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 Side Imaging Units?
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03/05/11 02:52 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 186
Csafisher
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Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Do yal think humminbird or lowrance makes a better side imaging unit? What do yal think and why?
Thanks
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Re: Side Imaging Units?
[Re: Csafisher]
#5920766
03/05/11 04:03 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 214
billledbetter
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
Joined: Mar 2009
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I've got an HB so I'm partial to it. Lowrance make a nice unit but I don't like having to buy an add-on to make the SI functional. Just me...
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Re: Side Imaging Units?
[Re: billledbetter]
#5920817
03/05/11 04:19 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,160
Wayne P.
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
Joined: Nov 2010
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Both are great, choose which one you are comfortable with. The knowlegeable operator is the one that gets the best performance of either.
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Re: Side Imaging Units?
[Re: Wayne P.]
#5921257
03/05/11 06:58 PM
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Joined: Jun 2006
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cantcatch5
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
Joined: Jun 2006
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I have a Humminbird and love it but they are both a HUGE advantage over 2-d sonar in my opinion. I have found lots of brush piles, rock piles, tires and even a sunken boat that I never knew were in areas I fish all the time, and then immideately caught fish in some of those areas.
Jason
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Re: Side Imaging Units?
[Re: Csafisher]
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03/05/11 11:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 11
bobryant
Green Horn
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Green Horn
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 11 |
i've had both...the lowrance has a sharper image when in sonar mode...both are good on side scan(as log as you have at least a seven inch screen)i dont suggest either in the smaller units.both are user friendly...downscan is good in both models,i bought the hd-8 with side scan and love it
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Re: Side Imaging Units?
[Re: bobryant]
#5921911
03/05/11 11:14 PM
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 932
JG ZX250
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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I am a Humminbird owner, I am not sure how Lowrance performs updates, but lately, Humminbird updates have not been worth a darn. I recently installed the 5.32 and 5.4 updates to my 1197 and 998 respectfully. The update works fine, but if you put your side scan and down scan on auto sensitivity, the units will just flash and flicker when on down imaging or side imaging.
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