Next time if you can, compare some of your favorite custom settings on each transducer for side by side comparison. Love the videos and hope to have my new 165 up and running by the end of next week. Really do appreciate all the info you drop on us!!!
Hi Mike, i know that you go rarely to deep water like 300 -600 feet water but please do one test because i start to believe 1kw airmar transducer or simrad does not perform good at 300-900 feet ( 100-300 meters ) deep seawater. Please help about it to be informed.
I’ll try my best brother!! We rarely see the depths over 150 while Striper Fishing. From what I have seen, the deeper you go, the better the MEDIUM CHIRP performs over the HIGH wide. If you are consistently fishing deeper than 500-600 feet, the MEDIUM CHIRP will perform better than the HIGH CHIRP.
I would be very interested in seeing how these operate in 800-1000 feet of water. I have a Tm185hw,, and it just seems like if the depth is over 800 ft, the fish finder simply doesn't return anything. I currently have a GO9 XSE. Should I assume that I can mark fish down to 500 feet with the Tm185hw, even if the depth of water is 1000 feet? Currently using a transom mounted transducer.
Mike, thank you, your videos are very helpful. I'm spec'ing out a KW 22' center console. Starting with Garmin 8612xsv plotter, what combination of thru hull + transom mount transducers would you suggest? Our fishing is mainly light tackle casting into schoolie false albies, striped bass and blues here on the saltwater bays in eastern Long Island in 40 to 100 feet water. These fish will chase bait up to surface, feed for a moment, then dive, and then pop up 1/4 mile away. Chasing them feels like whack-a-mole. I'm thinking a high resolution/wide cone thru-hull to drive fast looking for schools, and then a side scan transducer to see which way they move. Is Airmar B175 HW + Garmin GT36UHD an unnecessarily expensive way to go? Anything more affordable that would still give great results? Many thanks!
Stupid question but need to ask.I have an Simrad Evo3 with a total scan transducer.Does it make sense to just replace it with a Active Imaging 3-in-1 Transducer or keep both.What would be the advantage to having two. Thanks
Not a stupid question at all, I would consider keeping both if you had 2 displays. You would have a few extra options with down scan and CHIRP if you kept both, but only with 2 displays. In your case, I would go ahead and replace the Totalscan altogether. 👍👍
Mike, I have a 30ft Pursuit Ocean boat that I am going to be using for multiple types of fishing applications. I wanted to pick your brain and see what transducer you thin would be an all around perfect thru hull transducer for my boat. I look forward to hearing back from you, Tom
Mike i run a 12 inch lowrance carbon w 83/200 transducer and 3d module. I primarly fish for musky in 10 to 50 ft of water. Do you think the tm165hw or tm 150? We do alot of vertical jigging as well for musky in 20 to 30 ft.
Hi Mike. When comparing the TM185M vs TM185HW, is the amount of mid water trolling vision significantly different? Could the side scan image from an additional AI 3/1 make up for the relatively reduced beam width when using the TM185M when trolling? Cameron
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks. So, would you recommend I install the TM185M and the 3/1 AI transducers, enabling me to also have better resolution down deeper, and also have good wide trolling view capability? Also, How would the reduced frequency bandwidth 85-135kHz for the TM185M perform differently to the TM185HW - 150 - 250kHz?
Dear Mike.Very perfect video.I have a Humminbird Helix 7 SI G2N Model but iam not so satisfied on saltwater.I am using its own transducer as XNT9 SI 180T.What do you thinkon changing the transducer with Airmar 165?Is that possible?what difference will be?Thx
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Is that a true Chirp transducer? I currently have the Active Imaging set up with the Y cable for sonar/sidescan. Thanks for your help.
Hello Mike. İ want to use tm 165 hw. For jigging and slow jigging for maximum 500 feet. What do you offer me ??? Do you think this is the right disission ????
It’s great up to those depths. Keep in mind, in 500 ft of water the cone will be much wider than other transducers. Watching individual fish zero in on your jig will take some getting used to. You will see many more fish in some cases making it trickier to see the fish strike and react to your jig.
