then I'd get a 360 transducer.  It will give you the 360 you're looking for plus the 360 transducer can be used for side imaging views.

[dwtaylor]

What are your livescope settings?  Also, what kind of transducer mount are you using?

 

An LVS34 should be great out to 100 feet.  In your depth of water, I recommend turning noise reject to high, turning off tvg, turn up color gain to around 85%.  I run my gain somewhere between 75% and 90% depending on how clean the water is.  More gain puts more stuff on the screen so it won't be very clear, but you are going to get stronger returns at a distance and that is a 100% need at 100 feet.

 

I fish mostly shallow water and have an lvs32 that is clear out to 55/60 feet easy.  I increase gain and can see a jerkbait out to around 90 feet.

 

I recently upgraded to a fish obsessed 0 degree mount and it is much easier to line up casts now so its even easier to see my bait.

 

[Tennessee Boy]

If you add MEGA 360 to your Solix make sure it is a G2 or G3 model.