Thank you, young man, for helping an old guy understand this side imaging. These electronics are not as natural and easy for us to understand. You are a gifted fisherman and teacher.
I now understand more in your 15 minute video than I learned reading every article i could find in the past 5 days. Thank you for explaining this in the detail you did.
Good video but a couple points to clarify. The center dark part is actually not just straight down, but a narrow cone (same as down imaging) which is why sometimes you will see items in the right dark area that aren't in the left part or at least not as bright in the left part. Second point is the side imaging doesn't ping straight to bottom and then shoot the right and left. It just aims the sensor at an angle, so it shoots from the transducer beam at a wide angle that ends up touching the entire bottom from below your boat to whatever range is specified. There is no technology that allows you to change the direction of sound waves once they leave the transducer. Also, even if they could shoot down and then to right, you wouldn't want that because you'd miss everything above the bottom to the left and right of the boat.
Actually; he is correct in a technical sense (Geometry and Science), Sound waves will hit and return from the closest point first, but due to the speed of the sound wave it makes no difference, as the screen will display it as it's algorithm is programed to interpret the returned signal. What does make a difference is in understanding what the image is representing with respect to the boats location, and he did a good job of illustrating the point.
Exactly. So his distance explanations are incorrect. Fishfinder doesn't measure surface distance to the object, but it measures the actual distance to the object (despite the depth).
I have to say I am an avid fisherman and spend hours watching fishing UA-cam videos, you do the best job at teaching and making some complicated information easy to understand! You have a very bright future keep up the good work I love your videos!!
Nice explanation. I just wanted to point out that the beam doesn't go to the bottom, and then kick out to the side. Sound waves don't move that way. It's actually using more than one beam, and combining the results.
I hope you get paid by one of the manufacturers to do these videos. Either now or in the future. Your clear, concise and show real examples that help us all enjoy fishing more
This guy deserves an oscar...can't believe he wud go through this much trouble just to show us how this hi-tech stuff works...thank u sir for showing us what the manufacturer doesn't care if we know or not long as they get our money....u should get 15% of every penny they make.
I have a complete Humminbird setup with three Helix units, Ultrex, and 360 Imaging and while I agree that Johnny did a superb job explaining all this (I did have a one-on-one Google Hangout session with him), I have to say that Humminbird has a loooong list of videos on various topics. I'm not sure about the others, but thought I should mention this out of fairness to HB. They also have phenomenal support.
Don’t tell them that... cause if they start making their own vids... they’ll charge more for products. Besides... I like watching this guys videos! Awesome job, sir! Did well explaining what I needed to learn!
I’ve been using Lowrance electronics for years now. I thought I completely understood side imaging. But I have to say that in all my years I never picked up on the fact that you have to subtract the depth of the water column from the distance that you have the side imaging going out on the side. Head slap! Thanks so much and I’m a subscriber for life!
Sir, you are a natural teacher and this video has taught me more than any other I've watched. I am saving it and going to re watch it just in case I missed something.
You still have total range, just the nadir region or water column will grow/shrink based on depth or altitude of transducer relative to the bottom. A easier understanding is to basically say that the first return (colored area) range is going to be equal to the water depth or altitude of the transducer relative to the bottom. With that said, the object of interest is still going to be the actual distance shown on the display. People also need to keep in mind when taking or marking waypoints/locating objects by waypoint or coordinate, the actual position is skewed if using the internal GPS due to the offset/lever-arm of the transducer to the GPS sensor. This is why I like to have an external puck mounted near the transducer. Great video! 👍
This is the explanation I’ve been looking for. Everyone else want to show you the features and don’t explain how to read them in real time. As a newby to using a Lowrance, I thank you!
Anyone else think this young man is an excellent teacher? Never loose your enthusiasm Fish The Moment! :-) Great job and Thank You! Keep up the great work!
