GPS

fishfinder · July 31, 2009, 11:33:10 CET

More options coming soon for Lowrance HDS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlO6naQL0m0

guido99 · July 31, 2009, 13:39:26 CET

I wonder how effective this P.O.S. is at depth over 15 metres ?

fishfinder · July 31, 2009, 14:09:57 CET

according to what they are promoting somewhere in the WEbsite or on youtube they should give perfect readings something around 100metres $:-\$

as soon as i get more info will post it to keep you updated.

busumark · July 31, 2009, 20:46:36 CET

you look excited about it fishfinder. maybe now you can catch something if you see the fish.

Moonwalker · July 31, 2009, 23:52:37 CET

100m should be in freshwater not sea water. May be good for jigging though

fishfinder · August 01, 2009, 05:29:08 CET

That's the only reason i'm interested in this new feature

148148 · August 01, 2009, 10:03:53 CET

Really need some help on what people think or what they know on deciding between if they would have a Lowrance HDS series or a Raymarine A Series.
Cheers

shanook · August 01, 2009, 10:14:42 CET

I bought a Lowrance HDS with a 600w tilted angle transducer. It showed the bottom clearly at 600mtrs and trolling speed of about 6knots.
i have not tried in deeper waters, and I forgot to take a screen image of the 600w trolling.
I cannot complain with the lowrance hds but cannot compare it with anything else as its the only one i have tried. they both have good customer service so that is no deciding factor.
Its up to you to decide after u have done ur homework and bargaining with the dealers.
148148 I am sure u dont need anyone to tell u what to buy as u seem to research what u need.
Good luck

The_Gaffer · August 01, 2009, 12:53:45 CET

Quote from: 148148 on August 01, 2009, 10:03:53 CET
Really need some help on what people think or what they know on deciding between if they would have a Lowrance HDS series or a Raymarine A Series.
Cheers

If you do eventually decide on a Raymarine, let me know before hand as I can get you a good discount!....My choice is the Raymarine C90 wide...full HD, coupled to a DSM300 fishfinder module and a 1kW transducer. I'm getting that as I need to expand the equipment to the flybridge, and also netwrok to my raymarine autopilot.

Moonwalker · August 01, 2009, 18:27:55 CET

Lol - everything is becoming full HD these days

Moonwalker · August 02, 2009, 01:51:40 CET

I have the Furuno 585 with 1kW transducer and I can keep bottom up to 600m moving at 20knt. Last time I was getting bottom at 750m moving at 22knt. I get a lot of noise ofcourse at that speed but I'm interested in the bottom contours so its good enough for me.

stevea · August 02, 2009, 18:07:26 CET

Hi guys, I have a Garmin 520s and am pretty satisfied with it as it is pretty userfreindly. This is my first equipment of the kind and therefore can not really compare. One question I would like to ask is whether you can use the sonar at high speeds as it seems that mine is losing all the info and a screen with no info is displayed (except for the depth before losing contact). Is this normal or are there extra settings?

Can someone recommend a site / literature / articles about reading such equipment? The user manual is ok for setting and control but does not relate to the actual interpretation and maximizing its use!

Moonwalker · August 03, 2009, 00:14:05 CET

Use manual range setting for high speeds. You will get some noise but you should still distinguish the bottom. Ofcourse your garmin wont give you more than 300m at high speed I think.

SteveGB · August 03, 2009, 10:40:24 CET

Moonwalker i can confirm that with the Garmin. I?ve been trying to play around with my Garmin sounder (420S) for the past month but in vain. When I start moving and reach approx 6 knots I loose the signal and the depth starts blinking with the latest depth it read. Cannot understand if that?s normal but I gave up trying....

Moonwalker · August 03, 2009, 10:54:30 CET

For the depth reading to work properly you must not have any noise which is impossible at higher speed.
Set the range manually and ignore the depth reading. Just take note of the bottom contour. Will post a picture next time to explain better.