Have any of you run side imaging units yet on your boats? We just purchased the new one that runs under 1,000 bucks and it's pretty amazing. Who would have thought how much everything has changed since I started tournament fishing only 8 years ago, you older guys have probably seen it all!!! They just had a show on the Outdoor Channel, made me think of this topic

If I keep watching Hank Parker's show, I'm going to be forced to buy one pretty soon.   :-/

The Humminbird side imaging technology is awesome.  It does things that no other sonar compaies equipment can even come close to doing.  Check out the yahoo side imaging group.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sideimaging/

yeal man i got the matrix 97,love it,wish i had known about the s,i units,next time i,ll buy the si unit,the matrix 97 combo unit i got has side view,but not s,i,maybe they,ll have a program soon that i could down load from hummingbird.com that i can incorpate the unit to side scan,heck i already got every accessory they offer for the matrix combo unit,good luck and good fishing