Side imaging aqua vu and boulders posted on december 13 2016.
Side imaging sonar pictures.
Your decision has to be founded on certain cases of use.
And even if you do know what you re looking at but you don t fully understand how your device works you might wildly misinterpret where structure or a school of fish actually is.
This sonar device emits conical or fan shaped pulses down towards the bottom of the sea across an extensive range perpendicular to the path the sensor follows through the water.
The return image for this slice is then added to the images taken immediately before and after to build an incredibly detailed view of the lake bottom.
Side imaging produces nice images of how boulders really look like and i use it to find key spots that i miss with 2d and down imaging sonar.
Humminbird side imaging sonar uses a razor thin beam to take a sonar snapshot of the area up to 400 ft.
Reading the side imaging on your fish finder can be really confusing if you don t know what you re looking at.
Although side imaging looks like photos it doesn t depend on light or darkness.
Side imaging sonar uses a razor thin beam that projects deep into the water to both sides of the boat with broad coverage across the bottom.
Whether you are choosing a side imaging fish finder or a down imaging fish finder the occasion is what will determine the one to pick.
This image is a boulder reef.
Side imaging finders are better in shallow water and cover a wider range.
On this image the biggest boulders are next to smooth bottom.
In the end you just can t pick a sonar type over the other.