Very good explanation. After 2 years of using my Humminbird I didn't know the details of side imaging. I'm glad you continued "beating the dead horse" I needed the repetiton. Thank you!
You have so much information in your brain it is unbelievable. There's a big difference between you and me. I LOVE to fish...You LOVE to fish and KNOW how to do it!! Great Job!
This is a fantastic explanation and illustration, exactly what I needed! This explains why my side imagining wasn't picking up known structure very well to the side while salmon fishing in 120 feet of water when my SI setting was at 100' left and right. I never knew that. Glad I watched this.
Thanks for making this video. I sent it out to all the guys who bought units and didnt like them because they didnt fully understand them. This helped a lot.
You really should have gotten a reward for this video.... It is so mis understood to guys with sidescan and structurescan .... that the range feet left and right are not considering the down depth. Great job.... 3 years later but still i go to this twice a year
I am about to purchase my first side imaging fish finder. This video definitely is a must watch for anyone who is in the market for one. The manufacturers websites are full of useless information with specs and numbers. No user guide or anything actually helpful. I was very apprehensive about getting one due to the myriad of mixed reviews for all of them online. So many 1 star and 5 star reviews. I think it is just misunderstanding the equipment now that causes the poor feedback. Now I can't wait to get the new finder. Great video.
Man Nobody does it thorough and as Splendidly Perfect like you....Period! You are a GOD-send amonst men good sir and THANK YOU for ALL you do for the Angling and good kind human being Community!
Wow, You are the first person to explain the distance right or left =depth plus range right or left. I could not understand why I was getting mirror images on right and left at the edge of the black center. I thought side imaging just could not see straight down. You make perfect sense. Ooooooo there's going to be a better brain in my boat. You just took the gap out of my image. I have been working on some giant crappie in a lake I have only fished a few times. Truly big crappie. Over three pounds. I lost a four-ish pounder at the net yesterday. I keep trying to locate the school with the side imaging but I am only actually finding them when I use the down imaging. That black strip down the center was throwing me off by exactly the water depth. I have been catching some, but the school I have been seeing on the side imaging was 21 feet away from where I was casting! ( 21 feet deep) This information is fantastic. Now I can make sense of the missing structure and fish I have been chasing between side scan and down imaging. Thank you so very much. Smiling, George.
Searched for exactly this type of content when I bought my side imaging a few months ago and there was nothing out there. Thanks for your passion and clarity. Keep it up!
FINALLY! A video that concisely and in non-technical language, explains the side-scan sonar! I’d love to see one of actual fish... Seriously, the more of your videos I watch, the more I learn. Great job- you’ve got a natural talent for teaching and relating this information! This new subscriber is “hooked”!!!
I cannot give you enough kudos for this video. You have a rare ability to make your subject understanable through your common sense examples. You are the best teacher I have seen after watching many videos. One from a factory representative who was clear as mud!
Excellent. Reiterating points over and over is what old guys like me need. No shame in that as its uber helpful. Getting excited about trying my 3 year old fish finder out for real for the 1st time!
Fish the moment.....you have one of the best sonar explanation YT channels out there! So thank you for this and showing all this stuff to us. Really appreciate it!
Spot on man!!! This is probably the best in point video of how to understand side imaging. I'm impressed you did in less than 20 mins. As much as I like the tactical bassin guys their interpretation on side imaging is way off. They should apologize to the community for misleading them, take down the vid and redo it correctly
Yeah I agree with the last writer who proclaims to be of the old buzzards club, of which I am chief and I teach as well. Your a great teacher and it helps for you to say something three times. It get the point across. You are helping me well. Thank you.
This Incredible,your giving me information I've never understood before,I've already saved this and all your videos to my favorites, I'm kinda upset that companies don't explain "FINE DETAILS " like this to help fisherman to understand COMPLETELY what were looking at, thank you Jonny 👊👊👍
Think of it this way: The manufactures aren't in the business of education. It is the same with Chevrolet - they don't teach the buyer of a new truck how to operate ALL those features from one bumper to the other.
