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Spotlight up and running #9911676 04/16/14 10:37 AM
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After completing the installation yesterday I made a real quick maiden voyage to ensure all was well with all systems and Houston, we have a go!
I think there is going to be a long learning period figuring out how this thing really works but, for starters, I'm liking what I see.
This brushpile is just outside the dock I'm using currently, maybe 100' or so from Tx Wizzards place. When I saw the fish, I just had to drop a jig and sure enough 'kaboom' but, it was a pretty good size sandie and not a big crappie.
Anyway, just thought I'd show everyone what this new Lowrance feature looks like from a novices point of view.




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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911697 04/16/14 11:09 AM
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Thats cool !!!



Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911744 04/16/14 11:48 AM
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Wow thats pretty nice!


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911747 04/16/14 11:50 AM
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That's pretty cool Bob! It would definitely take me some getting use to reading what its showing me.






Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911755 04/16/14 11:54 AM
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve rolfmao
JK, very cool clap


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911764 04/16/14 12:01 PM
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Damn You!!! Now I want one.

Be interested to know how effective it will be to help you find crappie.

Is it hooked up to a HDS-? Touch on your TM?


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9911781 04/16/14 12:09 PM
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dang that some fancy equipment sir eeks
my my my ..... clap
KABOOM

Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: BlueNitro] #9911856 04/16/14 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted By: BlueNitro
Damn You!!! Now I want one.

Be interested to know how effective it will be to help you find crappie.

Is it hooked up to a HDS-? Touch on your TM?


Yes, it is made for trolling motor mounting only. And it has to be a cable steer trolling motor (no electric steer) to work. As you turn your tm, the 'v' turns with it showing where you have your tm pointed. And yes, it is connected to my 9 Touch.


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: tboxfish] #9911860 04/16/14 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted By: tboxfish
Might as well have auto cast & retrieve rolfmao
JK, very cool clap


Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy!
Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go.


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9912161 04/16/14 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted By: OkieBob
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve rolfmao
JK, very cool clap


Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy!
Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go.



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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: shut-up-and-fish] #9912301 04/16/14 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted By: OkieBob
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve rolfmao
JK, very cool clap


Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy!
Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go.



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Well, there you go rolfmao
I'd like to have that to play with off the dock!


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9915173 04/17/14 02:51 PM
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Pretty cool, thought you were going to get a Humminbird!!!!
You would have known those were sand bass,
Just Sayin!





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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9917443 04/18/14 10:46 AM
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If'n I'd had a Bird, I wouldn't even have known they were fish!
Take that you old 'teasip'!

Now go tie some jigs or something! Me and Cooter are goin fishin! Eat your heart out!


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9918818 04/18/14 10:36 PM
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can you take some shots under boat docks with fish on them, ? if you want to see some fish tell jigum to take you to the big red dock.


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Re: Spotlight up and running [Re: OkieBob] #9924023 04/21/14 02:54 PM
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Another shot of the spotlight taken yesterday. This shows a nice concentration of crappie. How do I know it's crappie? Cause my son and I boated a bunch of them!
I'm still not real happy about spotlight. The fact it will not scan without rotating the tm is a real bummer and almost prevents it from being of any value.
For example: Navigating to a saved waypoint. The ideal would be to stop the main engine away from the waypoint. Move to the bow and navigate to the waypoint, stop when you are close but, not on the brushpile/structure/whatever you have marked. Fish it without ever moving over it.
You can't navigate to the structure with spotlight since you have to continually rotate the tm to get the picture. So you end up wandering from side to side and so far, I can't judge where I'm going to end up.
The other issue is that it is difficult to determine distance. I can relate the distance in the water column by looking at the DI alongside the spotlight. But, items outside the water column I have no clue.
Anyway, here it is:


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