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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | I've have a 997c SI mounted at the console on a RAM mount so I can swivel it and see it from the front deck - just have to reverse your directional thought process, i.e., left is right and forward is back. Maybe a good feature for future upgrade for Humminbird firmware, i.e., a reverse view button! As was mentioned earlier, it's nice to mark a spot and then with sonar/GPS split screen and cursor ease onto it with the TM or anchor line. For me console mount was a easy choice, i.e., makes it very easy to really learn a new lake very quickly. Like was mentioned before - you see all kinds of stuff. F. ex. there's a ~ 20' section of dock sitting in ~15 feet of water on Presque Isle..... There's also a bunch of humps & trees that are not on any maps.
With a standard sonar you need to drive right over them, with the SI it's a drive by situation and you can set how far out the side imaging shoots. Best boat accessory I've ever purchased.
I went with a dual transducer switch. The SI transducer is mounted on the transom ~ 3" above the bottom line of the hull to protect it from damage and standard transducer is mounted to shoot through the hull for high speed. The SI transducer loses bottom at ~ 10 mph because of turbulence. But it's Ok for me as I understand the trade-off.
Have fun! |
