On ‎3‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 9:19 PM, Hi Salenity said:

What unit is that? 

 

Humminbird SOLIX

44 minutes ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Humminbird SOLIX

Did you get the 15? 

Those are amazing pics. 

1 hour ago, Hi Salenity said:

Did you get the 15? 

Those are amazing pics. 

 

No that model is not available yet.

Are the fish-id icons that look like fish unique to the Solix?

 

I've got a Helix 10 DI G2N in the garage, and a Helix 12 SI G2N on the way to be installed shortly...will I get the cool fishy icons?

This is a older pic, I had a ton of better pictures with baitballs almost the size of the helix screen but can't 

find them so this will have to do...

 

5 hours ago, Further North said:

Are the fish-id icons that look like fish unique to the Solix?

 

I've got a Helix 10 DI G2N in the garage, and a Helix 12 SI G2N on the way to be installed shortly...will I get the cool fishy icons?

Yes

On 3/18/2017 at 8:52 PM, Wayne P. said:

 

 

 

 

Looking good Wayne keep the Mega images coming! The second to last image you posted is that a school of larger fish on the left or is it a baitball? 

14 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Looking good Wayne keep the Mega images coming! The second to last image you posted is that a school of larger fish on the left or is it a baitball? 

 

It's crappie---large ones, they school vertically.

17 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Yes

Yes to which?  Unique to Solix, or I'll get them on the Helix?

On 12/28/2014 at 1:18 PM, Wayne P. said:

Preditor/prey relationship.

 

When the two are separated doing their own thing, all is pieceful:

 

 

 

 

When it gets close to meal time, they are closer together:

 

 

Then the munching starts:

 

In the image directly above this text fish icons are shown.  In some cases it is clear that there are fish there based on the raw data.  For the 27 foot case, not clear to me.  What are the criteria that Humminbird uses to determine whether to create a fish icon or not?  On my old Eagle Fish Elite 640 I turn them off as most of the time I can interpret the raw data quite well, and clearly, most of the time the icons are "false indicators."  I'm getting new Humminbirds electronics and would like to gain some insight into the fish icons on it.  thanks,

1 hour ago, Further North said:

Yes to which?  Unique to Solix, or I'll get them on the Helix?

You'll get them on the helix. Sorry for the confusion. 

8 hours ago, MickD said:

In the image directly above this text fish icons are shown.  In some cases it is clear that there are fish there based on the raw data.  For the 27 foot case, not clear to me.  What are the criteria that Humminbird uses to determine whether to create a fish icon or not?  On my old Eagle Fish Elite 640 I turn them off as most of the time I can interpret the raw data quite well, and clearly, most of the time the icons are "false indicators."  I'm getting new Humminbirds electronics and would like to gain some insight into the fish icons on it.  thanks,

 

Air bladder size. It take at least a 1# bass to get the smallest FishID symbol.

There are two sets of symbols, one for fresh water and one for salt water.

 

Only Humminbird does that. Anything in the water column can the represented by arches "raw data".

 

If you fish for small species, it won't be any benefit to you.

9 hours ago, Further North said:

Yes to which?  Unique to Solix, or I'll get them on the Helix?

 

The Helix has them also, just a different looking fish symbol. Sort of looks like a walleye.

 

The SOLIX is the new version of ONIX. The ONIX FishID symbols were shaped like tuna. That was changed with the last software update so the ONIX and SOLIX look the same. Yes, I have an ONIX also.

 

This is what the ONIX symbols looked like originally:

 

20 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

You'll get them on the helix. Sorry for the confusion. 

Thanks!

...they look like walleye...which is funny, cuz they are the fish I fish for least...

12 hours ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Air bladder size. It take at least a 1# bass to get the smallest FishID symbol.

There are two sets of symbols, one for fresh water and one for salt water.

 

Only Humminbird does that. Anything in the water column can the represented by arches "raw data".

 

If you fish for small species, it won't be any benefit to you.

 

The Helix has them also, just a different looking fish symbol. Sort of looks like a walleye.

 

The SOLIX is the new version of ONIX. The ONIX FishID symbols were shaped like tuna. That was changed with the last software update so the ONIX and SOLIX look the same. Yes, I have an ONIX also.

 

This is what the ONIX symbols looked like originally:

 

Thanks Wayne...

 

I've got a friend with a couple of Onix units...both have had trouble with moisture inside the SD card slots causing corrosion on the contacts.

 

I tend to let technology mature for a year before I buy it...so I went with Helix this time as it's been 5 years since I updated.

This is the Helix FishID symbols:

 

From my Garmin 73SV: not sure if they're just roads, or old bridges...

1 hour ago, redbirdsfan44 said:

 

 

Need to increase the Sensitivity some with that Helix 9 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G2N.

 

1 hour ago, Wayne P. said:

 

 

Need to increase the Sensitivity some with that Helix 9 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS G2N.

 

Dang. I saw your avitar pop up under screen shots and was hoping you were posting some MEGA shots....

2 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Image 3: on the left fish beds? On the right above the frequency is that a fish?

 

Image 4: what is the box? 

 

Image 3 & 4 the line along the surface is that just interference?

 

Like always great images Wayne

 

Image 3. Spawning bluegills----no a stick, there are more above it.

Image 4. Fish attractor

Lines on the right side are echoes from a transom trolling motor, I was fishing an electric-only lake driving the boat from the console with the transom electric motor linked to the outboard for steering.

First two screen shots was using the outboard on two others lakes. 

 

BTW, I don't use the MEGA frequency for fishing purposes, just demo screen shots. I prefer the wider coverage of 455 kHz or that CHIRPed.

13 hours ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Image 3. Spawning bluegills----no a stick, there are more above it.

Image 4. Fish attractor

Lines on the right side are echoes from a transom trolling motor, I was fishing an electric-only lake driving the boat from the console with the transom electric motor linked to the outboard for steering.

First two screen shots was using the outboard on two others lakes. 

 

BTW, I don't use the MEGA frequency for fishing purposes, just demo screen shots. I prefer the wider coverage of 455 kHz or that CHIRPed.

PM Sent

14 hours ago, Wayne P. said:

 

Image 3. Spawning bluegills----no a stick, there are more above it.

Image 4. Fish attractor

Lines on the right side are echoes from a transom trolling motor, I was fishing an electric-only lake driving the boat from the console with the transom electric motor linked to the outboard for steering.

First two screen shots was using the outboard on two others lakes. 

 

BTW, I don't use the MEGA frequency for fishing purposes, just demo screen shots. I prefer the wider coverage of 455 kHz or that CHIRPed.

 

 

I like to see how you connected your TM to your remote steering.

So I'm very new to fish finders, having owned my Lowrance Elite-7 Ti for only a couple weeks. Still learning but I'm starting to get some better side shots, downscan hasn't been great and I haven't figured out the 2d at all.

 

Submerged fallen tree:

 

Downscan of submerged standing trees, not sure why they don't show better:

 

Wondering about these next two, are either of these fish?

 

 

Turtle maybe?

Helix 12 CHIRP SI...unfortunately the SI was set to 455 Hz or we would have been able to see which end of the fish was the head.

 

...and a messed with the GPS Coordinates...it's about 945 miles off...

 

PS: I lied about the miles too.

Would love to see this thread active again. I have learned a lot from previous posts. I finally got a decent unit that can now take screenshots, but I have lots of questions so will be posting them here. Once the water returns from the ice. The rest of you can share though!