Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So many videos show how to set up the finder but this is the first that actually explains what the picture means! This is great!
Your series is, hands-down, the most comprehensive explanation of sonar out there right now! I have watched DOZENS of videos before finding yours and SO wish I had found them sooner. I'll be passing these on to friends and students for SURE!
Best explanations I've come across so far. I went back and looked at my Lowrance Hook2 x4 manual and was shocked it didn't even provide a legend for the colors! And this one, #3 - totally explains why I rarely see arches. I'm in a canoe with a trolling motor! I'm going to watch all the vids in this series a few times and get my finder out and go back over the settings. I'm clearly not making the most out of what I have and should stop shopping for something 'better'. Cheers!
Great video Mike...on another topic, thanks for that net throwing video....I'm pancaking the 8 footer about 90% of the time thanks to your instruction. Keep bringing on the videos and thanks again!
got a boat for christmas and your videos are very helpful still learning the lowrance hook2 and hook2 4x been trying learn what to do with settings and what im looking at thanks
Imagine an ocean without the water in the way. Yet, everything else still in its location. Boats, fish, rocks, submarines, all still there with no water. Like looking through air. Now imagine you dont have to imagine the water away. That's what the navy has.
3rd video in the row and each time I like more. BTW: my understanding of the arch: it is not because the ping moves up and down the bladder itself, but because the "relativ" distance to that bladder return spot starts to be far away (on the edge of the cone, lets calls it phase1 and is displayed as the starting/left lower end of the arch), then it gets closer to the transducer as you move with your boat over it (fish stays floating in the same depth, but the transducer gets a little bit closer to it as the fish gets closer to the center of your sonar cone), and it reaches minimum distance in the moment you have the fish not in front of your boat (regardless of left, right or center; that moment you are closet to the fish is phase2 and marks the highest spot on the arch); third phase when you passed the fish (again either left/right or even straight over it) and your boat overtakes it, that makes the relativ distance to the fish grow again, thus the sonar returns mark the dot on the screen as being a bit farer away (looks like deeper, though the fish is still at the same spot) so this forms the right/down arch of your signal, as the fish moves again to the back edge of the sonar cone; I think it helps most to imagine the location of the fish relativ to the transducer from the side. Hope that was understandable... ;)
Great job making your videos! Very informative and helpful, I have no idea why anyone would give a thumbs down to any of the videos I seen that you have made. Have to be miserable snowflakes that hate everything. Keep them coming I've learned a lot!
I'm looking forward to lesson 4..... 👍🏼 This is a truly rookie question: Do the fish feel these "pings"? And if so, what effect does it have on them? (i.e.- does it startle them? or scatter them? or are they oblivious to the whole experience?) Thanks.
+One Punch Excellent Question!! Sometimes they can definitely be sensitive to it. I can't say that I have seen schools scatter or anything, but there are times I will see fish act more cautious. There are many times where I will pause the sonar when fish aren't biting or reacting strongly. I always shut sonar down when we anchor for cut bait fishing. Just in case. Thanks for the question.
what is the time axis (x-axis) to this (or most) depth finders set to? Like how long is the history you are showing here in these videos? nice vids! I'm learning a lot! thank you!
So if you were traveling at 5-10mph on the far left of the screen, that sharp up and down, what looked like a steep drop off, would look more like a gradual slope going up then down again. So based on your speed would determine how steep the terrain would look. Is there a speed you travel to get a general understanding of how the ground actually is below you? Peace, Mo
So, quick question. I am seeing fish at 10' and above when you were at slower speed. I would assume coming to almost a stop from 40mph any fish near the surface would have scattered or dove. So are those actually fish?
They are indeed fish but you always have to keep in mind that fish closer to the transducer will look a lot bigger than they are. The machine will auto adjust the gain based on the depth so the deeper you are the bigger fish will look near the surface even if they are very small (they are absorbing much more energy than fish 40 feet away). And yes, in most cases the fish will react to the noise of the boat closest to the surface when dropping off plane.
