Lowrance Hds

[CaptainJoe]

Attached are some screen shots taken with the Lowrance HDS with StructureScan and DownScan.

[troutgnat]

Joe,

Thanks for posting this! It is so COOL! I've been reading up on this technology and have seen pics in the catalogs but this really makes sense of what these new depth finders can do! I assume on your split screen pics these are all the same bit of water just one pic in HD and the other in the color "normal" mode, correct??? Please tell me more!, I would love to be in a boat and actually see this in action. Joe, it is clear to me you know your depthfinders. Could you please read my post on Lowrance 125 depthfinder and see if you can give me any advice. I would greatly appreciate it. I will post something shortly.............D

[techo]

Whats it going to cost me to upgrade?

[troutgnat]

Whats it going to cost me to upgrade?

Techo,

This things are around 550 or so on the low end(optional software upgrade seperate) to 1500 or more on the upper end!

[CaptainJoe]

Troutgnat: There are many more photos to see. If you are on Facebook, you can either go to my Facebook page by going to my website and click on the Facebook link and see my photos or go to Facebook and go to the Lowrance HDS group page. Yes, the DownScan will show the tree that is imbedded in the sonar image and also show the same tree in the StructureScan. The screen can even split 4-ways: gps, sonar, side to side, and down scan, all on one screen. Check your Lowrance 125 post for a reply.

Tim,

There are so many options, units, and ways to install it. I would suggest to go to the most recent Bass Pro or Cabela's master catalog. They cover it quite well. If you have any questions, I would be glad to try to help.

[Gone Fishing]

Awesome pictures CaptainJoe. I have a question though. I'm a Lowrance man also so the Structure scan and Down scan is new to me. Just wondering how you got the picture of the cedar. On the picture, are you idiling over the tree or are you some how getting a side scan view of it.

[CaptainJoe]

Yes, I am idling over the target. Lowrance has side-to-side imaging, but it also has down imaging. However, one other unique feature is called "Overlay DownScan" where you can overlay the downscan image right over your sonar image. Pictures 7, 8, and 9 clearly show this feature. You can see the tree structure imbedded into the sonar image. Lowrance also has the capability to allow you to split the screen 4-ways: side-to-side scan, downscan, sonar, and gps; all on one screen. I will post a picture of that screen as soon as I take one. Here are some more pictures:

[GNSfishing]

Great pictures, I have been thinking of changing to a HDS unit. Which lowrance model are you using??

[CaptainJoe]

Great pictures, I have been thinking of changing to a HDS unit. Which lowrance model are you using??

I am using the HDS-8 on the dash and the HDS-10 on the bow. The pictures taken in this thread were taken with the HDS-8 dash unit. I have two LSS-1 transducers, one attached to my jackplate and the other mounted to my trolling motor. The LSS-1 routers are mounted in my starboard rod locker. I also have the Sirius Weather package and that antenna it connected to the LSS-1 router along with both LSS-1 transducers. My 2D transducers (shoot thru hull, transom, and trolling motor) are connected to their respective units. The two LSS-1 routers are networked together and the HDS-10 and HDS-8 units are connected to the LSS-1 routers. With this complete network, both units can access eachothers 2D transducers, both LSS-1 transducers, the Sirius Weather information, waypoints, routes, and trails. To get the DownScan overlay features, you must have the LSS-1 transducer mounted within one foot of the 2D transducer.

[JDH_MOangler]

Wow! Those pictures are amazing. And here I thought my 520c was pretty cool.

Any idea how the Lowrance HD compares to the Hummingbird Side Imaging?