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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: Jeff From Iowa] #13861793 01/26/21 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff From Iowa
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Works so well that both units on my console have side imaging transducers. Set one to left only and the other to right only. Cover twice the water that way with more detail.



What? Why would you need two transducers?

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With helix you can display left and right like he claims but you dont need two transducers, you just need to select those views to display.


You can do the same with Lowrance. As for having 2 transducer, why not. If one fails or gets damages I still have the second one.

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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13861804 01/26/21 03:40 PM
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Absolutely, but only if you fish in 6+ feet of water.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13861817 01/26/21 03:46 PM
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For me, No... But that because of my style... The places I fish on the Ohio River are shallow creeks, 3 feet or less... But hey, I have the technology if I ever need it... Dan


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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: WLBDallas] #13861849 01/26/21 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WLBDallas
Absolutely, but only if you fish in 6+ feet of water.


With Side Imaging (a Humminbird thing) all you need is the transducer not buried in the bottom and the bottom flat enough to get some range.

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I caught the bass shown at the lower left side in this screen shot:

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360 is a rotating Side Imaging transducer, I was using the trolling motor as a shallow water anchor (motor touching bottom) while the 360 was scanning as I was looking for bass that were spawning near logs and stumps. Wasn't getting a depth reading since the transducer was buried in the bottom mud:

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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13861854 01/26/21 04:06 PM
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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13861859 01/26/21 04:09 PM
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Whe. I go full screen on my g3n helix for side it gets a bit fuzzy. Ive messed with the settings but not really able to clear it up to look like what others are getting. Maybe its a water clarity issue?


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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: BrockstaRama] #13861953 01/26/21 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BrockstaRama
Whe. I go full screen on my g3n helix for side it gets a bit fuzzy. Ive messed with the settings but not really able to clear it up to look like what others are getting. Maybe its a water clarity issue?



What’s your range? I usually stay under 60’ unless really looking for deep brush piles etc.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: tmd11111] #13861977 01/26/21 05:16 PM
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You can do the same with Lowrance. As for having 2 transducer, why not. If one fails or gets damages I still have the second one.


Let’s see a pic. Of how your have them mounted.

Why not, because if you tear one off in some wood you very likely can tear them both off at the same time. I keep My spare ducer in my rv.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13862077 01/26/21 06:10 PM
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Pre fishing for me on new water is usually riding around mid day the first day and side scanning marking brush rock ledges etc.

Then I’ll use that Info to decide where to start in the am.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: Jeff From Iowa] #13862101 01/26/21 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff From Iowa
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You can do the same with Lowrance. As for having 2 transducer, why not. If one fails or gets damages I still have the second one.


Let’s see a pic. Of how your have them mounted.

Why not, because if you tear one off in some wood you very likely can tear them both off at the same time. I keep My spare ducer in my rv.


I have one mounted on my transom and the second one is on the jackplate on the opposite side of the transom. Chances of both getting damages at the same time are slime to none. Boats kept in storage so next time I haul it out I'll try to create a Kodak moment for you.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13862353 01/26/21 09:32 PM
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Always love looking at all the skeg marks in the mud with side imaging going up the river at Worth. Side imaging has definitely helped me put more fish in the boat and shorten the learning curve on new waters.




Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13862439 01/26/21 10:31 PM
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I have caught a handful of fish off of brushpiles I've marked with sidescan. However, my lakemaster chip has allowed me to catch more fish offshore than anything else.

I tend to look for contour irregularities offshore. On most lakes I can hit a couple different places at different depths and figure out what depth seems to be working the best for me. After catching a few fish, I can typically look at the chart and pick several places across the lake where I can duplicate the pattern.

I do recall 1 day on Lake Texoma where we couldn't catch a fish relating to structure. We were finding isolated brush piles on large flats and in the middle of creek channels and catching fish on almost every brush pile. That day we certainly caught way more fish because of the side scan.

Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: tmd11111] #13862609 01/27/21 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tmd11111
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[quote=Jeff From Iowa]

You can do the same with Lowrance. As for having 2 transducer, why not. If one fails or gets damages I still have the second one.


Let’s see a pic. Of how your have them mounted.

Why not, because if you tear one off in some wood you very likely can tear them both off at the same time. I keep My spare ducer in my rv.


I have one mounted on my transom and the second one is on the jackplate on the opposite side of the transom. Chances of both getting damages at the same time are slime to none. Boats kept in storage so next time I haul it out I'll try to create a Kodak moment for you.


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Re: Side imaging=catch more bass? [Re: TimFish4Life] #13862683 01/27/21 02:04 AM
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My Garmin gives me a good enough picture to find structure, but I never get images good enough to pinpoint Bass in open water....I can see fish, but I guess there’s not enough pixels in my unit to get a super clear image.

...which begs the question, how many of you guys are looking for fish with side scan vs. looking for structure. My tendency now is to find structure and get enough piles and rocks to work a rotation. I can’t actually see fish on the structure anyways and fish in open water that I mark are never there when I go back to them...

Just some thoughts....

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