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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 2, 2013 6:59:26 GMT -5
That's a great shot - they slowly (at least in context if your boat movement) move towards your bait and then take off.
For folks new to reading StructureScan - the downscan is like regular sonar in that the newest info is on the right. For Sidescan, he newest info is on the top.
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Post by striperjohn on Apr 2, 2013 11:33:41 GMT -5
Funny thing is I keep reading here and other sites about how difficult it is to set your Sidescan up and use. These images were straight out of the box setting (after I uploaded correct/updated software). I can't imagine it getting any better. WRT range on sidescan, mine kept changing in auto to the width of the creek or area I was in and it seemed to work fine. Haven't used it much on wide open areas so that may be where I need to fine tune to nearer the fish I'm marking.
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Post by BentRod on Apr 2, 2013 12:26:09 GMT -5
No, you're right John, it's basically plug n play. I run mine on 455 all the time and I keep my range very wide even in shallow water. That's the best I've found. I heard that in shallow water to put it on 800, but if you keep your range over 100ft, then 455 is the ticket even in 4-5ft of water. If you get in a really narrow area and reduce your range then the 800 may be better, but when your range is wide, 455 is best.
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 2, 2013 13:23:29 GMT -5
Right - 800 is really for sub 20' of water on downscan - which translates to a pretty narrow view on Sidescan.
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Post by Pete D. on Dec 31, 2013 12:29:43 GMT -5
Looks good man!! I have a Humminbird, but here are some shots that I have gotten.  This is a SUPER wide spread, 480' across. It is an old bridge/road that got knocked out when the new bridge was placed here. This is on Lake Anna. Its cool how you can see a ton of anchor lines on the right side, down in the sand. This is obviously a well known catfish hole. This is in the James River near Dutch Gap.  |
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Post by piper on Jan 10, 2014 14:20:06 GMT -5
Great images. So if im reading right. Is the part of the image to the right of the screen close to the boat and farther away as you move left?
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 10, 2014 14:36:43 GMT -5
Piper - with sidescan the screen scrolls top to bottom - the line in the middle is the boat - the black area left/right is the water column and then the bottom. Conceptually, think about a print-out of the screen - fold down the middle, and then fold each side again where the water column meets the bottom... like an inverted "T".
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Post by piper on Jan 10, 2014 21:37:43 GMT -5
Ok..so the bottom of the screen is old information and the top is newest?
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Post by mwardncsu on Jan 10, 2014 21:43:31 GMT -5
Yes - at least on the Lowrance. That way you "see" it as if you were looking straight down under the boat.
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Post by striperjohn on Jan 11, 2014 8:37:38 GMT -5
These two pictures are the best samples I've found that helped me to understand what I was seeing on the sidescan and downscan. I copied them onto my phone as well as a laminated hard copy on the boat until I was comfortable in what I was seeing.   |
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Post by Pete D. on Aug 20, 2014 9:52:34 GMT -5
Cockeyed Cast-Netting!! Hey at least the net stayed open. Missed the school though, you can see them in the right beam down at the bottom of the page. I think I mistook trolling motor turbulence as baitfish.....  |
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Post by Pete D. on Sept 23, 2014 19:04:25 GMT -5
Here's my last time out with my buddies HDS-9 Touch.  |
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 19, 2014 14:48:56 GMT -5
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Post by archenemy on Dec 19, 2014 17:46:20 GMT -5
Well that tells me they either were not spooked by the crash 30 feet above them OR they were spooked 50 feet away and chose the wrong direction to flee.
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Post by medicineman on Dec 24, 2014 11:07:25 GMT -5
Was this a Hummingbird or Lowrance ?
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