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transferring waypoints from lowrance to garmin help required

 

 

can anyone help with transferring data from lowrance to garmin ,any help would be appreciated

cheers rob


Sounder porn

Thinking I’ve got the furuno 585 tuned for best results. Few photos of some good ground. 


Settings advice Garmin 75SV (sounder noob)

 Gday all, I have purchased a Garmin 75SV Combo for my 5m glass boat, I live in Bunbury and fish anywhere from 10m inshore to 40m offshore. The transducer is the original one that came with it (I believe it's a GT52HW-TM). I know settings can vary, but my question is. What settings should I be running to get a clear and good picture/reading, what settings should I play around with to get it right?

Thank you.


Dramas transferring waypoints

 Hi all,

Trying to transfer waypoints from HDS12 to handheld Garmin, but they come out a fair distance away. Any ideas??

Thanks,

Ben

 


Sounded and tranny advice

 Lowrance HDS12 tm260

Hey guys looking at taking advantage of some of these sales goin on atm. Looking for advice /opinions on Lowrance HDS 12 Carbon matched with tm 260. I have a old gen 1 hds with 600w tranny. I do like the ease of Lowrance combos. Old one is on the way out and unless I win lotto can’t afford a new plotter plus a large screen Furuno plus  1kw . Anyone running this setup and can recommend? 99% of the time I fish demersals 30-100m maybe in the future try deep drop but mainly want to be able to sound ground quicker than I can now. Any help or ideas appreciated cheers 


Anyone using aGarmin Echomap 95sv

 Hi I'm looking at a new echomap plus and wanted info on what tranducers you are using. The plus comes with the GT52 as standard but I was interested in the GT51 for more powerful side scan. Is there anyone out there that has used either of these, any info would be apreciated also what depths are you able to get side scan to read. I can get the old 95sv chirp packaged with the gt51 but would prefer the new plus as its touch screen as well as buttons. Most of my fishing is in 15m to 40m but would like the ability to go deeper if needed. Cheers


A wet face or a wet box which do you prefer....

 Hey Crew,

Doing a few mods at the moment and have a bit of a dilemma. Have purchased a M260 to go with a Furuno 588. Getting some work done to fit the 588 in by a reputable business and they're doing there best to convince me to change the M260 for B164.

In my opinion the M260 is a superior tranny to the B164, but understandably there will be some performance loses shooting through the hull verses wet facing. At this stage I'm not prepared to stretch to a pair of SS264's though. So looking for opinions on the M260 versus the B164.

Cheers


Raymarine C120 output to LCD Screen

 Hi wreckers

Just wondering if you can transfer a NMEA output onto a TV screen to increase the size of the display.

If so how and what cable/adapter do you need for NMEA to TV IN

Cheers 

Neels 


Whats this

I took the boat for a run this afternoon in the sound and noticed this close to the BP refinery.


Sounder pornnnnnnn

 Few lumps from the barren bay


Sounder Porn

This is my goto spot when there's no much about, found it 25 years ago.


Lowrance or Raymarine combo

 Help!!

 

Shit internet for doing the reseach required so asking for your expert opinions....

 

What combo unit shall i buy around the 2k mark?

 

Cheers in advance!!

 

Boon


Big of sounder porn

 On of the lump the other of snapper at the back while on anchor 


Totalscan mounting

 Wondering if anyone here has tried sticking a totalscan transducer straight to the bottom of their hull. I have a wide planing plank on my boat so was thinking chuck out the bracker and sikaflex it straight on.


What antenna for a Lowrance globalmap5300c

 Hey guys I need to buy a new antenna for my gps as the other one was stolen I’m having trouble finding one that matches to my gps model which is discontinued,I have found one for a elite model will that work? 


Koden sounder

 Hey boys, I got a koden cvs 128 with tm258 tranny. Seems like a good unit just after some tips on fine tuning and what settings people are running. Mainly fishing at 40/50 meter mark although been out in the 200/300 meters which seemed to work well out there I thought. Any advice would be great. 

Cheers


Lowrance LCX-27C transducer

Having problems with the sounder side of my old lowrance and before going down the path of getting a new transducer or even a new sounder thought I would see if anyone had a transducer suitable for this unit that I could borrow to see if it is the problem. Have a few weeks to sort it out as not going to be fishing until my trip to Walpole in April so have some time.
Cheers Brad
This is the type of transducer I'm looking for.


Garmin Striker 7" sounder

Has anyone used or heard much about the Garmin Striker Saunders?

I'm looking for a larger screen sounder for my tinny and these are going cheap at the moment. Chasing any good or bad opinions on them before forking out cash.

Cheers


Nmea 2000 For Garmin Chirp 95s

Hey All

 

 

we are finishing of the boat at the moment and we have the Garmin Chirp 95s also just bought the fusion that is Nmea compatable.

has anyone hooked them up togeather on here is it worth it? or is it worth running them both seaparte and not connecting them up untill we get other things to hook to them  


Useful information on transducer styles

 This document arrived with my Airmar transducer. In all my research I didn't come across this and it would have been good to see it early in the piece. I thought I'd post it here for the benefit of others researching this technical subject..


Elite 5....Dark screen

 

Gents...dropped my elite 5 this morning when loading the boat.. .only use for GPS.

Its still working, still got marks and tracks but am struggling to see the screen...its like its lost its brightness...dont have a full manual  atm so we look up this sarvo and try having a play once the sun goes down as struggling to see in full daylight.

Anyone had these repaired before....hopefully just settings.


deep water transducer for CATS

Hey chaps
any one with a cat come up with a decent transducer option for deep water
currently running r599 wet box and have issues with low frequency and speeds over 6knots


Simrad s2009 transducer?

 Hi all, in instrested to see what transducers people are running and any screen shots?

I have hooked mine up to my existing 50/200 hdi transducer and will test it out this weekend before deciding on an upgrade. 

Any info or input would be great, thanks 


Simrad EVO3 vs Raymarine Axiom Pro

 We are very close to purchasing an EVO3 NSS12 for a new boat but the Raymarine Axiom Pros have also just come out.  I really like the Simrads but the Raymarines seem to have a better 3d system with the autostabilising gyro.  Sounds like the 3d will still not work very well deeper than 30metres though.

There is very little real world experience with the Axiom Pros given how new they are but has anyone had a detailed look?


How deep does 3d work

 We are looking at sounders for a new boat, primarily Simrad EVO3 and Raymarine Axiom.  We are hearing mixed things about at what depth the 3d structure scan actually works.  does anyone have real world experience?


Chirping a TM 260

 Has anyone tried running chirp on a traditional type transducer and if so was it any better than running it non chirp.


GPS / Fishfnder combo

 Hi all,

I'm looking for a gps / fishfinder combo (hopefully under $1000) for my 20 foot ali. I'm a novice fisherman that doesn't venture west of Rotto.

Any recommendations of units and where best to buy it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

 


Furuno 588 vs koden cvs 128

 Hey crew just gotta query for you guys. Looking at upgrading soon and was wondering if anyone can offer advice as to what the better sounder unit would be. Pay extra for furuno or go for koden. Both look like solid units, I currently use a 627 and love it. Cheers


Evo 3

 Anybody out there taken the plunge with Simrad Evo 3 yet? More specifically with a totalscan transducer? Woud be keen to hear about results and what it replaced if an upgrade??


Lowrance StructureScan 3D

Hi guys. Does anyone have any experience or comments regarding the Lowrance StructureScan 3D? I'm considering the Carbon 9 unit paired with the 3D transducer. Intended use is for demersal jigging up to 40m and finding good ground for cray diving. Cheers