360 Imaging - Screenshots - What is it?

[Fishton]

Please help, what am I seeing here, fish? rocks? stumps?

[Wallace]

Tree stumps with some rip rap and chunk rock?

[Wallace]

I’ve always had a problems seeing objects with that color palette. I’ve always used 1,2,3and sometimes 4 when I’m chasing bait. However that color palette is good for finding hard bottom .

[Fishton]

Tree stumps with some rip rap and chunk rock?

It is VERY hard to make out, but looking at it long enough I can see where you coming from, I think you are right.

[Wallace]

I run mine with contour mode on so I don’t see the water and I get a true distance to where things are. Like I said 1,2,3 and 4 are my favs.

[twa]

Assuming you are asking about the orange?.....I would say it looks like hard bottom / rocks

[BrownTrout]

I know what the various forms of interference look like on 2D and SI/DI but what does it look like on 360 imaging?

[Wallace]

You get a pinwheel effect on the screen”lines”

[Wayne P.]

Cross-talk with another 360 looks like this:

[Fishton]

I know what the various forms of interference look like on 2D and SI/DI but what does it look like on 360 imaging?

I don't think the screenshots in my original post have interference, although it is very difficult to see what is going on either way.

[Fishton]

For now, my opinion of the 360 is that when it comes to identifying structure / cover, 90% of the time it is very difficult to interpret, especially when out on the water in the elements.

But, and this is a BIG but, if I already know what is coming up because I can see it on my charts or have an old waypoint, I can make a very accurate cast due to the live range and heading of my target from the 360 display, independent of GPS signal / accuracy / repeatability / EPE.

It is a costly 'Casting Assistant', but an effective one I believe - if installed 100% correctly.

[Capw]

That is definitely not a good color pallet.

[BrownTrout]

That is definitely not a good color pallet.

Not sure changing the color pallete would help with IDing what’s in those two pics.

[Capw]

Not sure changing the color pallete would help with IDing what’s in those two pics.

It might. Thats why I stick with number 2. I can make out everything just fine.

[Wallace]

With all due respect I disagree with that . Color pallets has everything to do with it. In my humble opinion . That Pallette is good for finding hard bottom but not for seeing things on the bottom 1-4 would be a better choice depending on ambient light .

[Wallace]

I don’t know how long you have be using yours but , you are 100% correct about using it as” situational awareness “.It’s nice to know where you are in relation to everything else since you can’t visually see it with your eyes. I don’t have a problem though interpreting it. I Fish a lake with a very hard bottom 85% of the lake is maxed out on the Hard side. I tend to keep my sensitivity really low to darken up the screen a little bit and run my contrast at 15 and get a pretty good picture with that 90% of the time even in a pretty good wind, with that said I do not get much chop though so it might be different in your circumstances .To me this thing has been an invaluable tool I will have one on my boat until they replace it with something better.

[Fishton]

This is the best I can get, with help from you Wallace ...

[JMill]

For now, my opinion of the 360 is that when it comes to identifying structure / cover, 90% of the time it is very difficult to interpret, especially when out on the water in the elements.

But, and this is a BIG but, if I already know what is coming up because I can see it on my charts or have an old waypoint, I can make a very accurate cast due to the live range and heading of my target from the 360 display, independent of GPS signal / accuracy / repeatability / EPE.

It is a costly 'Casting Assistant', but an effective one I believe - if installed 100% correctly.

Thats pretty much all im asking for once i get my 360 installed. Use gps to get in the ballpark of a waypoint and then use the 360 to really get in there and know where exactly to cast. Really dont care what the structure is, more so where it is. I think I'd rely more on 800 or Mega to ID what a piece of structure is. I agree with casting assistant

[Fishton]

Thats pretty much all im asking for once i get my 360 installed. Use gps to get in the ballpark of a waypoint and then use the 360 to really get in there and know where exactly to cast. Really dont care what the structure is, more so where it is. I think I'd rely more on 800 or Mega to ID what a piece of structure is. I agree with casting assistant

Yes, the side imaging mosaic is definitely a great chart to show me where to take the 360, and like you say, once it comes into range, use the 360 for cast distance and angle.

[Wallace]

Looks good ! You can plainly see the rock piles and the small drops#7