Hummingbird Side Imaging ??

[Fisherjoe]

Looking for opinions from owners/users. Considering purchase for use while drifting or trolling for stripers and catfish in freshwater. Any info appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Joe

[Boat Bums]

have one it works as said. but you will end up spending more than you think. some boats take different pucks some have 2 and its real picky about were it goes. but you will see stuff that have never seen before.

[Bass Addict 170]

I deal with it a lot working at Bass Pro in Clarksville. A lot of guys I work and deal with wouldn't have anything else. I will say that like Boat Bum, you will see a lot of new sights, and it is expensive, but many find it worth it, and come back for another. However, it's primary purpose is for finding structure, or holes for cats, not so much suspended fish like striper. However, it does have a great sonar also for that option.

[HawgHunter75]

I bought one last year and i absolutely love it, especially on lakes i've never been on before. I'm not sure about your boat type, but one mine, if I wanted the side imaging to work while trolling i had to buy an additional "thru-hull" transducer, which i opted not to do as of yet, but it still works great idling along. I don't think you will regret it if you get one. Just my opinion though.

[smuckey41]

i got one last year and it is the best thing i ever did. it is awsome some of the things you will find is crazy. i have located alot of good fishing spots that i never would have found if i did not have one. i seen a lounge chair one of the old ones with the rubber stripe things in the ohio river you could see it plain as day. if you buy one you wont regreat it.

i have mine mounted on my trolling motor in the front of my boat. and if i want to idle through a area i just leave my trolling motor in the water and it works great like that to. i could talk all day about the things this unit can do well worth the money.

[Duayne]

I deal with it a lot working at Bass Pro in Clarksville. A lot of guys I work and deal with wouldn't have anything else. I will say that like Boat Bum, you will see a lot of new sights, and it is expensive, but many find it worth it, and come back for another. However, it's primary purpose is for finding structure, or holes for cats, not so much suspended fish like striper. However, it does have a great sonar also for that option.

I haven't used one yet but I figured it would be a great way to find schools of bait and fish. I know it would be hard to tell the depth, but at least you wold know whether to go right or left. But that isn't the case?

[Boat Bums]

You can see balls of bait fish just used it at cland sunday nite. Then you see the bigger white returns under them but i think that is bigger fish.

[smuckey41]

You can see balls of bait fish just used it at cland sunday nite. Then you see the bigger white returns under them but i think that is bigger fish.

the white returns are bigger fish the thing i like is that you can scroll over where you see fish with the aarow curser and mark where they are at on your gps. then you can back off and fish it good knowing there is a fish there. pretty cool

[Duayne]

the white returns are bigger fish the thing i like is that you can scroll over where you see fish with the aarow curser and mark where they are at on your gps. then you can back off and fish it good knowing there is a fish there. pretty cool

That is what I thought would be very valuable as well and knowing exactly where ledges and such are. I use my GPS with a contour map now, but with the limited accuracy I still have to watch the SONAR to know exactly where it is. I sure wish I could get one right now..

[lroberts]

What do you guys have the sensitivity set at??? 0-20? Any other tips on getting more clear images????

[smuckey41]

What do you guys have the sensitivity set at??? 0-20? Any other tips on getting more clear images????

i keep mine on 10 and my side view at 70 to 80 feet on each side the smaller your side view is the better read you get or at least i like it better that way. and if i am going in a cove i will set it on about 50 or less becouse there is less water to read. it is easyer for me to look out and judge 100 feet or less plus that is around my casting range at the max so any thing more then that i could not reach on a cast any way. i also use the split screen with the gps map to see where i am at on the contour lines and breaks. once i find where i like then i will put it on full side imaging to get a sweet spot. hope some of this info helps.

chuck

[revoreeler]

i got one last year and it is the best thing i ever did. it is awsome some of the things you will find is crazy. i have located alot of good fishing spots that i never would have found if i did not have one. i seen a lounge chair one of the old ones with the rubber stripe things in the ohio river you could see it plain as day. if you buy one you wont regreat it.

i have mine mounted on my trolling motor in the front of my boat. and if i want to idle through a area i just leave my trolling motor in the water and it works great like that to. i could talk all day about the things this unit can do well worth the money.

Smuckey41, How do you have it mounted to your trolling motor? I was told that if you mounted it like a normal puck tranducer, when you turned the motor, you changed the direction of image. Say if you turned right the right side is under the boat and the left is in front.