Thread: Pros & Con of 360 imaging.

I sold mine after using it just once. The picture is very blurry and didn’t really show what I expected after seeing all the commercials and ads. A lot of people I know are going to the panoptix now


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How large of a screen do you have? You will want to use a split screen. What type of fishing do you do? The whole reason I got a 360 was to keep from throwing a buoy when I fished a bed. You will never miss finding a bed 3 or 4 feet one way or another and having to hunt for it. You can see it. 360 is ideal for a soft bottom. Hard bottom is more challenging for sure. If you fish a real hard bottom, I'm not sure you will like it.

I’m not going to jump into garmin or get into Lowrance Live View and just going to stick with the Lowrance and Hummingbird units I have on the boat. If I get the 360 will view it on a Helix Mega 9 of which is good enough for me.

Originally Posted by sls

How large of a screen do you have? You will want to use a split screen. What type of fishing do you do? The whole reason I got a 360 was to keep from throwing a buoy when I fished a bed. You will never miss finding a bed 3 or 4 feet one way or another and having to hunt for it. You can see it. 360 is ideal for a soft bottom. Hard bottom is more challenging for sure. If you fish a real hard bottom, I'm not sure you will like it.

Southern and Central Indiana is mostly all soft bottom, 9 inch Mega screen for now, may pick up a larger, but I have 2 up front and 2 on the back for units. I fish mostly crappie and gills and once/twice a year walleyes occassionally.

Pro’s- Makes finding brush or cover really easy. Easy to pick out things like stumps, and with a little time you can follow creek channels, drop offs etc. If you’re over 12-14fow you can pick fish out fairly easily in the water column and follow them. Also your waypoints will show up on the image with 360 nav and you will know ahead of time when they are coming and exactly where they’re at.

Con’s- The images aren’t as good as SI. In shallow water it’s hard to pick out fish and can be fairly blurry.

All in all it’s an awesome tool to have, especially if you like slow trolling brush or through stump flats.


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Don't have one but have fished with Rees guide and his a couple of times. At first I didn't like it but after a couple of hours sitting and staring at it I started to understand what I was seeing. Never touched the adjustments. It was good for spotting shad schools for cranking or spider rig fishing which we do mostly on our lakes. Can see where it would benefit someone who would dedicate the time to playing with it to get adjusted properly and the understanding of what you are seeing.
Can't remember his screen name but there was a guy on here from Georgia or Alabama that was always playing with the latest greatest electronics. He posted several pictures of screen shots he did on a 998 of brush piles and brem beds that were like the advertisement pictures. I think the secret is time and dedication to get it right.

I don't have one, never will. Every time I look at any picture from one of them it just makes me dizzy

Lots of rumors that Gen 3 is coming out probably around February. Humminbird allows discounts when they lift a restriction. Many g2n models will have discounts if not now but in a week or two. Boat marinas are asking if people want gen 2 or gen 3. Guesses are a humminbird version of livescope, mega plus or something like that will be out soon too. I’d say if the 360s go on sale it’s a sure sign of an upgrade getting ready to hit soon.