I had a TOTAL SCAN transducer to test when they first came out, but I don’t think I still have one around. I’ll find one and see if I can do that for you. Great Idea. The Total Scan’s Side Scan was Very comparable to an LSS-2 Transducer so the Active Imaging will be WORLDS away! 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS 2 different ppl form West Marine telling me is the same thing no differences. One guy told me in older unit they put more crystals and is better. They make new one to save money. No body compared them yet ...you will be 1st one I looked everywhere. Can't wait!
NewEra That’s hysterical, but unfortunately I’m not surprised. To be honest, it’s SO much better that it didn’t even occur to me to do a comparison. I’m glad you mentioned this. Thanks brother.
Hi Mike Another question B265 chirp LM I ordered that one. What about if i use both frequency of them at the simrad evo3s screen same time. Will give 1kw for each? Or power of transducer Low frequency and medium frequency will diveded to two ( 1kw / 2 ) ?
I believe it will split it, but power ratings on CHIRP transducers are like fixed frequency transducers. The engineers have a hard time explaining, but CHIRP transducers don’t need the same power. They are MANY times more efficient. The TM150M is only 300 watts and it’s amazing.
Hi Mike, I've always wondered what the difference would be between LH and LH wide when passing on top of pinnacles.. Some told me that the pinnacles won't show up with the LH wide as it averages the ground over the winder cone?! I would prefer a wide cone especially I dont go fishing very deep but then I would love to see the pinnacles when I am passing on top of them. Thank you
You still see pinnacles but you do lose bottom detail. I keep a downscan panel up all the time. It shows better bottom detail than any 2D sonar. Down scan will show all bottom contour.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Great idea Mike, Thank you! I lose my down imaging once I go over 8 knots, so it has been fairly useless to me unfortunately. I have a humminbird unit with a 3 in 1 mega transducer, and it's not usable on speed. I have just went and bought a 2nd hand Airmar 275 LH-W and will get a dedicated simrad unit just for it after countless fishing trips of frustration with the 3 in 1 transducer. I will continue to play with the 3 in 1 till I get the best possible down image with it while using the 1kw on speed. Thanks again for all your info!
I have one for cranking and one for all electronics. With a group 31 AGM battery I used to get 6 hours until I had to switch over to group 31 cranking battery. I switched to lithium 2 years ago and just 1 lasts the entire trip. It only weighs 28lbs instead of 78. 👍👍
hi, beautiful video.. I wanted to ask you for advice, I recently bought a lowrence hds live and I am and I don't know which type of probe to use exclusively for live trolling from 40 to 90 meters, whether imaging 3-1 or tm 165 hw, what would you recommend? .. thank you
On the airmarin site, written sonar depth capability information how many percentage decreases efficiency in salt water (Mediterranean sea) Forexample b265 LM 1kw dual chirp AIRMAR SAYs Medium frequency : max depth 1500 feet Low frequency : max depth: 3000 feet But this is for fresh water What about salt water ( Mediterranean sea ) ?
Those numbers quoted are actually for salt water. They are also practical fishing depths. They have the ability to find bottom at much greater depths but you just might not have good resolution for fish targets at anything deeper than they state. That’s from my buddy at Airmar.
@@troydunn04 wow! That’s a mistake on their part. I would go up to tm 185 H wide but it’s 1Kw and they may not have enough power for it. The high wide transducers are really perfect for the situations common in freshwater. Simrad can power 1Kw but not sure about the others. amzn.to/2XDLJw7.
@@Camh1968 Because you won’t see depths greater than 600 ft. HIGH WIDE CHIRP transducers won’t perform as well as a medium CHIRP transducer in greater depths.
Mike, Hi. I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you. I do both structure fishing for salt water bass and pelagic fishing for tuna in Southern California. I'm thinking of installing a flush mount thru-hull transducer on my 21' center console so that I can "see" schools of tuna as I'm traveling through the water at 25-30 MPH. I'm basically dedicating one transducer/fish-finder for this one purpose. I'm thinking of using the Airmar B175 HW since most of the fish I'm looking for reside in the top 300 feet in the water column. I am planning on pairing it with a Lowrance or Simrad 12" MFD. My other choice would be a B175L just for the slightly wider cone versus the fixed 25 degree cone on the B175HW. I sure would like to get your input on which transducer you'd recommend. Thanks, Frank
Definitely the HW, it has much more detail and feels a lot faster. Get a Simrad, the Lowrance is for freshwater, you lose a lot of adjustment going with the Lowrance.
