I also find lowrance 2d sonar is clearer then hummingbirds but humminbird are more user friendly.
As for imaging clarity, no doubt Humminbird still leads, the Ultra units look good, but not on par with MEGA+I currently fish inland lakes and the river for trout walleye and bass. Since you will be finding fish vertically rather than horizontally, down-imaging will aid you because the fish finder is suited for these kinds of situations. While money is not as important as buying the best thing for my money can you please advise me here.I am thinking a Garmin Ultra on the console, utilizing the acquisition of Navoionics, because I fish in Tn, Fl, and La, for GPS side vu and plotting and mapping etc. In sonar terms, this unit offers two technologies; the 2D CHIRP and the ClearVu. I now have a Hawkeye that doesn’t work more than it does, that’s why three props. Are side-scan units best for the gauge console where you drive or used up-front with transducer on trolling motor? We feel that hands down, the best sonar fish finder is the Lowrance HDS-12 GEN3 Insight Fishfinder/Chartplotter with CHIRP/StructureScan and 83/200+ StructureScan Transducer.
1.2 Mhz > 800 KhzGreat info and I appreciate your honesty re deep water and ocean stuff. What is worthy of knowing here is the fact that down-imaging depth finders feature transducers that directs sonar waves down beneath boats, while side-imaging models direct their beams to the sides of the boat.Inherently, both types are fantastic options, with their pros and cons. Would like to stay in $750-500 range Looking at Simrad Go7 xse and others which would you recomendI’m looking for a depth/GPS for lake hopping with a pontoon. If you want another brand the ECHOMAP Plus 93sv is a good unit, as are the HOOK2 Tripleshot.I am looking to upgrade my current unit HDS 5 (first generation) on my boat. Are there other units in this price range that are better than these two?
But side-imaging fish finders are well-designed to display the rocks as being in distinct groups on either side of your boat. Humminbird’s 2D sonar offerings are far from two-dimensional.
180 degrees on all sides, against 20 to 60 degrees of former models is like outnumbering a-hundred-to-one.A Side-Imaging fish finder allows you to differentiate rather impeccably between a fish and a structure. I see everything for g2n. Yeah, Its kind of a pain but enjoy checking out different lakes.
Using two sonar beams with one on each side of the boat, the main objective is to aim them in the perfect angle from the boat, typically covering up to 300 feet of water on each side, depending on the unit.Most anglers, especially beginners, will want to know the upsides of a particular fish finder before settling for it. With a budget of 1500.00 would pick the new Garmin echo map 93sv, lowarance HDS 9 gen 3 or Helix 9.That’s a good budget amount. Secondly, being that SI models scan the water side-to-side of the boat, it will be able to allow you to determine instantly where actually fish is in relations to your boat, making it much simpler to place baits which more than often result in a bite.SI sonars are known and sought after for its ability to cover a rather extensive range of water, not only the portion of water that comes under the boat. You are probably wondering what exactly is CHIRP, how does it work, and what are the benefits? Time to upgrade the really old Lowrance electronics. Its sonar is made with a High Wide Traditional CHIRP, CHIRP ClearVu, and CHIRP SideVu. It takes a very specific circumstance to display an arch on a fish finder, so do not be alarmed if you do not immediately or always see the arches. Sharpness helps you enhance objects’ edges, making them stand out and more detailed. Any thoughts? Which unit do you feel has the better GPS mapping provided? This makes them particularly suitable for finding fish behind shallow creeks and bays, where their orientation provides a better display than the down-imaging scanners do.
ThanksHelix 9 or 10 SI or MSI would work well for that.
As for its frequency and coverage, the details are DualBeam Plus: 200 kHz/20 degrees and 83 kHz/60 degrees.