Ultimate Fishing Kayak - Side Imaging Sonar footage in Google Earth

I have been using a side imaging sonar/fishfinder from Humminbird on my Ocean Kayak Trident 15 for a few years now. The unit scans the sea bed 200 feet either side of the kayak to build up a detailed 3D image of the surroundings. The footage can be recorded to an SD card, and then analysed on a PC at home. This video shows some of the software tools I use to analyse and display the footage. Including Humviewer and Sonar TRX - an amazing piece of software which allows you to superimpose side imaging footage on top of the Google Earth display and build up a picture of the sea bed using multiple side imaging recordings.

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• TRX
• fishfinder
• kayak
• fishing
• ocean
• humminbird
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• SI
• humviewer
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• dizzyfish
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• google
• earth

[76Inverted]

I have just bought a Trident 15, can you suggest a fishfinder that shows that amount of bottom detail but without the cost?

[dizzyfishuk]

@76Inverted Unfortunately, the side imaging sonar units are very expensive ie. £1000+ in the UK. Traditional 2D sounders are much cheaper, but obviously will not show you the same amount of detail as the side imaging units. Take a look at Humminbird, Garmin and Lowrance - they are all makes which have a good reputation. Also remember that the T15 has a transducer compatible scupper - so you can buy Humminbird transducers which will fit into the scupper hole of the kayak.

[dizzyfishuk]

Thankyou very much - I aim to please ! I use quite a large battery - 12 Ah - I have never managed to exhaust it even with full day's kayak fishing, so I don't really know how long it lasts. But it does fit perfectly in the area just in front of the sonar shield on the Trident 15.

[paullees557104]

is it water proof?

[pavchaos]

you have new updates available ;)

[1golfdawg]

Great info...been looking into SI. I have a Trident too, what is the transducer setup like on a SI unit?

[TheN0thing]

this is some crazy stuff... and a BIG sonar for a kayak. whats the battery life like?

This really is a cool thing you've put together for us. Amazing work if you as me, and probably one of the best breakdowns of the sideview images I've seen.