Awesome video! Thanks! I’m a new boat owner and this has helped a ton. I got a simrad go7 and I mostly fish for bottom fish in 70-300 ft of water... and I have no idea how to set that up. I want to know how to look for structure or rocky bottom and how I can tell if there’s fish. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Spend a lot of time using down scan. It’s a great tool for telling structure from fish. Set your screen to full screen downscan and turn fish reveal on.
I have a lowerance hook2 5 and I’m fishing from a kayak. Obviously speed is very slow, 3 mph or less. Does this change anything about what I see on the screen?
Randy Miller I feel your machine works great at those speeds. Your returns may be a bit longer than normal but keeping that in mind you should see great detail. 👍👍
Sure. Every display is different, the lower end units can only do 1 transducer. Higher end units like the Simrad Evo3 can do up to 3. I carry more than normal because I’m testing, but I prefer a highCHIRP WIDE transducer and a Medium CHIRP but I don’t fish very deep. If you fish deeper than 600ft regularly you would want a Low CHIRP transducer.
Great video! Thank you for the stickers!! Is there a forum where I can show you some pictures and you tell me what you see. I’m new to simrad and last fall some returns looked like big fish when I know they were not.
Thanks brother. Glad you like them. It’s because we were running fast over a hump. Because we were moving so fast the hump appears drastic although it actually isn’t. The next video will cover that exact thing. 👍👍
Mike Smedley ah ok gotcha... I just installed my Garmin today & did my first test run & saw that come up & got nervous thinking I did a poor job on the install.. I guess that’s normal! Thanks & looking forward to it!!
Man, I just came across your vids and I've watched all three. I learned more from this series than I have learned in the 10 years that I've owned my Furuno Sonar. Would you consider doing one on the proper setup of a sonar. I catch fish by looking at the structure in the bottom. Here in the Albemarle Sound, we fish for striper by trolling at about 3 kts. which is just under 4 MPH... I almost never see arches before I catch fish... I do however see other "things".... it must be that I am reading objects that are fish but don't look like arches because I am trolling relatively slow.... any of that make sense?
Ed Sanford I have a video up on setting up my sonar. The link is in the description here. Do you ever see arches? If not you might want to consider a transducer upgrade. The new CHIRP transducers are amazing.
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens th-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
Hey Mike. Hope you can help me out a bit. I'm comparing two units. A Lowrance Elite 12 Ti2, and the Simrad GO12 XSE. Both with the Active Image transducers. Is one of these geared for saltwater and one geared for Freshwater? Also I'm confused about the Maps included. The Elite has the US/Canada Nav +, and the Simrad has the C-Map Pro. Is one freshwater and one Saltwater?? For me I'd prefer to have Coastal maps instead of freshwater cause I"m a saltwater guy, but at the very least when I go to different inland Lakes I'd like to have an outline of the lake as a minimum. Hope that made sense. :)
When you talk about what you are seeing on your sonar has already past , by how much. For example if I find a school of crappie on my screen and want to anchor how far behind me are they by the time they are on my screen. Obviously my speed is a factor so assuming I am just trolling along. Thx!
Often times, you can scroll back with your cursor and place it over the fish. Then add a waypoint to that school of fish and the unit goes back and marks the location the fish were at!
Got dummy ? If I am setting still or anchored and my screen is moving left to right and it shows fish are they coming by.are they coming from the same direction as the screen is moving or have they already came by? Also can you do one on how to read down imaging and mark fish? Tkx for all the info GQ
Gerald Qualls Fish on your history can literally be coming from any direction ANY direction. The A scope can really help with that. Fish in the A scope are at that depth RIGHT NOW. Once it’s on the history, it could be anywhere. The A scope is quite important in that respect.
Hi, so I have a question on this topic and I was wondering if I see a big fish on the screen and I’m driving over the top of it at between 1 and 3 mph. How do I now go about catching that fish? Do I turn around and try to see it again or do I stop and start casting in a few places behind me. How do I use all this data to then catch the fish I am looking at on the screen? Thanks in advance for anyone who can answer this question
You are probably getting air under your transducer, try lowering it a touch and tilt the tail edge of the transducer down a touch of that doesn’t work.