Thank you for confirming what I thought about side distance. Most people just look at an object, compare to the scale, and say that's the distance, without taking into consideration the water depth that needs to be subtracted.
Great explanation! I have debated with so many on this and they think if their graph is set to 60 feet on each side, it is scanning 60 feet left and right but they don't understand that the depth of the water is also included in that and they aren't subtracting the depth of the water. I hope many others come across this video to better understand how this works!
Excellent video. Well done. I appreciate the fact you teach realizing people like me don't know the basics and need to be spoon-fed. I agree that Lowrance, Garmin and the like should include this video with every unit sold. Thank you!!
I was beginning to think I wasted my money adding sidevu to my Garmin system because I had no idea how to use it. I can hardly wait to get out on the water again and apply what you’ve shown in this video. Thank you!
If you are right this is the best video i have ever seen about how this works. I feel you know what you are talking about so i want to say thank you very much. Great job
This is a very well put together video. Better than the videos put out by lowrance. It was helpful. My son and wife got me a lowrance HDS9 and it can be somewhat confusing. Thank you very much for this. I sincerely appreciate it. Don
Just got my first boat and learning to understand what the Garmin Striker 7 is showing is by far the hardest part but you just made it a whole lot easier! Thank you!
As old as this video is, I just got a garmin echomap uhd 94sv, and this will effectively be my first sidescanning/chart plotting fishginder. This video just taught me a LOT
So very explanatory!! I was not aware that the water depth was part of the right/left distance. Learn something new every time I watch Johnny!! Thanks Man
You did a fantastic job and answered all questions I had. You made my wife mad because I now understand the side imaging and had to go out and buy a new unit with it!! Thank you!!
I just found your channel by chance….LUCKY FOR ME!! Great vid brother. Very well described. I was about to purchase my first unit, and now I am informed. Thank you, my brother.
Thank you, I have had my side imaging hummingbird for over a year now and never could understand it. Now I will be going out and trying it this week with some much valuable information. As Steven said earlier, it does not come as easy to us older guys. Thanks Again
Thank you for a simple visual explanation for what is a very abstract thing in my mind. I have asked many people to explain what I am looking at on a fish finder and have gotten wrong or little explanation. I look forward to learning more.
The best way the side scan was described to me was with a folded piece of paper, fold it like an upside-down T - so your peak is pointing upwards and it is flat across the bottom. Imagine your transducer is at the top of that peak, and the flat part is the lake bottom, and the vertical line is your water column. The down imaging image would be looking at this paper from the side, you see the shape of the lake bottom, and the water column. To understand the side scan, look at the paper from the top, and flatten it out. Now you see the water column on either side of the transducer, and the lake bottom outside of that. This also helps to wrap your head around the range. If the water column was 20', and the horizontal distance of the lake bottom was 80', then the total range (or distance on the flattened paper from transducer to the edge) would be 100'.
Great simple explanation, makes sense! The term "Side Imaging" was a bit confusing, when it is actually looking down, but from a span. Sort of like having a camera looking down on each wing of an airplane and stitching them together as one image.
Seriously great information. I have all new electronics going in my center console this year for inshore/offshore fishing. A pair of garmin xsv’s and a gt56. I’ve watched so many videos and yours is the first that I’ve seen that clearly explains how the depth and width are configured. 80 foot setting don’t mean 80 feet to the side. Thanks again. Learned something new today. 👍🏼
This makes more sense than any video I have seen. I just looked at several videos from the Hummingbird rep to pro fishermen. They all say that the distance on side images are from the boat to the object, including the black area. That makes no sense when they are showing the depth and it is equal to the black area.
Awesome video Johnny. Definitely helped me. I’ve always had trouble understanding side imagining. Looking forward to seeing what fish look like on side imagining. Keep those electronic videos coming.