Hey Mike. Any thoughts on how to get rid of barnacle rings on the face of my lss2 transducer without damaging it? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Sean.T
I went all out and installed an airmar 3kw 599c-lm transducer with a furuno TZLT. I usually fish in 100 ft plus depth and want to do some deep dropping up to 2000ft. I find that my original 1kw transducer works better, what am I doing wrong? Gain settings?
I’m not very familiar with Furuno, but if that were a Simrad display you would need an additional CHIRP processor to power a transducer that large. 3000 watts is VERY VERY powerful. Are you using a processor rated for up to 3000w?
I wanted the most powerful transducer to get definition up to 3000ft in the FL Gulf Stream for swords. But I still wanted the option of 100 to 300 ft off the reef. I’m not getting a very good picture off the reef but looks like it will pickup decent structures at 2000 ft.
Have you used the b175hw? All the sonar guys around the chesapeake say it's the best for fishing for rockfish type situations. Do you happen to know a guy named nick Garrett?
It’s KILLER!! I love everything about it for Stripers. I also used the TM185 High Wide. It was also great. If you watch some of my sonar videos from the last 4-5 years they were mostly done with a HIGH WIDE transducer.
Ok cool thanks man, I lose bottom with my AI 3 in 1 at about 7 mph, and I can't put it any deeper because it sprays on my motor way to much. So I'm looking for a thru haul but I want one that I can get good returns at speed say 15 to 20 mph. That would be a game changer for finding fish
Nice video you already know this but at 11.5 volt you had 20% of battery charged full battery is 13.2 volt. I have a video about this matter or viewers can look up voltage chart in a search engine . .
I do comparisons of every type of transducer on my channel; high versus med, wide versus regular. Sometimes deeper, sometimes shallower, but always on good fish returns. To compare high versus high wouldn’t show much of a difference 😉. (Although I DO have a high WIDE vs high REG, and cheap high vs expensive high). It’s for guys that need help deciding on which transducer to buy. I get a hundred emails a month asking if they should go with high or med CHIRP. Every display has built in CHIRP processors these days
Love the videos. But it would be nice if you gave us a comparison wrap up at the end of which u like or dont like and why. Im new to all this sonar/chip stuff and dont really understand it yet.
That’s a fantastic idea and valuable feedback. I will definitely do that in some of these videos moving forward. I hesitate to do that in these particular “higher end” Transducer videos because there really is no definitive conclusion. There is give and take with each transducer, one may excel in one scenario while falling short in another. When I am done with all of the comparisons I will take short cuts from each video, explaining those “give and take” scenarios with a wrap up. And my overall opinion. Great comment brother!!
That’s part of the beauty, you get a high end CHIRP transducer that needs nothing extra. But for a Go unit you only have one port so you won’t have side or down scan.
So if I wanted to add another unit to match with the transducer, what would you recommend - I fish in Boston, so my depth range from 20’ to 120’, sometimes go to stellwagon for haddock at 210-250’
Nhut Nguyen Definitely the Evo3. It’s a professional level display with lots of great features. EVO3 amzn.to/2Bs18pO If it’s out of your range you can add another Go unit and just use it for sonar.
Thank you! I love your channel. I have catch the fever rods, your series on the simrad is the reason I have simrad on my boat, every winter I use your videos to learn a bit more about fishing.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Yeah, i was told by Simrad that the new 2 in 1 active imaging transducer will work on my Evo2, it just wont have the resolution so, I'm going to go with that. I hope they're right.
David Watson Interesting. I don’t know about that. Even the Evo3’s won’t work without a software update. Is there a later update for Evo2 even available. ALSO. If it won’t have the resolution why not leave the Totalscan for side scan?
Both gains are set the same, in reality I would reduce the medium a touch. Most of the comparisons I do I leave the settings the same to start. It seems that higher wattage CHIRP transducers tend to show more of the tiniest particles in an automatic gain setting. I easily could have raised the gain on the 165 to show all of the particles and bait or reduced the med to match the left screen.
I like the series where you teaching us how to use the fish finder. I dont see alot of TH-camrs do that. Keep it up!👍👍
Thanks brother!!