Gray Siler On Simrad you can edit your tool bar to add that. Highlight tool bar. Hit edit. Touch the box you want to change and hold it down until options pop up.
Can't read one of those things to save my life. And, my friend who gave me his boat has a set up that isn't working anymore. I'm going to replace it with something simple. Hoping I can read it someday.
My son is up front I'm in back we never see the same thing he's making me nuts I know what see! Why is there so much difference in our screens. We're only 18 feet apart. I know I'm right!
John Catelli There definitely can be a big difference in 18 ft, but most likely you have different settings on each machine. And most likely different transducers
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens th-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
To see all of my fish finder videos click PLAYLIST “SIMRAD VIDEOS”. Thanks!
I just learned more in 6 min than I had figured out on my own in 16 months
Thanks brother!! I’m glad you like it!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So many videos show how to set up the finder but this is the first that actually explains what the picture means! This is great!
Your series is, hands-down, the most comprehensive explanation of sonar out there right now! I have watched DOZENS of videos before finding yours and SO wish I had found them sooner. I'll be passing these on to friends and students for SURE!
Thanks brother!! I really appreciate that!!
Best explanations I've come across so far. I went back and looked at my Lowrance Hook2 x4 manual and was shocked it didn't even provide a legend for the colors! And this one, #3 - totally explains why I rarely see arches. I'm in a canoe with a trolling motor! I'm going to watch all the vids in this series a few times and get my finder out and go back over the settings. I'm clearly not making the most out of what I have and should stop shopping for something 'better'. Cheers!
Thanks Mike you do a great job of explaining sonar this has been very helpful.
👍👍👍😁. Appreciate that!!
Great series! You explain things in a very easy to understand way. - Kevin
This whole series rocks! Thanks Mike!
Michael Haydak Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
Meaningful information. These are really helping me a lot, Mike! Really! Much appreciated.
Thanks brother!!
Another great video. Thanks Mike. Appreciate the instructions and clarification. Please keep em coming.
Don Burnette Thanks Brother!! Will do!
Thanks that just taught me a lot about sonar. Just getting into it and I have a Helix 5 and 7 G3N.
👍👍
Super informative! Thank you for taking the time for the lesson.
Glad you like it brother!!
Great video Mike...on another topic, thanks for that net throwing video....I'm pancaking the 8 footer about 90% of the time thanks to your instruction. Keep bringing on the videos and thanks again!
yoho212 NICE!! That’s awesome!!
great information and easy to understand explanation thank you for the video. The best part it is straight forward and to the point
Thanks brother
Best explanation I’ve heard. Thank you!
Scott Brown Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
got a boat for christmas and your videos are very helpful still learning the lowrance hook2 and hook2 4x been trying learn what to do with settings and what im looking at thanks
Thanks brother!! Try this video. Settings are similar. th-cam.com/video/S0MpGwKUVNA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for the wonderful video! It was very helpful!!
Thanks Pines Baby!!😁😁
Great series! Clear explanation.
Thanks brother!
Please make a down imaging and side imaging video for dummies. These sonar videos are incredible!!!!!!!!!
great video I'm new to all this I'm so glad you are putting this video out for dummy lol I need all I can get. please continue schooling use.
I appreciate that!!! I will keep them coming!!
Side scan, down scan, chirp, and traditional.....If I got all this for a few hundred bucks, imagine what the Navy's got!
Honestly... probably not much better. lol (Just Kidding)
Imagine an ocean without the water in the way. Yet, everything else still in its location. Boats, fish, rocks, submarines, all still there with no water. Like looking through air. Now imagine you dont have to imagine the water away. That's what the navy has.
Thanks for doing these!!
You’re welcome brother!! Glad you like them!
Great series man. You speaka my lingo!
