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Posting a reply to: Re: New front depthfinder, HDS 9 or Hook 9. Or Bird??

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14ledo81

Posted 11/29/2016 10:18 AM (#837604 - in reply to #837587)
Subject: Re: New front depthfinder, HDS 9 or Hook 9. Or Bird??

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Location: Ashland WI

mtcook16 - 11/29/2016 8:45 AM

oly67 - 11/25/2016 10:00 AM

14ledo81 - 11/25/2016 9:38 AM

I-pilot link is certainly all its cracked up to be. At least for me. I use the follow the contour feature quite often on he lake I fish the most. If it's not to windy, I can fish the whole structure without touching the trolling motor.

Like I said, I can be talked into the I-link. If this is true, I am sold.

Scenario: You're fishing and notice the fish are tight to the weed edge and you note that it is at 8'. You go to your Humminbird and select Follow the Contour, but instead of following on top of it, you set a selected Contour Offset, say 40'. This will allow you to set the speed of the motor and then let the boat drive itself, keeping you a cast length away from the fish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRO0PbCpCNg

Another way to use this feature is when the fish are holding at the bottom edge of a sharp break. Say a 5' flat quickly drops into 15' and then the 15' area continues out for 400'. If you are looking to target the bottom edge of that break, just set the "follow the contour" feature for 15' with an offset of whatever casting distance you want. Can also work if you want to target the top of the break from the inside.