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Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 06:36 PM
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T 4 FISH
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Would like to hear opinions from some of you that have them. Good or bad? I have read lots of good things about them but one guy told me the transducers leak the liquid inside and dont last long.
Terrell Tx Paradise, Fork
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 06:44 PM
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C130
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Ive only had mine about a month. I kept delaying buying one hoping theyd come out with an updated version. I finally went ahead and bought it and really like it a lot. Youll see stuff around that you had no idea was there. My son and I just fished Conroe in an area with lots of rocks and you can see exactly where to cast and the exact distance. Ive also noticed lots of brush around docks and other areas that I would not have known was there. The image isnt near as clear as SI but its plenty good enough to see the target areas.
I looked at used ones for a while and came very close to buying a used one. But, if you shop around you can buy a new one for not much more and you have a warranty.
Last edited by C130; 05/16/19 07:09 PM.
Bass Cat Eyra
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 07:06 PM
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I've had mine a year, it seems to take a lot of the battery life(my opinion only) but the first time I saw a brushpile in front of me I was sold. I don't use it to try and see fish but just to make an accurate cast on the rock, grassline or wood in front of me for that I will always have 360 or at least until they come up with something better.
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 07:06 PM
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CCTX
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Hahaha! C130 Spell check.
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 07:07 PM
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
[Re: CCTX]
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05/16/19 07:08 PM
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C130
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Hahaha! C130 Spell check. Thanks, I was afraid to look and see what I had screwed up. You have to watch out for that brush around dicks.
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 07:17 PM
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Outdoordude
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I've had one for a year and a half now. It was faulty on arrival. I sent it to Humminbird for service on a Monday and I had a new one back that Friday covered by warranty. It has worked properly ever since.
It has made a massive difference in how I fish, both shallow and off-shore. You can literally hit your brushpile or rock on every single cast and know that your lure is in productive areas at all times. I have even followed schools of fish in open water on occasion; it's not great at that but it can be done. I've absolutely loved it; may be the best tool on my boat behind the trolling motor.
Scott Jones
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 08:53 PM
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TripletsFish
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Only buy new. Mine leaked and Humminbird covered it under warranty.
PB Largemouth: 6.16 - Texoma
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 09:19 PM
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T 4 FISH
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Awesome. Thanks for the responses. I wish I knew someone that had one.
Terrell Tx Paradise, Fork
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 09:30 PM
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C130
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Here is an area with brush, 2nd is an area scattered with lots of rock.
Bass Cat Eyra
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 09:32 PM
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Clark3
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Here is an area with brush, 2nd is an area scattered with lots of rock. After looking at this pics glad I went With Live Scope
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 09:42 PM
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C130
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Live scope is nice no doubt but for $900 the 360 is pretty nice and its very easy to pick out brush, rocks, timber, etc. Those arent the best pictures but like I said its not as clear as SI but to me its a great tool to use alongside SI. We were fishing a deep dredged out dock Tuesday and noticed on the 360 that someone had placed about 10-15 tires out about 20 yards from the dock, caught several fish off the tires. We had fished this dock several times and had never noticed the tires, maybe they were new. But, we immediately noticed them on the 360. We have also seen lots of brush located around docks, just makes it easy to see some stuff I wouldnt normally see.
Two boats fishing the Conroe Tuesday night tournament came up to fish the same rocky area and I didnt see either catch a fish. My son caught 4 decent fish in a fairly short period by casting directly to the rocky areas. Im not saying its going to make one magically catch fish but it sure makes it easier to cast exactly where the target areas are. We found the area with SI then fished it with 360.
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 09:42 PM
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shotgunwilly
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After looking at this pics glad I went With Live Scope
They do 2 different things.
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 10:10 PM
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T 4 FISH
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[quote=Clark3] After looking at this pics glad I went With Live Scope
They do 2 different things. [/quote Agreed
Terrell Tx Paradise, Fork
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Re: Hummingbird 360??
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05/16/19 10:19 PM
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Wayne P.
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I started using the bow 360 when it first came out using a 1198c SI Combo. Other units I have used with it are ONIX 10 SI, Helix 12 CHIRP SI GPS, SOLIX 12 SI, Helix 12 CHIRP SI+ GPS G3N, and Helix 10 CHIRP DI+GPS G3N. It was the Fortrex model adapted to a Motor Guide Tour and I have converted it to the Ultrex now. A building foundation made of rocks with 360 and SI: Spawning shellcrackers: Brushpile waypoint without 360 Navigation turned on:
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G3N and G4N, 1198c SI, SOLIX 10 SI G3, Helix 8 MEGA SI+ GPS G4N, SOLIX 12 SI and G3, MEGA 360, MEGA LIVE TL, RC-1
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