Transducer help on 3 degree SeaArk????

i have the same problem on my lowe and i was getting a lot of clutter on the screen if i was moving much over an idle... the only thing that made it better was setting it even lower in the water!! i know how you feel i am nervous when i am in any kind of debris at all ..

 

I got a Lowrance unit, but I will let you know how mine does if I get to run it on Saturday. I mounted the transducer according the Cuz's expertise, so hopefully it will work for me.:wink:

 

Skipeye is that side image transducer? I've always mounted the transducers over to the left one space between the two ribs. or as right over the top of your bunk board. thr only time i mounted one that far to the center of the boat I got all kinds of air off of the center rib. from this point of view it does'nt look big enough for a SI.

 

OK so it is the SI transducer. You posted while I was typing

 

Jamison's still having the same problem with his Lund. Got to be in the design/shape of the transducer.

 

Yep. I mounted it barely peeking under the transom. I had the humminbird quadrabeam puck on my last boat, and it was huge also compared to the Lowrances. I love the way Cuz's unit works, even though his is the Lowrance too, he still gets sonar readings in the mid 40's, but then again he is throwing a rooster tail off his transducer too.:crazy:

 

Why would you want the unit to work when running 40 mph? If it is to determine depth, the best unit for that is a flasher.

 

Some of those guys are using 2 transducers and a switch, going to a more standard or thru-hull transducer for 2D at speed. A new option is a Y cable that allows you to use the big SI transducer for side image only, and a secondary transducer for 2-D bottom stuff.

The Y-Cable is a new product they don't have listed on Hummingbird.com yet, but BassPro sells it for $25 (Hummingbird part AS-SIDB-Y), and the second transom mount transducer runs about $60 (part XNT-9-20)

I've got no direct personal experience with these, but it's what I plan to try on my boat this spring based on input from the Side Imaging group.

 

I don't know the answer, but I fish shallow water and crunched one last year, luckily only $67.00 for mine. Anyhow, TSpergin told Rollo of an portable mount that attaches to the transom and you can manually adjust the depth. I would like a little more info but it sounds as if it might work for both yors and my applications.

Good Luck,

Shawn(OH)

 

Here's a link I think of what they were referring to.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...Nty=1&Ntt=portable+transducer+mount&noImage=0

 

Leave it where it is, you won't be able to place it in a different location and get better results on your boat. Who says that a rooster tail caused by the transducer is embarrassing? Just show them the big cats you catch with the SI. Anyways, if you need instant depth at over 12 mph its probally already to late anyhow. :wink:

 

With SI you should be.:roll_eyes:

 

Not to get off the subject, but I would suggest SLOWING DOWN and taking the time to scout all of the area in which you fish with this unit.

Because I have tried and failed to find a soultion to this problem and I believe these hulls just are not designed for HSP ops with state of the art electronics. I'd rather not drill any more holes in my boat than I already have. :roll_eyes:

I think when HB designed the transducer for these units they didn't place a 3 degree SeaArk and a Nitro side by side and design it to be fully functional with both. They went with the one whose customers where more willing to buy the unit, if ya catch my drift. If you want to keep adjusting and lowering your transducer then have at it. Experimenting is a good thing when it comes to fishing. But, you might want to order TWO replacement transducers next time. Considering the size of ice chunks I saw on the river today. :wink:

 

They do kind of float down toward St Louis from here, lol.

Andrew, do you use anything for seeing depth at high speed? That's all I'm worried about. Just something to let me know I've been stupid and hit shallow water at 30mph.

 

Trial & error and a $100 full coverage deductible. Also the luxury of having a fishing buddy that I have fished the river with 99.99% of the time for over 10 years. Things and areas I seem to forget he remembers and vice versa. I pretty much know the whole kansas river up to 435 and the Mo river from parkville to napoleon like the back of my hand. But again thats after years and 1000's of hours on the water on the KC area rivers. Best advice is take it slow and spend a lot of time out there "lookin" around.