Bout to buy a new graph and need some responses asap dive it never accursed to me before. How often do you use SI/DI on the front? I have Ultrex and helix at dash, so if I get a DI/SI unit I will only be able to pull the SI/DI from the transom transducer as the US2 doesn't support those.

I almost never use it.

Never.

I've removed SI on trolling motor... 2D/DI only up front! its what all the cool kids are doing and I want to be that!! Hehehe...

2d and down split on mine. Never us side on front.

I use the split screen with 2D from the trolling motor on left and DI from transom on the right a lot when fishing deep. Never use SI on front unit and seldom use mapping on front since I normally put out a bouy.

Never..... down scan very rearly. I want 2D and map up front.

Yup

Since in theory when you are on the bow you aren't moving real fast, the SI up there is useless. When Slade fine tuned all of my graphs he set my screen on the bow with 3 different things, 2D from the trolling motor, DI from the transom and a map. Never thought to do this but its great to know the depth on both the front and the back at all times.

I have my Lowrance front unit on map,sonar, and downscan.

Beginning to use DI a lot more on the TM. Was at Squaw last weekend and some of the returns in 8'-15'deep in the stump fields were pretty amazing.

I use DI on the bow when I'm not sure exactly what I am looking at on sonar.

You don't need to be moving fast for the SI to work. I had it on mine until I broke the last transducer. Lately, I haven't even been using a FF on the bow

I run 2d and down boat never moves fast enough for Si up front plus my 2d is off the trolling motor and Di is off the back helps keep the boat on humps or creek channels when the front is on the up side of a ledge and the back is on the downside for boat positioning

I use Humminbird Side Imaging with the Side Imaging transducer on the trolling motor or 360 at the bow all the time. Occasionally add 2D sonar and never Down Imaging when fishing.

I have Helix 10 unit up front and love to use my 360 imaging for all the stuff you cant see above the water. Allows me to be more efficient with my casting. Really looks good when your locked in with shallow water anchors. Otherwise I use a split 2D and DI or map and DI. Especially when fishing deeper.Hope that helps.

I run sonar/downscan split screen on the bow 90% of the time. The downscan really gives a detail view of the structure that sonar doesn't show a lot of times. Typically I use sonar to ID fish and downscan to see the structure.Downscan and sidescan also will show you fish if you know what to look for. Sonar will separate fish from structure and downscan will show sharper more detailed views of structure and bottom. Hope this helps. Learning how to utilize all of the tools you have in your electronics takes time and sidescan,downscan,structure scan,panoptix and chirp all have a place in the arsenal and allow us to see and find fish that we typically wouldn't.

Never SI, but I do use DI and traditional sonar regularly, for reasons several have already mentioned. Also, in some super shallow situations (<2-3 ft when the transducer is <2 ft from the bottom) it seems like my DI does a better job of staying with the bottom and giving me a depth when my traditional sonar is confused and loses track of the bottom.

SI never. DI often

I have a transom mount 360. I select it all the time on the trolling motor. I moved my 1199 up front and 998 to the console. I would use SI all the time with the 998 up front and did a zig-zag pattern so I could look ahead when fishing down a bank.

I use traditional sonar and mapping up front, DI and SI at the console.

Never only 2d

For you guys that use Si/DI, do you have a Minn Kota with us2? If so, wonton just mount your transducer onto the trolling motor?

2D/SI/Charts up front with an HDI transducer; everything at the console. I originally ordered a Fortrex with US2, but changed it to one without it once I knew I was getting the HDI skimmer.

I run it 100% of the time, I can't say that I catch more fish because of it. Can't say I catch fish anyways.

I don't use side scan very often but I use down scan quiet a lot when I really lace the front unit I won't get si on it just di.

All the time when I'm running the banks and 2 mph is plenty on the Mega to get a good pic. Doesn't take a second or two to switch back and forth.