Well done! While you may have beaten a few points to death, I can see how important they are and the concepts were clear when I finished the video. Good teaching, good focus on a single topic. Now headed over to look "What Bass Look Like on Side Imaging". Thank You!
Very eloquent example of of explaining side angle sonar imaging. Appreciate that you realized that a single long video on this subject, albeit very informative, would have been too much overload. Nice job of editing your video to match your tutorial. You show some professional promise. I'll be keeping my eye on you and your upcoming topics. 😃
Another good way to explain side imaging is to draw the image on a piece of paper and fold the paper along the water column bottom and the lake bottom on both sides. When the paper is folded it's like looking at the bottom without the water column, with the paper still folded turned to the side you will see just the water column. Great video as always.
I think I read you were studying for your Business Degree. I really feel your major strength is in teaching. Consider “Academia”. We need more educators like you. You totally clarify so many muddy subjects. Fabulous video...as usual. Also...headed to Ouachita April 1st. Any fishing tips????
Thanks again for doing this video. I watched both tis one and the Jan 6, 2018 one today. I'm fairly new to using the SideScan and DownScan and you cleared up a ton of questions for me. Especially the part about the Water Column on the SideScan. It all makes since now. I'm looking forward to getting on the water once Montana Winter is finished.
Thank you, young man, for helping an old guy understand this side imaging. These electronics are not as natural and easy for us to understand. You are a gifted fisherman and teacher.
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Steven Arden Thank you for saying this.
Ditto!
I really appreciate your time teaching an old dog new tricks
totally agree
Once again...there is no one else out there producing this kind of content. Thank you Professor.
I now understand more in your 15 minute video than I learned reading every article i could find in the past 5 days. Thank you for explaining this in the detail you did.
Good video but a couple points to clarify. The center dark part is actually not just straight down, but a narrow cone (same as down imaging) which is why sometimes you will see items in the right dark area that aren't in the left part or at least not as bright in the left part. Second point is the side imaging doesn't ping straight to bottom and then shoot the right and left. It just aims the sensor at an angle, so it shoots from the transducer beam at a wide angle that ends up touching the entire bottom from below your boat to whatever range is specified. There is no technology that allows you to change the direction of sound waves once they leave the transducer. Also, even if they could shoot down and then to right, you wouldn't want that because you'd miss everything above the bottom to the left and right of the boat.
I was just going to comment the same thing then I read yours but I did make a comment to add to yours
Actually; he is correct in a technical sense (Geometry and Science), Sound waves will hit and return from the closest point first, but due to the speed of the sound wave it makes no difference, as the screen will display it as it's algorithm is programed to interpret the returned signal. What does make a difference is in understanding what the image is representing with respect to the boats location, and he did a good job of illustrating the point.
Exactly. So his distance explanations are incorrect. Fishfinder doesn't measure surface distance to the object, but it measures the actual distance to the object (despite the depth).
this was the best explanation i’ve seen. it’s so simple but nobody was able to explain it was well
I have to say I am an avid fisherman and spend hours watching fishing UA-cam videos, you do the best job at teaching and making some complicated information easy to understand! You have a very bright future keep up the good work I love your videos!!
Nice explanation. I just wanted to point out that the beam doesn't go to the bottom, and then kick out to the side. Sound waves don't move that way. It's actually using more than one beam, and combining the results.
I hope you get paid by one of the manufacturers to do these videos. Either now or in the future. Your clear, concise and show real examples that help us all enjoy fishing more
This guy deserves an oscar...can't believe he wud go through this much trouble just to show us how this hi-tech stuff works...thank u sir for showing us what the manufacturer doesn't care if we know or not long as they get our money....u should get 15% of every penny they make.
Learn what an Oscars for first.
Fishing for 52 years and always you learn something new all the time . Thanks for the video....
Attention Lowrance, Humminbird, and Garmin: This video should come with every unit y’all sell!!