Pulling Drag Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
thabks bro...I fish more than my friend by just using garmin striker 4... they using all the hi-tech fish finder cant even catch a fish sometimes...
Oh yeah! All of the best technology in the world doesn’t guarantee anything. 👍.
Another good one.
Got my package in the mail yesterday Mike. Thanks brother. It added 25 HP to the boat instantly...
John Hilderbrand LOVE IT!! 😛😛
Very nice series! Helped a lot.
Thanks brother!
Thanks for sharing Mike, very informative.
Thanks brother!! I’m glad you liked it👍👍
Great explanation. Much appreciated.
3rd video in the row and each time I like more. BTW: my understanding of the arch: it is not because the ping moves up and down the bladder itself, but because the "relativ" distance to that bladder return spot starts to be far away (on the edge of the cone, lets calls it phase1 and is displayed as the starting/left lower end of the arch), then it gets closer to the transducer as you move with your boat over it (fish stays floating in the same depth, but the transducer gets a little bit closer to it as the fish gets closer to the center of your sonar cone), and it reaches minimum distance in the moment you have the fish not in front of your boat (regardless of left, right or center; that moment you are closet to the fish is phase2 and marks the highest spot on the arch); third phase when you passed the fish (again either left/right or even straight over it) and your boat overtakes it, that makes the relativ distance to the fish grow again, thus the sonar returns mark the dot on the screen as being a bit farer away (looks like deeper, though the fish is still at the same spot) so this forms the right/down arch of your signal, as the fish moves again to the back edge of the sonar cone; I think it helps most to imagine the location of the fish relativ to the transducer from the side. Hope that was understandable... ;)
Absolutely. You are correct. It’s really a bit of both, but you see how many words it took to explain that😉😉😉.
Great job making your videos! Very informative and helpful, I have no idea why anyone would give a thumbs down to any of the videos I seen that you have made. Have to be miserable snowflakes that hate everything. Keep them coming I've learned a lot!
Jason Traverse Thanks brother!! So many different people in this world. 😁😁. It’s hard to say.
Thank you.
Thomas Garrison Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
Thanks for the videos
Good presentation of info, thanks
great videos thanks
Thanks for the tutorial!
Thanks... learned something.
David Kuperschmid Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
I'm looking forward to lesson 4..... 👍🏼
This is a truly rookie question:
Do the fish feel these "pings"? And if so, what effect does it have on them? (i.e.- does it startle them? or scatter them? or are they oblivious to the whole experience?)
Thanks.
+One Punch Excellent Question!! Sometimes they can definitely be sensitive to it. I can't say that I have seen schools scatter or anything, but there are times I will see fish act more cautious. There are many times where I will pause the sonar when fish aren't biting or reacting strongly. I always shut sonar down when we anchor for cut bait fishing. Just in case. Thanks for the question.
Thanks for the video, good content.
Bob Loneker Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
😁👍
what is the time axis (x-axis) to this (or most) depth finders set to? Like how long is the history you are showing here in these videos?
nice vids! I'm learning a lot! thank you!
Very helpful.
Joey D Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
So if you were traveling at 5-10mph on the far left of the screen, that sharp up and down, what looked like a steep drop off, would look more like a gradual slope going up then down again. So based on your speed would determine how steep the terrain would look. Is there a speed you travel to get a general understanding of how the ground actually is below you? Peace, Mo
Great stuff mate. Are you using ur tm275 for this ?
Ben Darby jones Yes sir.
So, quick question. I am seeing fish at 10' and above when you were at slower speed. I would assume coming to almost a stop from 40mph any fish near the surface would have scattered or dove. So are those actually fish?
They are indeed fish but you always have to keep in mind that fish closer to the transducer will look a lot bigger than they are. The machine will auto adjust the gain based on the depth so the deeper you are the bigger fish will look near the surface even if they are very small (they are absorbing much more energy than fish 40 feet away). And yes, in most cases the fish will react to the noise of the boat closest to the surface when dropping off plane.
Thanks Mike I need this!
