Anyone running an Airmar TM185H-W
Submitted by rigpig on Mon, 2017-03-13 01:33
Guys, I want to upgrade my P66 tranny to a chirp unit. I have been told a Airmar TM 185H-W transom mount unit will plug straight into my NSS12 Evo 2 unit and be good to go for the depths I usually fish in, up to 130m, but rarely. Im not really keen to go super high dollar with a BSM-3 added etc. With the recent software upgrade on the NSS12 Im thinking the TM 185 may just be what Im after..
Any thoughts. Thanks fallas.
Stevo81
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For trolling and seeing fish
For trolling and seeing fish in the water column the TM185-hw will be good but if bottom fishing and detail on the bottom is what your after go the TM185-h
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rigpig
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cheers
thanks for the advice mate, I didnt know there was a difference..
Stevo81
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Can you go thru-hull? Have a
Can you go thru-hull? Have a look at the B175H. Much better than transom mount for picking up ground st speed.
http://www.airmar.com/uploads/brochures/SINGLE_BAND_CHIRP_Comparison.pdf http://www.airmar.com/uploads/brochures/b175.pdf
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rigpig
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thanks for the comparisons
Stevo Im not sure about through hull for my boat. its a Barcrusher which has a deep V Hull and sealed deck. Not sure how I would get it in as there is also the ballast system down the centre to contend with.. might have to send Barcrusher an email..
cheers though buddy.
resurgence
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Same as SS175HW
The 185 is the same transducer as the SS175HW but in a transom mount. A few guys here and heaps on the East coast run the 175 with good results. I'm getting one installed as we speak.
I believe the 185 is only just available, literally this week, in Australia through CH Smith.
rigpig
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cheers
I\ll check out the CH Smith site.. I got a heads up from Blue Bottle fishing on FB but it gets confusing with the amount of different chirp 1kw units getting around..
resurgence
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Cone angle
The HW version is a 25 degree cone in high frequency. There are low and high frequency versions and narrow cone angles, although I don't know which are available in transom mount.
The HW is good for searching for bait/fish in a wide area when bill fishing, and for spotting schools of fish in shallow water. I will be using mine in conjunction with a narrower beam unit to pinpoint fish.