I second that🇺🇸
I have a complete Humminbird setup with three Helix units, Ultrex, and 360 Imaging and while I agree that Johnny did a superb job explaining all this (I did have a one-on-one Google Hangout session with him), I have to say that Humminbird has a loooong list of videos on various topics. I'm not sure about the others, but thought I should mention this out of fairness to HB. They also have phenomenal support.
Great information! I'm going to watch more of your videos on th sonar.
Don’t tell them that... cause if they start making their own vids... they’ll charge more for products.
Besides... I like watching this guys videos!
Awesome job, sir! Did well explaining what I needed to learn!
By far the best fishing tutorials on the Internet. Easy to understand, concise, detailed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge...
I’ve been using Lowrance electronics for years now. I thought I completely understood side imaging. But I have to say that in all my years I never picked up on the fact that you have to subtract the depth of the water column from the distance that you have the side imaging going out on the side. Head slap! Thanks so much and I’m a subscriber for life!
Ditto brother, thanks for your comment!
Agree with both of these guys...
Thanks for sharing this information.
Sir, you are a natural teacher and this video has taught me more than any other I've watched. I am saving it and going to re watch it just in case I missed something.
As of 2/17/2020 only 198,000 people actually care about learning about fishing. What a fantastic explanation.
This is one of the all time BEST explanations I’ve ever seen! Huge help, thank you.
You still have total range, just the nadir region or water column will grow/shrink based on depth or altitude of transducer relative to the bottom. A easier understanding is to basically say that the first return (colored area) range is going to be equal to the water depth or altitude of the transducer relative to the bottom. With that said, the object of interest is still going to be the actual distance shown on the display. People also need to keep in mind when taking or marking waypoints/locating objects by waypoint or coordinate, the actual position is skewed if using the internal GPS due to the offset/lever-arm of the transducer to the GPS sensor. This is why I like to have an external puck mounted near the transducer. Great video! 👍
Thank you Jonny. Is there an Oscar for "Best Side-Scan Tutorial Video"? Well deserved, Sir!
I don't know how many countless videos I've watched trying to understand better. Awsome!!! Hands down. Thank you!!!
This is the explanation I’ve been looking for. Everyone else want to show you the features and don’t explain how to read them in real time. As a newby to using a Lowrance, I thank you!
Anyone else think this young man is an excellent teacher? Never loose your enthusiasm Fish The Moment! :-) Great job and Thank You! Keep up the great work!
Very good explanation. After 2 years of using my Humminbird I didn't know the details of side imaging. I'm glad you continued "beating the dead horse" I needed the repetiton. Thank you!
You have so much information in your brain it is unbelievable. There's a big difference between you and me. I LOVE to fish...You LOVE to fish and KNOW how to do it!! Great Job!
This is a fantastic explanation and illustration, exactly what I needed! This explains why my side imagining wasn't picking up known structure very well to the side while salmon fishing in 120 feet of water when my SI setting was at 100' left and right. I never knew that. Glad I watched this.
This is by far the most comprehensive content about this topic i've seen so far! Thank you!
Thanks for making this video. I sent it out to all the guys who bought units and didnt like them because they didnt fully understand them. This helped a lot.
You really should have gotten a reward for this video.... It is so mis understood to guys with sidescan and structurescan .... that the range feet left and right are not considering the down depth. Great job.... 3 years later but still i go to this twice a year
I am about to purchase my first side imaging fish finder. This video definitely is a must watch for anyone who is in the market for one. The manufacturers websites are full of useless information with specs and numbers. No user guide or anything actually helpful. I was very apprehensive about getting one due to the myriad of mixed reviews for all of them online. So many 1 star and 5 star reviews. I think it is just misunderstanding the equipment now that causes the poor feedback. Now I can't wait to get the new finder. Great video.
Man Nobody does it thorough and as Splendidly Perfect like you....Period! You are a GOD-send amonst men good sir and THANK YOU for ALL you do for the Angling and good kind human being Community!
