Quote Originally Posted by rudeZ20 View Post
Offdtop, I have on eof these and was told that you can not use a shoot thru hull transducer becuase it needs to be in the water? Is this not the case. That is why I put mine up front and used the trolling motor mount. Thanks, Marty
Whoever told you was half wrong, sort of. they make a shoot thru "puck" style, you have to get a "Y" splitter cable and your unit picks up from both so if the "side imaging" transducer looses depth at higher speeds then it uses the shoot thru. Yes the "side imaging" transducer has to be in the water but you use a shoot thru in conjunction with it to solve this problem. Mine is on a Ranger 520VS and they sent me pictures on where to mount the Side imaging t-ducer, either on the jackplate or on the boat itself - i opted for the boat because I fish the Ohio river alot in the creeks and you bump way too many stumps