Thread: Bream bed screen shots.

Originally Posted by Southern Young Gun

I stated it above. Without a dual beam it's hard to stay directly above brush. If you only have the normal cone the brush can be to the left or right of the boat and it's still registering on the screen. With the narrow radar cone available it helps in directly pinpointing the brush so you can be sure you are not off to the left or right of it......

i have no problems staying on top of a brush pile with my HDS.

I have been using hummingbird dual beam transducers since they came out and it makes a diff. If you put it in split screen mode with the 60degree cone on one side and the 20degree cone on the other you can tell what I mean. The 60degree come will always register the brush in deeper water it you are close to it, the 20degree cone will only register it if you directly over it.........If you don't use this feature on your Lowrance good for you, I don't like guessing though. They make it for the very reason I am trying to explain to you,.........when I went on the Lowrance site I couldn't find the info anywhere, so I was just asking if they had it. I am a humminbird user just thinking of crossing over to Lowrance.

Originally Posted by Southern Young Gun

make it for the very reason I am trying to explain to you,

It's no guessing when I feel my jig in the brush. Good luck with whatever you buy.

I don't get it either Justin, I use an old Lowrance X-75 up front and have no trouble bumping the stakes. Don't understand why in the world he thinks with the newer Lowrance stuff you couldn't stay on a bed or brush in deep water.

Once you use downscan you won't use your 2d that much. I run 2 HDS 10's with side/down on both ends and have no trouble finding anything! I have been in many boats and I will stick with my Lowrance's any day.

I have a eagle 480 up front and do not have a problem staying on brush, but I always throw a marker ,then line the top of brush with marker and bank ,also can tell which side brush is on because I tilt the xducer forward a little and turn TM to each side which will tell where brush is, but I sure the narrow cone could help,only problem when you come off brush if xducer is not tilted a little then you will not know which side the brush is on unless you have already line bouy with bank,all I am saying is each has it place but for DI have not been convince that it is better than 2D on front,I have a 798 but so far up front I would go with 2D while JIGGING

Originally Posted by genec

I have a eagle 480 up front and do not have a problem staying on brush, but I always throw a marker ,then line the top of brush with marker and bank ,also can tell which side brush is on because I tilt the xducer forward a little and turn TM to each side which will tell where brush is, but I sure the narrow cone could help,only problem when you come off brush if xducer is not tilted a little then you will not know which side the brush is on unless you have already line bouy with bank,all I am saying is each has it place but for DI have not been convince that it is better than 2D on front,I have a 798 but so far up front I would go with 2D while JIGGING

I agree 100%, would not have anything other than 2d 20 degree upfront for jigging.

The X-75 is a 20 degree cone, I understand exactly the need for it. I don't understand why you don't think the Lowrance has one. No need to be rude, I didn't mean to come across that way earlier, sorry if I did. I don't understand why anyone would use 60 on the bow really, but that's just me and the way I fish.