Next time if you can, compare some of your favorite custom settings on each transducer for side by side comparison. Love the videos and hope to have my new 165 up and running by the end of next week. Really do appreciate all the info you drop on us!!!
Very nice videos! Thanks for all the knowledge you drop to us!
I appreciate that!! Thanks!
Hi Mike, i know that you go rarely to deep water like 300 -600 feet water but please do one test because i start to believe 1kw airmar transducer or simrad does not perform good at 300-900 feet ( 100-300 meters ) deep seawater. Please help about it to be informed.
Mike, can do test on deep water like 200-400 ft. Thank you
I’ll try my best brother!! We rarely see the depths over 150 while Striper Fishing. From what I have seen, the deeper you go, the better the MEDIUM CHIRP performs over the HIGH wide. If you are consistently fishing deeper than 500-600 feet, the MEDIUM CHIRP will perform better than the HIGH CHIRP.
I would be very interested in seeing how these operate in 800-1000 feet of water. I have a Tm185hw,, and it just seems like if the depth is over 800 ft, the fish finder simply doesn't return anything. I currently have a GO9 XSE. Should I assume that I can mark fish down to 500 feet with the Tm185hw, even if the depth of water is 1000 feet?
Currently using a transom mounted transducer.
Make sure the echo limit isn’t set for 800ft. In echo installation there is a limit you need to remove
Mike, thank you, your videos are very helpful. I'm spec'ing out a KW 22' center console. Starting with Garmin 8612xsv plotter, what combination of thru hull + transom mount transducers would you suggest? Our fishing is mainly light tackle casting into schoolie false albies, striped bass and blues here on the saltwater bays in eastern Long Island in 40 to 100 feet water. These fish will chase bait up to surface, feed for a moment, then dive, and then pop up 1/4 mile away. Chasing them feels like whack-a-mole. I'm thinking a high resolution/wide cone thru-hull to drive fast looking for schools, and then a side scan transducer to see which way they move. Is Airmar B175 HW + Garmin GT36UHD an unnecessarily expensive way to go? Anything more affordable that would still give great results? Many thanks!
I would definitely get the HW b175. I’m not familiar with Garmin so I do t know what else you would need for side scan down scan,etc.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS B175HW ordered. Thank you!
Stupid question but need to ask.I have an Simrad Evo3 with a total scan transducer.Does it make sense to just replace it with a Active Imaging 3-in-1 Transducer or keep both.What would be the advantage to having two. Thanks
Not a stupid question at all, I would consider keeping both if you had 2 displays. You would have a few extra options with down scan and CHIRP if you kept both, but only with 2 displays. In your case, I would go ahead and replace the Totalscan altogether. 👍👍
Mike, I have a 30ft Pursuit Ocean boat that I am going to be using for multiple types of fishing applications. I wanted to pick your brain and see what transducer you thin would be an all around perfect thru hull transducer for my boat. I look forward to hearing back from you, Tom
Firstly i m sorry for my english.
What about 200 meters deep ? What you prefer on 200-250 meters ?
Low CHIRP. If you only have med or high use med.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS i ordered B265LM chirp is that good option?
Mike i run a 12 inch lowrance carbon w 83/200 transducer and 3d module. I primarly fish for musky in 10 to 50 ft of water. Do you think the tm165hw or tm 150? We do alot of vertical jigging as well for musky in 20 to 30 ft.
Shoot me an email. 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS can't find your email posted anywhere.
Rick Thorp Sorry. Mikesmedley9@gmail.com
Hi Mike.
When comparing the TM185M vs TM185HW, is the amount of mid water trolling vision significantly different?
Could the side scan image from an additional AI 3/1 make up for the relatively reduced beam width when using the TM185M when trolling?
Cameron
Definitely. Trolling speeds are where side scan really works best. 👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks. So, would you recommend I install the TM185M and the 3/1 AI transducers, enabling me to also have better resolution down deeper, and also have good wide trolling view capability?
Also, How would the reduced frequency bandwidth 85-135kHz for the TM185M perform differently to the TM185HW - 150 - 250kHz?
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks Mike
Dear Mike.Very perfect video.I have a Humminbird Helix 7 SI G2N Model but iam not so satisfied on saltwater.I am using its own transducer as XNT9 SI 180T.What do you thinkon changing the transducer with Airmar 165?Is that possible?what difference will be?Thx
Which transducer would you recommend for Lake Erie? Lowrance units. Liked and subbed.
