My friend had what was a dedicated plotter I guess. We used it to figure out our drift, he'd hit a button right before we dropped and then again when we were cranking up to go back to the number. Quite a useful tool, one time we figured we drifted a mile in five minutes being in the gulf stream.What screens are you running the GT51 on ???
I run 8412 & 8410 on GT54 & B175HW & 800Khz Livescope with a lowrance HDS 9 running P66 ( when required for bottom type discrimination) , but mostly as a dedicated plotter with Navionics Platinum+ charts .
Replacing the GT54 with a GT56 as soon as first shipment arrives in Oz ( order has been in since December ). Fantastic detail from the GT54 on 1.2Mhz...........but range is limited.
Chirp is great for fish but not very good for bottom substrate type ID...........hence the P66 on 50Khz on the HDS ...........flick of a button when required.
This is why I also just added a rhodan trolling motor to my boat. Controlled drifts and anchor lock for one spot.My friend had what was a dedicated plotter I guess. We used it to figure out our drift, he'd hit a button right before we dropped and then again when we were cranking up to go back to the number. Quite a useful tool, one time we figured we drifted a mile in five minutes being in the gulf stream.
I was using DFF3D off a TZT2 plotter and TimeZero Pro for WASSP.Anyone running Timezero with furrunos DFF3D?
Allows for mapping the bottom and 120° sonar out to 600 ft
I'm with you on that Dennis. The only way to find new good spots is to watch the bottom between known spots. If I get a decent show, I mark it, if it looks hot I'll circle back and drop on it to see what comes up.In general I don't like split screen presentations & I hate flicking between pages. about the only split screen I use is 50Khz P66 /GPS when I am approaching a reef etc where I am looking for the gravel/broken bottom right at the edge of the reef structure etc. Back to fullscreen GPS when I am traveling to the next spot.