Reading the side imaging on your fish finder can be really confusing if you don t know what you re looking at.
Side imaging sonar pictures.
And even if you do know what you re looking at but you don t fully understand how your device works you might wildly misinterpret where structure or a school of fish actually is.
Your decision has to be founded on certain cases of use.
Side imaging aqua vu and boulders posted on december 13 2016.
Although side imaging looks like photos it doesn t depend on light or darkness.
This image is a boulder reef.
The best part is that natural structure submerged wreckage and even bait fish can be clearly seen when using side imaging.
Side imaging produces nice images of how boulders really look like and i use it to find key spots that i miss with 2d and down imaging sonar.
Whether you are choosing a side imaging fish finder or a down imaging fish finder the occasion is what will determine the one to pick.
The return image for this slice is then added to the images taken immediately before and after to build an incredibly detailed view of the lake bottom.
Side imaging sonar uses a razor thin beam that projects deep into the water to both sides of the boat with broad coverage across the bottom.
To the left and right of your location.
On this image the biggest boulders are next to smooth bottom.
Side imaging finders are better in shallow water and cover a wider range.
In the end you just can t pick a sonar type over the other.