jettech Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Has anyone got one of these? I just saw one in the BPS catalog. do they show you whats there under you like the pics claim, or are they full of it and just a marketing ploy. the pics in the magazine make them look like a must have. I've never been good a interpreting the standard fish finder so would one of these be more helpful. Quote
farmpond1 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Sonar unit? As near as I can tell, ALL fishfinders and flashers are sonar units. Can you be more specific? Quote
jettech Posted January 29, 2008 Author Posted January 29, 2008 Its a fish finder/gps unit with a wide beam. It give you an image supposedly that looks almost like a picture of the bottom from above instead of the side view like normal fish finders. I cant quite find it online but in the book it looked...shall we say.....too good to be true. And you know what they say about things like that. Thats why I was asking here. Quote
jettech Posted January 29, 2008 Author Posted January 29, 2008 If you'll go to the hummingbird home page, look at the first page at the top. If it really works like that it could change the whole way people approach this sport. At least the rich ones anyway. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Super User Posted January 30, 2008 I think as long as you have a decent "regular" sonar and practice with it, you should be fine. A flasher is a good tool, as well as a quality LCD. If you already have one of these, then I'd suggest looking into an UW viewing system/camera. These, along with the use of the sonar, can teach you an awful lot in a short period of time. I don't own one yet myself, but my fishing buddy has one. I think they are priceless! And the prices are coming down every year. Quote
farmpond1 Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I was listening to a fishing guide this week. He was talking about his new sonar and how he can tell at a glance when the crappie have left a brush pile. That, I think, requires a high level of sophistication from a unit. It sounds like, for those who can afford them, it can really tip the playing field in their direction. I just hope they save some fish for the future (and for the rest of us schmucks). Quote
jettech Posted January 30, 2008 Author Posted January 30, 2008 thats just what I was thinking FP. I found it finally...its called side imaging sonar. shoots three different frequency beams in about an 85 degree arc under your boat up to 480' in a pass. the returns look like slightly grainy black and white photos. Doesn't matter about water conditions or light or anything.....its really neat. The cheapest unit Ive found is about a grand+. That means it'll be a long time before one lands on my little boat. I need to find articles on reading your fish finder. I'll just bet there are some here Quote
naturalnbama Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 I have been struggling with the same thing. I am trying to locate a channel that I can see on the map. Im zig zaging back and forth slowly over what I thought was the right area but cant see it. I thought about the aqua vision thing but it looks like something that you could see about 5 feet with?? anyone have experience with one?? I love the look of the side imaging deal. Quote
AKFerzy7 Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 I have been struggling with the same thing. I am trying to locate a channel that I can see on the map. Im zig zaging back and forth slowly over what I thought was the right area but cant see it. I thought about the aqua vision thing but it looks like something that you could see about 5 feet with?? anyone have experience with one?? I love the look of the side imaging deal. Its probably silted in. Quote
farmpond1 Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 I have been struggling with the same thing. I am trying to locate a channel that I can see on the map. Im zig zaging back and forth slowly over what I thought was the right area but cant see it. I thought about the aqua vision thing but it looks like something that you could see about 5 feet with?? anyone have experience with one?? I love the look of the side imaging deal. Its probably silted in. I would guess that if the channel is silted in, it would probably show up as a soft(er) bottom than the surrounding area. Depends, I guess, on how wide/deep the silt is distributed. Would that be a reasonable conclusion? Quote
FishMack Posted February 19, 2008 Posted February 19, 2008 This is a hard one to figure out. I've been doing some research on this myself, looking for something I can use on both freshwater and saltwater... Can anyone shed any light on this? Any info would be much appreciated... Quote
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