Buddy Gross is a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament angler who uses 3 major brands of electronics on his bass boat. In this bass fishing video class seminar, Buddy shares what features are superior from each manufacturer (Humminbird, Lowrance & Garmin). He goes on to share settings and techniques that get him the best images and help him find the most fish. If you're looking for a great overview of features available on sonar electronics units, how practical and effective they are to use and how to get the most out of them, this is a great video for you.
- 0:17 How Buddy Gross sets up his boat and the electronics products he uses
- 1:50 Humminbird - what features and conditions are best for Humminbird electronics
- 5:49 Lowrance - 2D sonar, down imagaing and C-map
- 7:46 Garmin - Forward-facing sonar
- 8:39 MEGA 360 imaging from Humminbird
- 12:17 Garmin Panoptix Livescope forward-facing sonar
- 13:58 Lowrance side imaging
- 15:23 Wiring all your sonar electronics
- 18:00 Frequencies and interference with multiple units
- 21:55 Humminbird MEGA Live
- 22:52 When to and not to use Humminbird MEGA frequency
- 24:45 Adjustments for comfort
- 25:26 Best way to side image ledges and making color & settings changes
- 27:20 MEGA 360 settings to find the best spots
- 28:25 Contrast settings for Lowrance and Humminbird
- 29:32 Best on-pad performance, what is the best for 2d sonar
- 31:50 How does water clarity affect forward facing sonar clutter and how do you get the best picture?
- 33:57 Colors settings to find shell beds
- 35:45 Which unit is best if you have to pick a single all-around unit right now?
- 36:58 Do you coordinate the 360 distance with the side imaging distance?
- 38:28 Tips for getting the most our of electronics on a high-pressure lake
- 41:19 How to deal with "Ghost Tree" on Garmin Livescope in forward view
- 42:24 Built-in transducers vs external transducers in trolling motors
- 43:50 Can you share waypoints between units?
- 45:00 What unit is best for finding bass under a dock?
- 46:00 Managing waypoints and using icons
- 48:15 Color palettes
- 49:24 The most simple sonar electronics unit to use that's still effective
- 51:00 Distance rings on Lowrance
- 52:59 Dealing with interference
- 55:22 Batteries for multiple sonar units