Wow, You are the first person to explain the distance right or left =depth plus range right or left. I could not understand why I was getting mirror images on right and left at the edge of the black center. I thought side imaging just could not see straight down. You make perfect sense. Ooooooo there's going to be a better brain in my boat. You just took the gap out of my image. I have been working on some giant crappie in a lake I have only fished a few times. Truly big crappie. Over three pounds. I lost a four-ish pounder at the net yesterday. I keep trying to locate the school with the side imaging but I am only actually finding them when I use the down imaging. That black strip down the center was throwing me off by exactly the water depth. I have been catching some, but the school I have been seeing on the side imaging was 21 feet away from where I was casting! ( 21 feet deep) This information is fantastic. Now I can make sense of the missing structure and fish I have been chasing between side scan and down imaging. Thank you so very much. Smiling, George.
Searched for exactly this type of content when I bought my side imaging a few months ago and there was nothing out there. Thanks for your passion and clarity. Keep it up!
FINALLY! A video that concisely and in non-technical language, explains the side-scan sonar! I’d love to see one of actual fish... Seriously, the more of your videos I watch, the more I learn. Great job- you’ve got a natural talent for teaching and relating this information! This new subscriber is “hooked”!!!
Best explanation I’ve been able to find. The manufacturers could learn a lesson from you on how to explain to simple guys like me. Thank you
Finally someone who can explain sideimaging as simple as possible, please keep it coming,
I cannot give you enough kudos for this video. You have a rare ability to make your subject understanable through your common sense examples. You are the best teacher I have seen after watching many videos. One from a factory representative who was clear as mud!
This is quite simply the best tutorial I have ever seen on sonar. I really cannot thank you enough. You are an absolute star. Bless you buddy.
Excellent. Reiterating points over and over is what old guys like me need. No shame in that as its uber helpful. Getting excited about trying my 3 year old fish finder out for real for the 1st time!
Great job teaching another old man how to understand this side imaging stuff.GREAT JOB!! Your the best.
Fish the moment.....you have one of the best sonar explanation YT channels out there! So thank you for this and showing all this stuff to us. Really appreciate it!
Excellent instructional! Definitely helped this 68 year old from South Carolina understand the side view. Subscribing!
Spot on man!!! This is probably the best in point video of how to understand side imaging. I'm impressed you did in less than 20 mins. As much as I like the tactical bassin guys their interpretation on side imaging is way off. They should apologize to the community for misleading them, take down the vid and redo it correctly
The best information video. One of the fish finder companies needs to hire you to make all their information videos!
This is by far the best side imaging explanation available. Awesome job.
Yeah I agree with the last writer who proclaims to be of the old buzzards club, of which I am chief and I teach as well. Your a great teacher and it helps for you to say something three times. It get the point across. You are helping me well. Thank you.
I don't even have side imaging and this was still a great video. I had no idea that was how the image distances were calculated.
This Incredible,your giving me information I've never understood before,I've already saved this and all your videos to my favorites, I'm kinda upset that companies don't explain "FINE DETAILS " like this to help fisherman to understand COMPLETELY what were looking at, thank you Jonny 👊👊👍
Think of it this way: The manufactures aren't in the business of education. It is the same with Chevrolet - they don't teach the buyer of a new truck how to operate ALL those features from one bumper to the other.
@@steveking8548 great point Steve 👍👍
Thank you for confirming what I thought about side distance. Most people just look at an object, compare to the scale, and say that's the distance, without taking into consideration the water depth that needs to be subtracted.
Excellent way you described side imaging! I learned more in 15 mins than I had in lots of other reading!
Never used my side imaging because I didn't fully understand it, now I do. thanks. you were a big help.
Great explanation! I have debated with so many on this and they think if their graph is set to 60 feet on each side, it is scanning 60 feet left and right but they don't understand that the depth of the water is also included in that and they aren't subtracting the depth of the water. I hope many others come across this video to better understand how this works!
