TinBoats.net
The original aluminum boat site!
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Blog
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Boats
Electrical
Cheap Down Imaging vs Better Quality Sonar
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support TinBoats.net:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 377790" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>Lowrance would have my vote. I've got a Humminbird 798 that does both down & side imaging and I never use the down imaging, but I do use the sonar. If you use it a lot for ice fishing you might want to think less about flasher/imaging features and see what the least expensive option with GPS charting is that you can afford. </p><p></p><p>You can chart out the break lines and structure features during the open water season and mark your waypoints then go exactly above that boulder on the edge of the 25' drop leading to the flat and put your bait right on the suspending winter fish rather than in the neighborhood & wait for them to wander around. Even in the open water season the combination of the sonar and the charting is what I rely on the most. </p><p></p><p>Side imaging is really nice when you're on new water to find all the feature changes beneath the water, but once you're fishing water you've been to before you use your waypoints to know where certain items are before you pass over/by them and light them on the sonar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 377790, member: 13702"] Lowrance would have my vote. I've got a Humminbird 798 that does both down & side imaging and I never use the down imaging, but I do use the sonar. If you use it a lot for ice fishing you might want to think less about flasher/imaging features and see what the least expensive option with GPS charting is that you can afford. You can chart out the break lines and structure features during the open water season and mark your waypoints then go exactly above that boulder on the edge of the 25' drop leading to the flat and put your bait right on the suspending winter fish rather than in the neighborhood & wait for them to wander around. Even in the open water season the combination of the sonar and the charting is what I rely on the most. Side imaging is really nice when you're on new water to find all the feature changes beneath the water, but once you're fishing water you've been to before you use your waypoints to know where certain items are before you pass over/by them and light them on the sonar. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Boats
Electrical
Cheap Down Imaging vs Better Quality Sonar
Top