Thread: Electric fishing reels

Originally Posted by Munsey

I was 700 mts deep and could have swam to shore .

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Talk in Feet like Stingray. It sounds much more impressive

Originally Posted by Gibo

What size transducer are you running Muns?

I'm lacking in that department now .I think it's 600 w. I need to up it to a 1 kw . Mine currently maxes out at 250ish, with poor detail at that . Didn't ever think I'd be fishing past 150 mts when I purchased

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Originally Posted by Munsey

I'm lacking in that department now .I think it's 600 w. I need to up it to a 1 kw . Mine currently maxes out at 250ish, with poor detail at that . Didn't ever think I'd be fishing past 150 mts when I purchased

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I can help you find fish at 1300+ meters but you might have a little wee when you get the price

A 1Kw transducer would help but it was a lot of coin then and the prices have just gone up. About 1500+Gst retail now I see.
Also the physical size of the thing makes it work like a trim tab on smaller boats

iv got an airmar tm260 matched to a furuno 585
I thaught my socks would be blown off going from a lowrance elite7 hdi
its pretty underwelming

my lowrance done up to 400m with the standard tranny

my new one will do 720ish if its calm, seldom is it ever calm out that wide
its good but I thought for the money going in I was going to get something wow

so before you go spend mega, play with your settings on your current one
put it on 50hz for deep use
play with the sensitivity settings
dont be scared to play as you can just revert to factory settings if things arnt looking like they use to

Some guys here have their units so dialled they often drop their baits right onto broadbill. Like instand hookup dialled

Originally Posted by Bill999

iv got an airmar tm260 matched to a furuno 585
I thaught my socks would be blown off going from a lowrance elite7 hdi
its pretty underwelming

my lowrance done up to 400m with the standard tranny

my new one will do 720ish if its calm, seldom is it ever calm out that wide
its good but I thought for the money going in I was going to get something wow

so before you go spend mega, play with your settings on your current one
put it on 50hz for deep use
play with the sensitivity settings
dont be scared to play as you can just revert to factory settings if things arnt looking like they use to

I've already got the furuno 585 just need better spectacles for it.

Originally Posted by mikee

I can help you find fish at 1300+ meters but you might have a little wee when you get the price

A 1Kw transducer would help but it was a lot of coin then and the prices have just gone up. About 1500+Gst retail now I see.
Also the physical size of the thing makes it work like a trim tab on smaller boats

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Some guys here have their units so dialled they often drop their baits right onto broadbill. Like instand hookup dialled

Interpreting what you are seeing is certainly the hard bit, Well it is for me.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Interpreting what you are seeing is certainly the hard bit, Well it is for me.

Yeah for sure. Takes time looking at it and catching shit to make the connection.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah for sure. Takes time looking at it and catching shit to make the connection.

Iv spent hours over marks catching nothing and cursing the lying %u&t of a thing and conversly been catching and nothing on it

Starting to get it sorted.

Originally Posted by Bill999

iv got an airmar tm260 matched to a furuno 585
I thaught my socks would be blown off going from a lowrance elite7 hdi
its pretty underwelming

my lowrance done up to 400m with the standard tranny

my new one will do 720ish if its calm, seldom is it ever calm out that wide
its good but I thought for the money going in I was going to get something wow

so before you go spend mega, play with your settings on your current one
put it on 50hz for deep use
play with the sensitivity settings
dont be scared to play as you can just revert to factory settings if things arnt looking like they use to

TVG has a big effect down deep. TM260 is a good transducer whether it be on a lowrance, simrad or furuno. Finding the bottom and seeing fish at depth are two totally different things