hummingbird smartcast?

[keeno86]

hey guys,

i was reading some articles on marker floats last night, i stumbled across one in which an angler mentioned a "humminbird smartcast", after having a look at them and seeing exactly what it was, its a depth finder/fish finder. im not interested in the whole fish finder part, but really like the whole depth finder part. i nearly purchased the deeper one a few months back, but at over £150 it was just to much. ive found these humminbird smartcast ones for nearly half that. anyone used one or have any info?

Edited July 11, 2016 by keeno86

[keeno86]

Got one mate, the fish fnder part is a bit iffy, but what they do well is send you a profile of the bottom as you reel in, i use mine on gravel pits for finding features, they also give a surface temp reading, if you are going to buy one, get the longer range Pirranha, and be aware in heavy ripple the wave effect affects them badly, thats a cheap price, 200 quid i payed for mine. Unless you have a specific use for 1, i would say dont bother.

 

Thanks cm. im not after the fish finder part of it, i want to see the features as you say and depth. i know this is all achievable with a marker float but i find myself getting more and more into the finer details these days, want to know exactly whats down there. on my current lake my favorite swim in a tiny bit of water, now im using my distance sticks and clipping up religiously ive found that even though i know the average depth and i know this lake is just clay and silt with next to know weed ive found 2 spots, literally a dustbin lid in size that have produced the best session of my life, best out of anyone who i have fished with on this lake, and they have been fishing it for years. but literally a foot outside these 2 tiny spots and nothing. its doing my head in, there is no difference in depth or lake bottom. now im thinking about it i think id be better off with that fish spy camera jobby.

[dayvid]

I have one as well , bought in the USA so i believe the range is slightly better , ,i dont use it that often ,but when i do its a great bit of kit , saves hours over a marker , oh and i also tie it to the back of my microcat ,saves all that casting lark.

[muscle20]

would avoid the smartcast as although I have one and they are pretty good you cant get the uk (yellow)  sonars anymore . the batteries are sealed in and don't last long and cant be changed without a lot of hassle.

don't think the green ones are legal in the uk

[ianain]

When mapping using one of these, do you then have a lead about to find the type of bottom you want as well?

[dayvid]

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Edited July 11, 2016 by dayvid

[dayvid]

When mapping using one of these, do you then have a lead about to find the type of bottom you want as well?

Yes you do as it only shows depth and lake bed contours.

[dayvid]

would avoid the smartcast as although I have one and they are pretty good you cant get the uk (yellow)  sonars anymore . the batteries are sealed in and don't last long and cant be changed without a lot of hassle.

don't think the green ones are legal in the uk

Ah, but the Green ones are ever so Carpy ..................

[spr1985]

Purely out of intrigue what is it that makes them illegal?

 

 

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[keeno86]

Purely out of intrigue what is it that makes them illegal?

 

 

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beat me to it spr, interesting.

[bivvystreet]

Purely out of intrigue what is it that makes them illegal?

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If I were to guess I'd say maybe something to do with channels or the like.

[bivvystreet]

Man from Google he say frequency ( is that the same thing?)

[spr1985]

Yes bivvystreet it is it's the frequency range in I believe in ghz that it transmits for example 100ghz to 200ghz is Chanel 1 and 201ghz to 301ghz would be Chanel 2

 

 

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[muscle20]

I think the frequency can interfere with other thing's nearby

[ianain]

damed windows 10