I have watched so many vids to try to understand this and yours finally made it clear. Great video, thank you!
Excellent video. Well done. I appreciate the fact you teach realizing people like me don't know the basics and need to be spoon-fed. I agree that Lowrance, Garmin and the like should include this video with every unit sold. Thank you!!
I was beginning to think I wasted my money adding sidevu to my Garmin system because I had no idea how to use it. I can hardly wait to get out on the water again and apply what you’ve shown in this video. Thank you!
If you are right this is the best video i have ever seen about how this works. I feel you know what you are talking about so i want to say thank you very much. Great job
This is a very well put together video. Better than the videos put out by lowrance. It was helpful. My son and wife got me a lowrance HDS9 and it can be somewhat confusing. Thank you very much for this. I sincerely appreciate it. Don
Just got my first boat and learning to understand what the Garmin Striker 7 is showing is by far the hardest part but you just made it a whole lot easier! Thank you!
As old as this video is, I just got a garmin echomap uhd 94sv, and this will effectively be my first sidescanning/chart plotting fishginder. This video just taught me a LOT
Finally, side imaging explained and how it relates to down imaging.
So very explanatory!! I was not aware that the water depth was part of the right/left distance. Learn something new every time I watch Johnny!! Thanks Man
Thanks Jonny! As an occasional co-angler who does not own a boat, these videos are extremely valuable !!! I appreciate your time and effort 👍🏻
You did a fantastic job and answered all questions I had. You made my wife mad because I now understand the side imaging and had to go out and buy a new unit with it!! Thank you!!
Great video! Just bought a helix 7 and first time user. Not even been on the lake with it yet! Clears up a lot of things. Thanks !!!
Thank you for taking the time to share your wisdom in such a simple fashion. Something a lot of Angelers try to keep secret
I just found your channel by chance….LUCKY FOR ME!! Great vid brother. Very well described. I was about to purchase my first unit, and now I am informed. Thank you, my brother.
You are a good dude. Thanks man, I will be one of those guys that watch this video many times before I truly understand it.
This is the best explanation for side imaging I have ever seen. I can finally take advantage of this feature. thank you
Just stumbled upon your video. I'm new to side imaging even though its been out for awhile now. Dude, you saved my life!!! Awesome work!!!!
Dude!
Best video on side imaging yet!
Interactive, way better than some clown sitting in the boat pointing at a screen.
This video supposed to be exposed by the product owner but thanks to you man the way you describe how does its work really helping. Thumbs up for yaa.
Great video and put simply to understand. Your examples of props in the parking lot really helped.
Outstanding video on a complicated often misinterpreted aspect of these fishfinders. Thank you!
Just bought a SI. This guy is awesome, I’m light years ahead of where I thought I would be and my unit hasn’t even arrived yet! Thank you!
I cannot give you enough credit for this video...so instead Ive forwarded it to all my friends that need to know this. TYVM
The side scan imaging is very confusing. You did a great job with the illustrations. Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see the follow-up video.
You definitely have been the most helpful person on youtube at explaining this stuff man. Appreciate all the work youve put in. WPS
Thank you, I have had my side imaging hummingbird for over a year now and never could understand it. Now I will be going out and trying it this week with some much valuable information. As Steven said earlier, it does not come as easy to us older guys. Thanks Again
FINALLY! I now understand the black lines and how it all works. Great job! Thanks,
I found this to be a great lesson on side-scan distances. This was really a help in learning how to conduct and interpret what you see.
You should sign a contract with Lowrance because their explainer videos are nothing like yours. 10 out of 10 sir.
Extremely informative video! U could be a teacher and still make the Fisherman Hall of Fame! Thanks a bunch! 👌
Just bought me a hummingbird 9 with side scan. This has made it easy for me to understand
Thank you for a simple visual explanation for what is a very abstract thing in my mind. I have asked many people to explain what I am looking at on a fish finder and have gotten wrong or little explanation. I look forward to learning more.
