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[QUOTE]NickD - 3/8/2016  6:53 AM

Last year I mounted my SI ducer that was just laying around to my Xi5.  Was better having it up front but mounting it to your TM is hardly ideal.  The 360 images are difficult enough to interpret while fishing and this system is even more difficult.  Then throw in interference from the TM that plagues most bird systems and it made things even worse.  So now I am back to just using the 2D up front and utilizing most of the real estate on the big screen for mapping.  Which is a stronger tool for musky fishing where I fish anyhow.  SI is great and all but on the lakes I fish with weedline that goes most of the way around the lake SI isn't quite as useful.  The weeds cover up so much of the lake and it is very difficult to  "see" what is really living in the weeds.  And I have found the fish aren't afraid to show themselves when you find them.

In low/no cover situations SI is a far more powerful tool.  If I fished big reservoirs or featureless bowls I would be willing to spend more time on the SI to eliminate more water faster.

If you figure out a good way to mount an SI ducer off the bow post it up!  I would make it so you can turn the ducer slightly to "see" in front of the boat a bit.  That would be very useful since that will help you hold the correct distance off weedlines or rockpiles without having to map them out first.  But then you would almost need a mounting position on each side of the bow and turn the ducer each time if you fish off both sides of the boat.  I've never been able to think up a good mounting method in my head to actual build one.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 3/8/2016 6:53 AM (#808963 - in reply to #808954)
Subject: Re: Moving side imaging to bow.

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When I upgraded graphs a few years back I got a 998SI and an 1198SI. I have the smaller graph at the helm and the bigger graph up front. Learned I derive no joy from driving around looking at my graph. The reason I bought 2 SIs was so I could share the SI image to the front. Ended up not really liking that as you need to use most of the big screen to be able to interperet that while fishing plus the data is all behind you.

Last year I mounted my SI ducer that was just laying around to my Xi5. Was better having it up front but mounting it to your TM is hardly ideal. The 360 images are difficult enough to interpret while fishing and this system is even more difficult. Then throw in interference from the TM that plagues most bird systems and it made things even worse. So now I am back to just using the 2D up front and utilizing most of the real estate on the big screen for mapping. Which is a stronger tool for musky fishing where I fish anyhow. SI is great and all but on the lakes I fish with weedline that goes most of the way around the lake SI isn't quite as useful. The weeds cover up so much of the lake and it is very difficult to "see" what is really living in the weeds. And I have found the fish aren't afraid to show themselves when you find them.

In low/no cover situations SI is a far more powerful tool. If I fished big reservoirs or featureless bowls I would be willing to spend more time on the SI to eliminate more water faster.

If you figure out a good way to mount an SI ducer off the bow post it up! I would make it so you can turn the ducer slightly to "see" in front of the boat a bit. That would be very useful since that will help you hold the correct distance off weedlines or rockpiles without having to map them out first. But then you would almost need a mounting position on each side of the bow and turn the ducer each time if you fish off both sides of the boat. I've never been able to think up a good mounting method in my head to actual build one.