Thread: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Originally Posted by Speed1

What degree is it pinging Justin? And how do you know?Does it have to do with water depth or what?

I don't know that number off the top of my head, Rickie may have it in some of his information. It's widely known that HB side scan is closer to 90* than Lowrance, partly why HB units have greater SI range.

Originally Posted by Shellback

We need GPS numbers to confirm these pictures!!

yea, it looks photoshopped, blended, to grainy and to smooth.why are some things showing on only one side of si and showing up on di?
I think the other brand shows that color palette better.Don, are you sure your transducer is level?looks fuzzy also

I've been starting to follow these types of post because I'm thinking about investing in one but beginning to believe I'm not smart enough. I understand where crappiepappy is coming from does boat speed have any thing to do with it? Could the thin dock post at the surface level already been past by the sonar beam before it was returned causing an incomplete picture?

Originally Posted by kosmo

yea, it looks photoshopped, blended, to grainy and to smooth.why are some things showing on only one side of si and showing up on di?
I think the other brand shows that color palette better.Don, are you sure your transducer is level?looks fuzzy also

Kos, I'm not smart enough to "photoshop"... I do like the HB Amber 1 & 2 better than the Lowrance Tan color but a nice HB user(Wayne P) is helping me on using the darker Lowrance palette. He told me how to lighten it up and I'm going to try his suggestion next time out.

I took your advice on a "tilted" transducer and that must be my fuzzy problem...

I will try to get a better image next time out.......

PS::::: When is the baby due???

To all of the people that don't have a si/di unit...don't pay any attention to post #33.thats just a joke.That picture that Don posted is a really good example of how well these units work and also shows that even with all of the information that's being displayed, there still has to be some interpretation of what's being displayed. These units , even as advanced as they are, still can only display the ping returns as distance, not acual location.its really great that Dons, describing what he's seeing also.

Originally Posted by kosmo

To all of the people that don't have a si/di unit...don't pay any attention to post #33.thats just a joke.That picture that Don posted is a really good example of how well these units work and also shows that even with all of the information that's being displayed, there still has to be some interpretation of what's being displayed. These units , even as advanced as they are, still can only display the ping returns as distance, not acual location.its really great that Dons, describing what he's seeing also.

The regular posters know what we are doing. I have learned a lot from you, Rickie, & Wayne P even though we have sets from different manufacturers. Nice to have that kind of help

I don't know if everyone knows about "the baby".. You might want to post another picture of the sonogram..

Originally Posted by kosmo

yea, it looks photoshopped, blended, to grainy and to smooth.why are some things showing on only one side of si and showing up on di?
I think the other brand shows that color palette better.Don, are you sure your transducer is level?looks fuzzy also

Yeah, it's all pixeled and massaged.
Hds 3 compared with hds 2 compared with hds 8 compared with my FOR SALE Garmin 840xs SS (slab seeker) will really give us the answers.

I have a rough road to travel. Here are my fishing partners::

genec------------------------Humminbird
Roy--------------------------Humminbird
Vic---------------------------Humminbird
Shellback--------------------Garmin
Crappiepappy---------------Lowrance, but don't like 2D..Always fussing at me