Definitely this one. It’s great for shallow and some deeper water you will see. amzn.to/34lMEou
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Is that a true Chirp transducer? I currently have the Active Imaging set up with the Y cable for sonar/sidescan. Thanks for your help.
Yep. It doesn’t have the Q rating as more expensive transducers but it’s true CHIRP. It has a bandwidth of a 55 frequency range.
Hello Mike. İ want to use tm 165 hw. For jigging and slow jigging for maximum 500 feet. What do you offer me ??? Do you think this is the right disission ????
It’s great up to those depths. Keep in mind, in 500 ft of water the cone will be much wider than other transducers. Watching individual fish zero in on your jig will take some getting used to. You will see many more fish in some cases making it trickier to see the fish strike and react to your jig.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thank you very much for fast answear.so i will try it .mey i sendt you pics or video after get try.best Regards.
alihaydar21 Anytime!! Send them to mikesmedley9@gmail.com. 👍👍
Mike one more Question
With 5100 module 1 kw transducer work better than direct plug in simrad evo3 ?
I got one for you Mike:
New Active Imaging 3-in-1 Transducer vs Total Scan Transducer not that new anymore Will be awesome if you can do this!
I had a TOTAL SCAN transducer to test when they first came out, but I don’t think I still have one around. I’ll find one and see if I can do that for you. Great Idea. The Total Scan’s Side Scan was Very comparable to an LSS-2 Transducer so the Active Imaging will be WORLDS away! 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS 2 different ppl form West Marine telling me is the same thing no differences. One guy told me in older unit they put more crystals and is better. They make new one to save money. No body compared them yet ...you will be 1st one I looked everywhere. Can't wait!
NewEra That’s hysterical, but unfortunately I’m not surprised. To be honest, it’s SO much better that it didn’t even occur to me to do a comparison. I’m glad you mentioned this. Thanks brother.
Hi Mike
Another question
B265 chirp LM
I ordered that one.
What about if i use both frequency of them at the simrad evo3s screen same time.
Will give 1kw for each? Or power of transducer Low frequency and medium frequency will diveded to two ( 1kw / 2 )
?
I believe it will split it, but power ratings on CHIRP transducers are like fixed frequency transducers. The engineers have a hard time explaining, but CHIRP transducers don’t need the same power. They are MANY times more efficient. The TM150M is only 300 watts and it’s amazing.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS
Question :
Airmar B265 LM DUAL BAND TRANSDUCER
SIMRAD evo3S or evo3 nns9
Work together or
need a module ?
They work together 👍👍
Hi Mike,
I've always wondered what the difference would be between LH and LH wide when passing on top of pinnacles.. Some told me that the pinnacles won't show up with the LH wide as it averages the ground over the winder cone?!
I would prefer a wide cone especially I dont go fishing very deep but then I would love to see the pinnacles when I am passing on top of them.
Thank you
You still see pinnacles but you do lose bottom detail. I keep a downscan panel up all the time. It shows better bottom detail than any 2D sonar. Down scan will show all bottom contour.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Great idea Mike, Thank you! I lose my down imaging once I go over 8 knots, so it has been fairly useless to me unfortunately. I have a humminbird unit with a 3 in 1 mega transducer, and it's not usable on speed. I have just went and bought a 2nd hand Airmar 275 LH-W and will get a dedicated simrad unit just for it after countless fishing trips of frustration with the 3 in 1 transducer. I will continue to play with the 3 in 1 till I get the best possible down image with it while using the 1kw on speed. Thanks again for all your info!
😁😁👍👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Is this downscan panel you refer to (above) obtained from the AI 3/1 ducer?
Hey mike what is your battery set up to run those electronics do you have a separate battery to run them or 1 battery for each unit ?
