Fishfinder with DI... Useful?

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by IN2DEEP

I'm looking to get a FF very soon

I was wondering if the "down imaging" feature that both the Humminbird and Lowrance units offer, have been useful for those of you who have them

I'm more leaning towards the Humminbird model (598)

Someone told me that the DI feature drew the battery down while in use... true?

And that you can't see fish readings in the DI mode (but you can split the screen to run normal & DI simultaneously)

It does look interesting to me, especially for FW lake fishing



Thanks for your input

BTW, I just picked up a PA12 yesterday and excited to get it rigged and fishing

Why not pick up a unit that has best of both worlds? I just had my inaugural trip with my new lowrance elite 5 hdi. It has down scan plus regular sonar. The reason I got this unit was so that I would not need to upgrade to dsi from traditional sonar or vice versa in the near future. If you are set on a hummingbird they probably have something comparable.

[wbrewski]

Originally Posted by YakDout

Why not pick up a unit that has best of both worlds? I just had my inaugural trip with my new lowrance elite 5 hdi. It has down scan plus regular sonar. The reason I got this unit was so that I would not need to upgrade to dsi from traditional sonar or vice versa in the near future. If you are set on a hummingbird they probably have something comparable.

I have a DI unit and it took a long time on the learning curve to pick out fish but it does work .

[YakDout]

Also, do some research and watch videos and testing for the unit you're thinking about getting. If you have any questions call lowrance and/or hummingbird directly. Their tech guys know their stuff. I almost made the mistake of getting the 83/200 ducer for my unit . Wasn't too sure if that was the right one. Called lowrance, they recommend the 50/200/455/800 for my unit and application.

[food4less562]

Originally Posted by YakDout

Also, do some research and watch videos and testing for the unit you're thinking about getting. If you have any questions call lowrance and/or hummingbird directly. Their tech guys know their stuff. I almost made the mistake of getting the 83/200 ducer for my unit . Wasn't too sure if that was the right one. Called lowrance, they recommend the 50/200/455/800 for my unit and application.

Why not the 83/200?

[IN2DEEP]

Hey guys, thanks for your input. Good info.

Fishingfiend, I have been watching Doug Vahrenberg's videos on youtube
Very educational and convinced me to go with a Humminbird unit.
http://www.youtube.com/user/imonbass?feature=mhee
Good to know about the depth penetration with the different transducers
Kayak wise, most of my angling will be inshore.

Going with this unit: (597 ci HD DI) http://store.humminbird.com/products...9220796a9b96d4

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by food4less562

Why not the 83/200?

83/200 is for shallower depths . And more geared for freshwater. I asked the same question to lowrance and told them where and what I was fishing. They answered question faster than I could ask it.