Fish Finders
Submitted: Friday, Jan 18, 2008 at 18:20
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Member - Nev (TAS)
Hi there,
this is my first ever posting so I hope I get the format etc correct. I am a keen fisherman and have a tinnie which gets a workout. However that is not the point. My best mate and I were out on
Lake Burbury the other day feeding the trout when we noticed another tinnie with two fish finders. One was located near the steering wheel up the pointy end ane the other was on the back
seat down the blunt end. This got us engaged in quite a conversation. Can anyone tell me how that would work please? I would have thought that two transducers would interfere with each other. I also get a clicking noise through my radio from
mine so wouldn't two units running together create some sort of interference to each other?
Would appreciate any input from those who run two fish finders in a tinnie.
Rgds
Nev (tas)
Reply By: Member - Norm C (QLD) - Friday, Jan 18, 2008 at 18:49
Friday, Jan 18, 2008 at 18:49
They shouldn't interfere Nev. They transmit in a pretty narrow beam. But if the water is deep, the return 'ping' might come up in a wider beam and interfere with the other transducer.
To overcome this, you could use them on different frequencies. Many fish finders are dual frequency (
mine is). You could put one on each frequency.
The only point I can see to two fish finders (unless it is a bl@@dy big boat) is being able to see a screen wherever you are on the boat.
I mainly use
mine to determine depth, type of bottom and underwater structure anyway, so one is plenty. Also have it mounted on a Ram mount, so it can point in any direction.
That's my take anyway.
Hope the fish are biting for you.
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