Awesome video! Thanks! I’m a new boat owner and this has helped a ton. I got a simrad go7 and I mostly fish for bottom fish in 70-300 ft of water... and I have no idea how to set that up. I want to know how to look for structure or rocky bottom and how I can tell if there’s fish. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Spend a lot of time using down scan. It’s a great tool for telling structure from fish. Set your screen to full screen downscan and turn fish reveal on.
I have a lowerance hook2 5 and I’m fishing from a kayak. Obviously speed is very slow, 3 mph or less. Does this change anything about what I see on the screen?
Randy Miller I feel your machine works great at those speeds. Your returns may be a bit longer than normal but keeping that in mind you should see great detail. 👍👍
Please explan the difference in transducers. Can you alternate different scanning transducers on one fish finder?
Sure. Every display is different, the lower end units can only do 1 transducer. Higher end units like the Simrad Evo3 can do up to 3. I carry more than normal because I’m testing, but I prefer a highCHIRP WIDE transducer and a Medium CHIRP but I don’t fish very deep. If you fish deeper than 600ft regularly you would want a Low CHIRP transducer.
Good stuff man.What unit do you run ?
Simrad Evo3’s. 12” and 16”.
Great video! Thank you for the stickers!! Is there a forum where I can show you some pictures and you tell me what you see. I’m new to simrad and last fall some returns looked like big fish when I know they were not.
Syked-Up Adventures shoot them to me mikesmedley9@gmail.com
Top notch as always
Keep it up brother
M H Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
Awesome vids!! Super helpful ... just curious , on left side of screen , why does the bottom read like that huge hill/arch?
Thanks brother. Glad you like them. It’s because we were running fast over a hump. Because we were moving so fast the hump appears drastic although it actually isn’t. The next video will cover that exact thing. 👍👍
Mike Smedley ah ok gotcha... I just installed my Garmin today & did my first test run & saw that come up & got nervous thinking I did a poor job on the install.. I guess that’s normal! Thanks & looking forward to it!!
😁😁👍👍👍
what does SOG mean? Great videos!
Thanks brother!!😁😁😁
Speed over ground. It’s what you use for overall speedometer.
Man, I just came across your vids and I've watched all three. I learned more from this series than I have learned in the 10 years that I've owned my Furuno Sonar. Would you consider doing one on the proper setup of a sonar. I catch fish by looking at the structure in the bottom. Here in the Albemarle Sound, we fish for striper by trolling at about 3 kts. which is just under 4 MPH... I almost never see arches before I catch fish... I do however see other "things".... it must be that I am reading objects that are fish but don't look like arches because I am trolling relatively slow.... any of that make sense?
Ed Sanford I have a video up on setting up my sonar. The link is in the description here. Do you ever see arches? If not you might want to consider a transducer upgrade. The new CHIRP transducers are amazing.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Well the first thing that I am going to do is to turn on the A-Scope and determine if there is a difference.
If I am moving around 10+ mph, should i turn my ping speed up?
Mathew Peace I leave my ping set to max all the time. So yes 😁
Love it!
Thanks brother!!
Awesome explanation!
Razorbak Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
👍👍👍👍
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens th-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
More great content brother!
Glad you like it!! Thanks brother!
Nice job
Thanks brother!
Just bought a Humminbird solix 10 and am trying to figure it out.
Hey Mike. Hope you can help me out a bit. I'm comparing two units. A Lowrance Elite 12 Ti2, and the Simrad GO12 XSE. Both with the Active Image transducers. Is one of these geared for saltwater and one geared for Freshwater? Also I'm confused about the Maps included. The Elite has the US/Canada Nav +, and the Simrad has the C-Map Pro. Is one freshwater and one Saltwater?? For me I'd prefer to have Coastal maps instead of freshwater cause I"m a saltwater guy, but at the very least when I go to different inland Lakes I'd like to have an outline of the lake as a minimum. Hope that made sense. :)
Or anyone that knows about these two units. :)
Thanks
When you talk about what you are seeing on your sonar has already past , by how much. For example if I find a school of crappie on my screen and want to anchor how far behind me are they by the time they are on my screen. Obviously my speed is a factor so assuming I am just trolling along. Thx!