Fishing Electronics videos for dummies!! I’ve learned a lot from your videos thanks
That was the most informative instruction on side imaging i have seen. Cant thank you enough. I just subscribed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best way the side scan was described to me was with a folded piece of paper, fold it like an upside-down T - so your peak is pointing upwards and it is flat across the bottom. Imagine your transducer is at the top of that peak, and the flat part is the lake bottom, and the vertical line is your water column. The down imaging image would be looking at this paper from the side, you see the shape of the lake bottom, and the water column. To understand the side scan, look at the paper from the top, and flatten it out. Now you see the water column on either side of the transducer, and the lake bottom outside of that. This also helps to wrap your head around the range. If the water column was 20', and the horizontal distance of the lake bottom was 80', then the total range (or distance on the flattened paper from transducer to the edge) would be 100'.
Finally an understanable explanation of side scan, thank you from Sweden!
Well done! You must have felt a bit silly filming this but in the end... you have really nailed it! Best explanation on the net.... right here folks.
Great simple explanation, makes sense! The term "Side Imaging" was a bit confusing, when it is actually looking down, but from a span. Sort of like having a camera looking down on each wing of an airplane and stitching them together as one image.
The best video on side imaging I’ve seen. Thank you!
Seriously great information. I have all new electronics going in my center console this year for inshore/offshore fishing. A pair of garmin xsv’s and a gt56. I’ve watched so many videos and yours is the first that I’ve seen that clearly explains how the depth and width are configured. 80 foot setting don’t mean 80 feet to the side. Thanks again. Learned something new today. 👍🏼
This makes more sense than any video I have seen. I just looked at several videos from the Hummingbird rep to pro fishermen. They all say that the distance on side images are from the boat to the object, including the black area. That makes no sense when they are showing the depth and it is equal to the black area.
Awesome video Johnny. Definitely helped me. I’ve always had trouble understanding side imagining. Looking forward to seeing what fish look like on side imagining. Keep those electronic videos coming.
Well done! While you may have beaten a few points to death, I can see how important they are and the concepts were clear when I finished the video. Good teaching, good focus on a single topic. Now headed over to look "What Bass Look Like on Side Imaging". Thank You!
Very eloquent example of of explaining side angle sonar imaging. Appreciate that you realized that a single long video on this subject, albeit very informative, would have been too much overload. Nice job of editing your video to match your tutorial. You show some professional promise. I'll be keeping my eye on you and your upcoming topics. 😃
Another good way to explain side imaging is to draw the image on a piece of paper and fold the paper along the water column bottom and the lake bottom on both sides. When the paper is folded it's like looking at the bottom without the water column, with the paper still folded turned to the side you will see just the water column. Great video as always.
How wide is the water column? Sure its 20 feet down, but the scan zone is a "fan" shape and is going to be wide depending on the projection angle.
I think I read you were studying for your Business Degree. I really feel your major strength is in teaching. Consider “Academia”. We need more educators like you. You totally clarify so many muddy subjects. Fabulous video...as usual.
Also...headed to Ouachita April 1st. Any fishing tips????
JIM HALLERAN agreed!
I second this motion lol
Does great explaining i have brain damage and stuffs hard for me and i understand what hes saying
Hes a unbelivable teacher .
no need for a fancy fishfinder if i don't 100% understand what it means. you helped me a lot,thanks for that very much
Great video!
I’m new to using and trying to understand what my fish finder is trying to show me. Thank you for the explanation. I have a lot to learn.
Thanks again for doing this video. I watched both tis one and the Jan 6, 2018 one today. I'm fairly new to using the SideScan and DownScan and you cleared up a ton of questions for me. Especially the part about the Water Column on the SideScan. It all makes since now. I'm looking forward to getting on the water once Montana Winter is finished.
Why the 336 thumbs down? Jonny is dead on, great illustration and explanation.....better than what the pros do.