I have one for cranking and one for all electronics. With a group 31 AGM battery I used to get 6 hours until I had to switch over to group 31 cranking battery. I switched to lithium 2 years ago and just 1 lasts the entire trip. It only weighs 28lbs instead of 78. 👍👍
hi, beautiful video.. I wanted to ask you for advice, I recently bought a lowrence hds live and I am and I don't know which type of probe to use exclusively for live trolling from 40 to 90 meters, whether imaging 3-1 or tm 165 hw, what would you recommend? .. thank you
165 definitely.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS more please
On the airmarin site, written sonar depth capability information how many percentage decreases efficiency in salt water (Mediterranean sea)
Forexample b265 LM 1kw dual chirp
AIRMAR SAYs
Medium frequency : max depth 1500 feet
Low frequency : max depth: 3000 feet
But this is for fresh water
What about salt water ( Mediterranean sea ) ?
Those numbers quoted are actually for salt water. They are also practical fishing depths. They have the ability to find bottom at much greater depths but you just might not have good resolution for fish targets at anything deeper than they state. That’s from my buddy at Airmar.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS ✌️
awesome video! Which transducer do you recommend for smith mountain searching for striper?
Definitely the 165 H extra wide👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Garmin said they don't support the 165 on the echomap series. What's the next best option?
@@troydunn04 wow! That’s a mistake on their part. I would go up to tm 185 H wide but it’s 1Kw and they may not have enough power for it. The high wide transducers are really perfect for the situations common in freshwater. Simrad can power 1Kw but not sure about the others. amzn.to/2XDLJw7.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS why are the 185HW transducers best for freshwater?
@@Camh1968 Because you won’t see depths greater than 600 ft. HIGH WIDE CHIRP transducers won’t perform as well as a medium CHIRP transducer in greater depths.
Mike, Hi. I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you. I do both structure fishing for salt water bass and pelagic fishing for tuna in Southern California. I'm thinking of installing a flush mount thru-hull transducer on my 21' center console so that I can "see" schools of tuna as I'm traveling through the water at 25-30 MPH. I'm basically dedicating one transducer/fish-finder for this one purpose. I'm thinking of using the Airmar B175 HW since most of the fish I'm looking for reside in the top 300 feet in the water column. I am planning on pairing it with a Lowrance or Simrad 12" MFD. My other choice would be a B175L just for the slightly wider cone versus the fixed 25 degree cone on the B175HW. I sure would like to get your input on which transducer you'd recommend. Thanks, Frank
Definitely the HW, it has much more detail and feels a lot faster. Get a Simrad, the Lowrance is for freshwater, you lose a lot of adjustment going with the Lowrance.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thank you.
Hey Mike. Any thoughts on how to get rid of barnacle rings on the face of my lss2 transducer without damaging it? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Sean.T
Sean, have you figured it out yet? If not I can give you some advice how to remove them and how to prevent them.
I went all out and installed an airmar 3kw 599c-lm transducer with a furuno TZLT. I usually fish in 100 ft plus depth and want to do some deep dropping up to 2000ft. I find that my original 1kw transducer works better, what am I doing wrong? Gain settings?
I’m not very familiar with Furuno, but if that were a Simrad display you would need an additional CHIRP processor to power a transducer that large. 3000 watts is VERY VERY powerful. Are you using a processor rated for up to 3000w?
Mike Smedley Hi Mike, yes I have Dff3 in the network.
I wanted the most powerful transducer to get definition up to 3000ft in the FL Gulf Stream for swords. But I still wanted the option of 100 to 300 ft off the reef. I’m not getting a very good picture off the reef but looks like it will pickup decent structures at 2000 ft.
Have you used the b175hw? All the sonar guys around the chesapeake say it's the best for fishing for rockfish type situations. Do you happen to know a guy named nick Garrett?
Yes Sir! I have a b175 HW on the boat now. It’s definitely my favorite for Striper fishing. I get to test a lot of them. It’s pretty cool😁
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS nice! How does it do marking fish while running?
It’s KILLER!! I love everything about it for Stripers. I also used the TM185 High Wide. It was also great. If you watch some of my sonar videos from the last 4-5 years they were mostly done with a HIGH WIDE transducer.
Here are a few good ones with the HIGH WIDE.
th-cam.com/video/uvHV35lR3XY/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/UzICgPZpIGY/w-d-xo.html
Ok cool thanks man, I lose bottom with my AI 3 in 1 at about 7 mph, and I can't put it any deeper because it sprays on my motor way to much. So I'm looking for a thru haul but I want one that I can get good returns at speed say 15 to 20 mph. That would be a game changer for finding fish
I have a Lowrance Elite 7ti
What settings are best for 25ft to 10 feet to see Crappie and bass?
