Humminbird, Lowrance & Garmin Electronics - Buddy Gross
Electronics
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1h 1m
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
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