the 585 are a great unit, just need to tune in properly, have used this unit to 550m and the readings look similar, imo no point spending money on bigger units once tuned in you will get the same result
1kw transom mount, the main thing to remember is to change your tvg once over 90m to high and the picture is great still can sit on 23knts and perfect pic up to 180m
Looking at going to one of these with the cat, have to go transom mount because the deck is sealed. What tranny did you end up going for and what was the cost if you don't mind me asking??
RHS side ,from left to right he bottom goes 320 mts to 340mts with a school of fish coming of the bottom on rhs of screen , LHS is the bottom 5 mts using bottom lock and starts at 0 mts being the bottom and coming up the first 5 mts and showing the seperated fish school
My question was from the picture what do others think the depth is (at the time the pic was taken). Your first comment (if I read it correctly) was that the bottom was sloping down from 320m to 340m and that everything showing above that was fish. I'm not sure if I agree with that I was asking what others thought. If I was to answer my own question I would say around 297m.
sw of rotto, the pics have been taken, grey band and harpuka taken off this spot, other photo a few bass grouper mixed in with harpuka, this photo was taken while moving harro, but you are right at speed the screen fills with clutter, you have to stay under 5knts to get a proper reading, seakem my interpertation of the pic is fish on lhs bottom lock, rhs shows an edge with some sort of coral and fish show
MattMiller
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Nice one
I bet harro just spilt his beer all over the screen
harro
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haha
lol almost,
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southcity104
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lit up!!
Like a christmass tree!!
"Its a life style job"
deepwater
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Now that is the
Now that is the ssssssssssssssssshhhhiiiiii#$$$$$$$$ great pic smiley
jeff
smiley
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cheers
the 585 are a great unit, just need to tune in properly, have used this unit to 550m and the readings look similar, imo no point spending money on bigger units once tuned in you will get the same result
Anthony Hall 87
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You running a 1kw there
You running a 1kw there smily??
Seeing some nice things out of these units lately..... hmmmm looks like an upgrade is on the horizon
Tight lines to all :)
smiley
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yeah mate
1kw transom mount, the main thing to remember is to change your tvg once over 90m to high and the picture is great still can sit on 23knts and perfect pic up to 180m
Anthony Hall 87
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Looking at going to one of
Looking at going to one of these with the cat, have to go transom mount because the deck is sealed. What tranny did you end up going for and what was the cost if you don't mind me asking??
Cheers
Tight lines to all :)
smiley
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transducer
pretty sure tm260 by memory, cost was around $850
Lucky Tim
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whereabouts was that taken
whereabouts was that taken Smiley? We'd be getting cod for sure off something like that up here.
Gotta agree with getting the 585 tuning right, it's a shit hot sounder when you have it running well
Alan James
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For the novices, including me
what are we looking at here? Is the slope from 320m to 300m the bottom or fish or both? Looks like fish under the number 285 or is all that fish?
just dhu it
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reading
RHS side ,from left to right he bottom goes 320 mts to 340mts with a school of fish coming of the bottom on rhs of screen , LHS is the bottom 5 mts using bottom lock and starts at 0 mts being the bottom and coming up the first 5 mts and showing the seperated fish school
Alan James
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Tks just dhu it
do others agree? I'm interested in RHS screen only. So at what depth is the bottom at the far right of the RHS?
just dhu it
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information
Thats right Alan the information scrolls from the RHS of the unit across to the left, so the current depth is always on the far RHS
Alan James
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I think you maybe missing what I was getting at.
My question was from the picture what do others think the depth is (at the time the pic was taken). Your first comment (if I read it correctly) was that the bottom was sloping down from 320m to 340m and that everything showing above that was fish. I'm not sure if I agree with that I was asking what others thought. If I was to answer my own question I would say around 297m.
sea-kem
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So who's going to fish that
So who's going to fish that deep? Just seems to take all the fun out of it.
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MattMiller
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Could be us
on Tuesday mate, all got to do with the target species. Pretty hard to find Harpuka, Grey Bands and the like in depths less than 200m.
sea-kem
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Gonna get a sore arm
Gonna get a sore arm
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MattMiller
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AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW
Boo Hoo, you could bring the tissues out for me if you'd like
sea-kem
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I didn't mean from fishing
I didn't mean from fishing
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lol
lol
MattMiller
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AHHH,
I give up
harro
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lol
quality pic smiley,
i take it thats on 50khz, were u drifting for that shot, my 50khz works fine out 300,s but as soon as you move too much interference,
what fish did you pull from that mate, was it out the trenches,
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smiley
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sounder pics
sw of rotto, the pics have been taken, grey band and harpuka taken off this spot, other photo a few bass grouper mixed in with harpuka, this photo was taken while moving harro, but you are right at speed the screen fills with clutter, you have to stay under 5knts to get a proper reading, seakem my interpertation of the pic is fish on lhs bottom lock, rhs shows an edge with some sort of coral and fish show
harro
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cheers smily
great input and cheers for your help ,
some of your deep settings would be great, do you adjust the ping speed as well, like lower it etc,
thanks again mate
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till
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Never really got the hang of
Never really got the hang of bottom shift.
Do you set your range for say 50m, then bottom shift it to 250m, to see 250-300m.
harro
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only just
just started palaying with bigger ranges as the deeper i go, my foruno is set to my normal depths up to 180, but now the game has changed lol,
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