Sonar, GPS, Structure Scan, and mapping software information
Setting your Humminbird GPS Map Offset
Read more on setting your Humminbird map offset... Transducer Installations, Problems and Resolutions
From my experience, the number one cause of sonar problems is installation. Boats rigged at the factory by boat dealers or the boat owner themselves cause many of these frustrations and lack of confidence in their sonar units. Especially, if they just plunked down up to a $1000 or more for a state-of-the art sonar unit like the Humminbird Side Imaging! "My unit does not look like what I see in magazines or on TV,” I've heard that hundreds of times. Read more on installing tranducers... Cost of Sonar and GPS Units
What is the ball park figure/cost of a sonar unit with side scanning technology and does that include antenna/transducer? There's a sonar/GPS unit out there for everybody! All of the units are called "Combos" i.e. 1198C SI Combo, which includes the transducer, GPS antenna if it’s a GPS unit, mounting hardware, and manual. More on Down Imaging and Side Imaging... |
Identifying Structure using Side Imaging and Down Imaging
The biggest question I get at tournaments and fishing seminars is, "What do trees, rocks, grass, drop offs and fish look like on Side Imaging? Or I’m not seeing the same great stuff that other anglers are seeing.” Understanding what structure and fish look like before you get out on the water can really help you learn how to find those areas quickly and eliminate a lot of frustration. Read more on identifying structure... What is the Current Draw of my Humminbird Sonar Unit?
What is the Current Draw of my Humminbird Sonar Unit? Sonar Units draw so little it’s hard to deplete a battery during several fishing days even with 2 of the bigger Humminbird 1198 units going. Red more on current draw of sonar units... Eddie Kendrick to Write About Sonar and GPS
I don’t think that I will be the only excited angler to find out that one of the leading authorities on fishing electronics will be writing articles and answering questions about sonar and GPS units on BradWiegmann.com. He has over 12 years of experience working with sonar and GPS units for Humminbird Electronics. So with any further ado…Heeeeeerrrrrrrreee’s Eddie! Eddie Kendrick to write articles about electronics. |
What in the world is Map Offset you may ask? If you've ever been out on the lake and looked at your GPS Navigation screen and your boat is travelling up on dry land you need to do a Map offset. If you've ever gone to a waypoint using your Map Card and you are way off when you get there you need to do a Map Offset.
