Wayne P.
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They don't have time for fishing shows, there is the "sport" of POKER to take up the extra time slots.
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Any two units operating on the same frequency at the same time will cross-talk if the sonar pulses overlap. That can be on the same boat or two boats close together.
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So you have the 587ci HD DI Combo model. There are two versions of the 587ci HD. Until you learn how the imaging technology works, the console dispay with transom mounted or shoot-thru transducer installation would be the best choice. Put your other unit on the bow with the transducer on the trolling motor.
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That would be somewhat like the failed Pinpoint units. Electric steer motors don't suit my uses. Electric trolling motors with built-in sonar transducers are quite common in cable steer and electric steer models I don't use traditional sonar much anymore. I use the Imaging technology. I frequent that body of water and some others occasionally.
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Google is your friend: http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/
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I don't use 2D sonar much. When I do, sometimes I use 83/200 and sometimes I use 200 only. It depends on the coverage I want at that particular time. The two images I posted had each setting. About 95%+ I just have the full screen Side Imaging displayed. That shows me what is under the boat and what is away from the boat along with the depth readout. I usually don't need anything else.
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Those numbers are the depth of each fish. Most, if not all, sonar companies that have a FishID function have that feature.
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I make my own weed guard hooks for Senkos using Octopus hooks. IMHO, the shorter shank finess wide gap or its copies have the hook point and hook eye too close together and cause missed fish.
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The manual is on the Lowrance web site. Choose the unit model and then "Documents" on the right side of the panel and under that "Operation Manual". I looked a the Elite-4 manual. I looked it up again at another link and it came up for page 20 this time. Also the manual was for three models. It was just the Elite-4 the first time. Strange !!!!
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The FishID is on right side of page 15 in your manual. The number above the symbol is the depth of the represented return. It may or may not be a fish.
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DI is Down Imaging and there is no 83 kHz for that. DI can be 455 kHz or 800 kHz The DI settings are: Frequency--455 kHz Sensitivity-10 Enhance Contrast --12 The rest are Default settings The 2D settings are: 83 kHz--0 200 kHz--10 Bottom View--WhiteLine FishID--On FishID Sensitivity--5
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Resize it with photo software like Faststone Photo Resizer.
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I wouldn't suggest either way with that unit. When I had other brands, it was not a feature I used due to the false data. It has already been stated to turn it off which I assume is a general suggestion without knowing all the capabilities of all brands. I just know for sure it is a useful function with Humminbird units.
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I have a PT 170 TX with a 9.9 just for the reasons you stated. It also has a 105# thrust bow trolling motor and I add a 80# electric transom motor when fishing electric-only waters. Been-there-done-that with jon boats, canoes, and fiberglass bass boats.
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With Humminbird units, the fish icons are a useful tool due to the filtering/processing of the returns. An icon is only assigned if the return meets a certain criteria. Other brands don't do that I have that feature activated all the time with my Humminbird units. The PMax 165 has 240 vertical pixels. The FishID can offset the affects of the lower resolution displays when it comes to "fish finding". This image shows a bass within a school of shad. How did I verify that ?----I caught it. The FishID will also indicate sizeable fish within cover like these bass in this tree. Yep, caught them too. Know your equipment !!!!
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Any hull feature that creates air bubbles in the water stream that passes over the transducer affects the performance. The distance from the transducer doesn't matter.
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The HDS-5 can do what the HDI unit can PLUS it can show what is away from under the boat with the addition of the LSS accessory. That makes it a better search tool.
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I do to, J. especially if more than a single view is displayed
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If you have Humminbird Side Imaging, set up properly, turning the motor will not be an issue. You would only have a thin line on the display when turning the motor since the screen won't be scrolling fast enough to record the motor turning. You can intentionally set it to disply when turning to keep up with moving fish somewhat like the 360 transducer does. I do both depending on the situation. Another thing while fishing only current data is revelant so recorded history is of no use when you need to know where the fish are in real time. That makes only the first row of screen pixels revelant. That applies to Imaging and 2D sonar.
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If you have Scan/Imaging equipment, you need movement so the sonan pulses can pass over the bottom/subjects and the unit can record it. It is similar in function to a CAT scan used in the medical industry. With a side looking unit, you can get usable images with the transducer on the trolling motor when sitting still and turning the motor. That would be the movement that does the scan. Equipment that is Down Imaging/Down Scan, takes movement of the boat to do the scanning to produce the usable images.
