Originally Posted by
Greywalls
Hi, K40. So far, so good! I was out on the boat with the setup yesterday striper fishing for 12hrs! Re: placement, I'm very pleased -- I'm reading depth at 50mph without issue. Given that both units are mounted pretty low, AND on 3M-backed stern pads, I was sweating bullets the first time out. In fact, I crimped up two 15" stainless leaders (attached to xdcr and transom eye) to serve as safety tethers, just in case the mount failed at WOT. Thus far, everything is as solid as a rock. As for the TM150, I can't say enough good things about it. It's offered a considerable improvement over past 2d units. I could probably stand to install one of the small included shims, as my fish arches are a little backward leaning -- however, not certain that I want to risk messing with it, as it's working nicely. As for the SS3D, I'm generally satisfied, but suspect that I need to study the settings in order to optimize it. The side scan is phenomenal -- as good as anything I've ever seen. I DO get some fade to black on the left side, as expected, owing to the engine being in the way; however, trimming up fixes things. As for the downscan, I'm not thrilled (but likely user error). While FishReveal is helpful, my downscan performance is much below that of my previous TotalScan. With the TotalScan, I could see detailed images of large standing timber in Smith Mountain Lake. With the new xdcr, I don't see anything well-defined -- rather, I just get globs of clutter that are only slightly better than what you'd see on 2d. Too, my scroll speed on downscan quickly bogs down and gets to the point where it's barely moving. Really weird. Side scan and 2d are fine though. How's your Ranger setup working?