Often times, you can scroll back with your cursor and place it over the fish. Then add a waypoint to that school of fish and the unit goes back and marks the location the fish were at!
Got dummy ? If I am setting still or anchored and my screen is moving left to right and it shows fish are they coming by.are they coming from the same direction as the screen is moving or have they already came by? Also can you do one on how to read down imaging and mark fish? Tkx for all the info GQ
Gerald Qualls Fish on your history can literally be coming from any direction ANY direction. The A scope can really help with that. Fish in the A scope are at that depth RIGHT NOW. Once it’s on the history, it could be anywhere. The A scope is quite important in that respect.
Very cool Cool cool video
Nice
How to install transducer on a pontoon boat.and what transducer recommend
amzn.to/2BsVMud. Make sure it’s level or the tail edge slightly lower than front.
on this screen, far right to far left, how many ft on the water?
Hi, so I have a question on this topic and I was wondering if I see a big fish on the screen and I’m driving over the top of it at between 1 and 3 mph. How do I now go about catching that fish? Do I turn around and try to see it again or do I stop and start casting in a few places behind me. How do I use all this data to then catch the fish I am looking at on the screen? Thanks in advance for anyone who can answer this question
I have a Garmin striker 4 if anyone is familiar with this unit. Thanks
Mike what causes a graph to lose tracking of depth when I go about 5-10 mph? I tried 200 Hz and High Chirp. I have a Hook 2 5 Tripleshot.
You are probably getting air under your transducer, try lowering it a touch and tilt the tail edge of the transducer down a touch of that doesn’t work.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS thanks I will try that.
Is this a side view I'm not sure what direction I'm looking at
This is straight down. 2D sonar.
How do you put longitude and latitude on your screen at the top of your chart
Gray Siler On Simrad you can edit your tool bar to add that. Highlight tool bar. Hit edit. Touch the box you want to change and hold it down until options pop up.
How can I tell a difference in hard and soft bottom on sidescan?
Side scan shows you the texture of the bottom very well, the sharper the bottom line is the harder the bottom.
Hey buddy did you get the Email I sent ya
Fishin N Stuff yeah man!! Sorry, been running wide open. I’ll text you. Thanks.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS no rush man i was just making sure I didn't Serbs it to some stranger
my lowrance wont even read on plane, whats wrong with it?
It’s probably a transducer adjustment. . Try lower it some and tilt the back edge down slightly.
why are there a lot more arches at 10 mph then 1 mph?
Because I’m covering more water. Passing over more fish.
Just purchased a Echomap UHD 93sv and I lose bottom at about 8 Mph. Where should I place the transducer? On the Transom or under the boat on the step?
If you have a step you will need to put it there to work on plane. 👍
Can't read one of those things to save my life. And, my friend who gave me his boat has a set up that isn't working anymore. I'm going to replace it with something simple. Hoping I can read it someday.
Nice Job!
Hey Mike, I am a small fishing youtuber from SWVA, would love to do a collab sometime!
Cool. Shoot me an email. Mikesmedley9@gmail.com
I have been playing with fish finders for ages each time I learn something thanks all though it hurts to say that getting schooled by a Yank ha/ha
alan cromarty MUCH LOVE BROTHER!! 😁😁
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS hi Mike over here in NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA enjoyjust some light hearted humour
My son is up front I'm in back we never see the same thing he's making me nuts I know what see! Why is there so much difference in our screens. We're only 18 feet apart. I know I'm right!
John Catelli There definitely can be a big difference in 18 ft, but most likely you have different settings on each machine. And most likely different transducers
how about "sonar for newbies". you reall;y start out calling people dummies
+jim524 "For dummies" is a known term for LEARNING MADE EASY. There is no literal meaning in the title.
How fragile are you?
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens th-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.