Kthockey I have the elite 7 also go to your range and set on 30 ft ,that will keep you tight on the screen .
Use the lower frequency available, the lower the frequency the wider the cone. In those shallower depths you need the wider cones to see more fish.
Nice video you already know this but at 11.5 volt you had 20% of battery charged full battery is 13.2 volt. I have a video about this matter or viewers can look up voltage chart in a search engine . .
boashna My meter can be a bit misleading. It’s 11.5 with 2 16” displays on, running lights and two bilge pumps running.
Can you show slowly what button does what on a hummingbird 859
Unfortunately I don’t have an 859 to show you. Sorry brother.
How do you always have so much fish where you are!
Nhut Nguyen Ha!! Many many years on the water my brother 😁😁
he is in a stock pond 😁😁
Compare Hight freq vs Med freq in shallow water ... Best Idea 😆😆
I do comparisons of every type of transducer on my channel; high versus med, wide versus regular. Sometimes deeper, sometimes shallower, but always on good fish returns. To compare high versus high wouldn’t show much of a difference 😉. (Although I DO have a high WIDE vs high REG, and cheap high vs expensive high). It’s for guys that need help deciding on which transducer to buy. I get a hundred emails a month asking if they should go with high or med CHIRP. Every display has built in CHIRP processors these days
The TM 165 looks awesome.
Love the videos. But it would be nice if you gave us a comparison wrap up at the end of which u like or dont like and why. Im new to all this sonar/chip stuff and dont really understand it yet.
That’s a fantastic idea and valuable feedback. I will definitely do that in some of these videos moving forward. I hesitate to do that in these particular “higher end” Transducer videos because there really is no definitive conclusion. There is give and take with each transducer, one may excel in one scenario while falling short in another.
When I am done with all of the comparisons I will take short cuts from each video, explaining those “give and take” scenarios with a wrap up. And my overall opinion.
Great comment brother!!
If you add this extra transducer, do you have to purchase any extra modules or will it work straight to the Simrad Go12
That’s part of the beauty, you get a high end CHIRP transducer that needs nothing extra. But for a Go unit you only have one port so you won’t have side or down scan.
So if I wanted to add another unit to match with the transducer, what would you recommend - I fish in Boston, so my depth range from 20’ to 120’, sometimes go to stellwagon for haddock at 210-250’
Nhut Nguyen Definitely the Evo3. It’s a professional level display with lots of great features. EVO3 amzn.to/2Bs18pO
If it’s out of your range you can add another Go unit and just use it for sonar.
Thank you! I love your channel. I have catch the fever rods, your series on the simrad is the reason I have simrad on my boat, every winter I use your videos to learn a bit more about fishing.
Nhut Nguyen YIP YEAH!! Love hearing that!! Thanks a ton brother!!!👍👍👍
Hey Mike, I'm ditching my Totalscan. Would you recommend a tm150 or tm165 ?. I fish the Chesapeake Bay 50' or less water depth
They are both great transducers, but that 165 is pure evil brother!!
That's what i was hoping you would say. Thanks man.
Sure brother!! You’re still gonna need something for side and down scan though.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Yeah, i was told by Simrad that the new 2 in 1 active imaging transducer will work on my Evo2, it just wont have the resolution so, I'm going to go with that. I hope they're right.
David Watson Interesting. I don’t know about that. Even the Evo3’s won’t work without a software update. Is there a later update for Evo2 even available. ALSO. If it won’t have the resolution why not leave the Totalscan for side scan?
Hi Mike. The airmar tm265LH working well with no module s5100 at evo3? Thanks a lot...!!!
Yes sir!! Work as great with no module too!
The medium is not made for that depth, test from 100ft to 200 ft
@@arnodesmedt3029 👍. It’s actually good to over 600ft.
It's odd,
165hw have less than narrower medium at 25 feet?
What's going on here?
Both gains are set the same, in reality I would reduce the medium a touch. Most of the comparisons I do I leave the settings the same to start. It seems that higher wattage CHIRP transducers tend to show more of the tiniest particles in an automatic gain setting. I easily could have raised the gain on the 165 to show all of the particles and bait or reduced the med to match the left screen.