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Location: Stevens Point, WI | The likelihood of actually being able to catch a muskie on your Side Imaging is not that great with either unit. The side imaging isn't necessarily a tool to look for fish, but more or less to better understand the structural elements your fishing. However, I've seen images from the HDS where getting the big balls of baitfish scanned are possible and do happen.
With that said, both units are good and are pretty evenly matched. The Lowrance customer service has at times been less than stellar, that's not been a hidden secret by any means. But, take into consideration how many more Lowrance units are out there compared to Humminbird. Lowrance has been the top dog for 30, 40 years? Humminbird finally within the last what, five years has a unit that can even be remotely be compared to a Lowrance.
I would suggest looking both units over closely, run through the menus and see what you think. If you know of anyone that has a Lowrance HDS and a newer Humminbird, ask them to take you out so you can play with it a bit. Nothing beats actual experience with something like new electronics.
Bruce "Doc" Sampson, one of the best when it comes to electronics. He's got a ton of good info on the new HDS units and StructureScan. Here is the link:
HDS Link:
http://www.hightechfishing.com/hds.html
StructureScan Link:
http://www.hightechfishing.com/structure.html |
