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 Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 01:42 AM
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awzstriper
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I have been reading a lot about the side imaging. I am looking to buy one of the 9 series of hummingbird. Can anyone tell me if I have one of these and I am cruising the humps at Tawok or any lake, will it see the fish or is it only for finding structure?
Last edited by azstriper; 10/26/10 02:20 AM.
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 02:29 AM
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Lakeguide
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Yep, there are some pretty cool fish pics on some reports. Do a search for side imaging and fish pics. Fish look kinda like rice on the screen, but it shows them really well.
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
[Re: Lakeguide]
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10/26/10 03:19 AM
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Trashguy
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...def worth the money!!
I have the Lowrance version and it is GREAT!!!
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 03:21 AM
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fmclee
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Here are a few pics from my logs ....    I like it ....
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 05:42 AM
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proudveteran74
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Fmclee, we're there fish in those pics?
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
[Re: proudveteran74]
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10/26/10 11:10 AM
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fmclee
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First pic . Catfish on the bottom left hand side .(SQUAW CREEK)
Second pic .... School of small sand bass ...(PROCTOR)
White ovals are balls of shad ...
Third pic. Big trees (Squaw Creek)
Caught fish at both places
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 12:36 PM
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proudveteran74
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 02:08 PM
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JZA
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Love mine. I use the downscan more than the side imaging. The only problem I've had is gawking at the finder when I should have been fishing. It's easy the learn and well worth the bucks.
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 02:08 PM
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Duece
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Below is a (blurry)shot from a Humminbird 998, this view is looking out 180 feet on both sides. The school of sandbass is laid out across bottom on left side. But here is what I've learned - yes you can see a lot more fish you wouldn't have seen- but seeing them won't make them bite. I do catch more fish with this thing but still think it must be that sometimes they are turned on and sometimes simply not. It makes me wonder as I go from school to school looking for the hot bite: did I find a hot school or did they all turn on at that time and these fish I'm catching are just the ones I'm near? Dont' know, but I've put more fish in the box since having a better under water view. Plus its just fun to drive around and look at everything. 
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 02:12 PM
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Mo
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here is a screenshot from my 1197 last fall, I was drifting thru a school of surfacing hybrids.  MO
 MY BACKYARD , 20,000 ACRES , NO MOWING 
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
[Re: proudveteran74]
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10/26/10 02:15 PM
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asudavew
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Maybe my 798 works fine. Cuz I can't see a fish on that first pic either. LOL
Where is it at?
The down imaging on your lowrance seems so much better than mine.
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 02:35 PM
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txwhitetail
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 03:00 PM
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Chase Curtis
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Yes yes and yes....side image...there is no substitute!
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 03:12 PM
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CrappieKyle
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Why do sidescan immages make me go cross eyed and get a headache? Anyone else encounter this effect?
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Re: Does side imaging see the schools of fish
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10/26/10 03:31 PM
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txwhitetail
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Why do sidescan immages make me go cross eyed and get a headache? Anyone else encounter this effect? It takes quite a bit of time to learn how to read the images. Once you do it makes a lot more sense. Biggest advantage of time on the water with the unit is interpreting the images faster as they go by.
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