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Review ~ Lowrance Hook Series Sonar
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- čas přidán 8. 08. 2024
- I get a lot of viewers asking why I have a Lowrance Hook 7 on my front deck when I already have an HDS 9 Touch - there are some very specific reasons related to fishing for bass offshore that I've installed that fish finder on the bow. It is very much related to using the down scan to target fish more specifically and efficiently
Let me know if you have any questions and what your experience with these units is. Here's a link for more details www.tacklewarehouse.com/Lowran...
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GoPro Hero 4 www.tacklewarehouse.com/GoPro_...
mikey you are hella knowledgeable and explain things great, its awesome that youre so passionate about bass fishing. Fishing saved my life man its what i am on this earth to do. i know you feel the same brada shout out from cali
dude i just want to share my experience. fishing has helped me be better as well!
Great review. I'm getting two of these units, one on front and one on back of my boat. They are on sale right now for $299 and all I have right now is a 10+ year old hummingbird with nothing extra on it.
THANKS for the info and insight! I bought one of these for my kayak (no trolling motor interference LOL) but have yet to use it because...well...I live in NJ and the Spring has turned out to be an extension of Winter so far. Soon though...very soon. Tight lines!
Very interesting, good review man
very good broad review. great for decision making on these products
mikey your the man finally got some knowledge on how to set the hook 7 up i have one on my boat and ive been wondering why i cant get a good picture ive got mine on 800 thanks for the help man keep it up
yeah 455 all day long man
thanks for the info new to this new and advanced graph I'm a striper and bass guide and u helped alot man thanks for the vid
great info i did not know why i was getting interference on mine i will try what you did thanks
in addition to the screen spray, you can get some laptop screen protectors for dirt cheap off eBay, & cut them to fit all of your units. Always good to have that extra layer of security against an errant treble swipe, etc...
great tip man!
does your hook 7 bug out and stop reading depth like freeze thru out the day my chirp 7 does this all the time even with the updates
Ya and some times it jumps to really low depth reading them back up
Great video I'm looking to purchase the hook 7, my question is how you have The transducer mounted, I talked to a rep at lowrance they told me these units transducers must go in The rear
It may cost a few bucks, but you should try a bit of dyna-mat between the transducer and the trolling motor. That stuff is amazing with killing vibration transfer. I have t used it for that application if it may really help with the feedback of it is caused by vibrations.
Great video, thanks for the advice!
*haven't used it...
I bought one month and I do not know if it happens to you that at 175 feet it stops working and it does not give depth yours works well in deep waters I apologize I do not speak English and I am translating the text if you can answer me thanks
Nice Mickey, Thxs for sharing.
I'm running birds right now but I have had Lowrance before. They make great units.
Nice job great info.
Hey Mike will a 7 elite give me the same results as hook 7 as far as down scanning , Thanks great videos
they're pretty much the same units man.
Mikey, Great explanation and spot on. This narration of why and how your using your electronics is precisely why you are catching so many deep fish. Sure does bring back memories of living on Lake Fork for 18 years in E Tx. Would sure like to book a trip with you :)
yeah i wish people would understand it more and thy'd know what and why to buy.
Well, I understood all of it and I bought one for my bow this week. Got a hell of a deal I think. Paid $336 shipped from Calif and it has a $100 rebate. So I think $236 was a good deal.
helluva deal!
Mikey, How can I contact you, or do you prefer not?
you can message me on fb right here facebook.com/mikeybalzz/
Ya. I think these units where aimed at the kayak community or maybe I've just s en a lot on kayaks mainly. Trying to learn some lowrance stuff been using hummingbird seems like forever. There all great nowadays. Jmo.
no but they should put side scan on them.
Is this unit worth buying? Has anyone had any issues with the triple shot transducer or unit itself? I’m only asking because this unit is my first choice however I have seen some bad reviews.
great info!! thanks
Good video!
Usually use sonar at the bow, now I'll be playing with downscan on 455
Many thanks Mikey
is this a good machine for Saltwater and will it help identify bait fish at lets say the bridge and the mangrove snapper?
Good information. Thanks.
having trouble with my gps it is in the middle of my center console works somtiimes and som times it doesn't any info whould be great I'm a guide and booked and marking spots is something i need
I will be using a Hook 7 on the front deck for most of 2021. I’m curious if you tried using the universal transducer in your Minn Kota, or did you strictly rely on the Lowrance transducer shown in the video? It’s my understanding that the universal transducer will function in 2D and I’m hoping that will be adequate for my needs this year. Your thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated.
you should be fine with basic 2d, i just liked the down scan for very specific stuff. i had my other HDS unit plugged into the universal transducer running 2d and it worked perfect.
It seems you respond to every inquiry. You have in my case and I really appreciate your efforts to do so. I will try using the universal transducer and let you know how it works out. In the meantime, I wish the best for you and your website.
Thanks for the video!
R from Iowa
When you say 10-20 ft space from the broadband sonar, what's the difference in the cone space with downscan? And are you talking about 10-20 ft side to side or front to back? I'm still trying to learn how to locate structure after seeing it on a scan
Kristian Cox standard 2d pretty much is equal distance down to equal distance out each side.
down scan looks straight down not out.
think of it like a fan tail vs a cone.
Bryan Cole thanks that helps. But I still don't understand if he has DI and SI, why he would need that? Wouldn't DI do the same thing for him
Di and si are two different things and the hook 7 does not have si. SI looks down and out giving you a picture of the bottom as you move forward. Side imaging is great for finding structure. Down imaging is good for picking apart that structure.
down imagaing is high frequency scanning in the straight down mode. structure scan gives you the side imaging but on the front it will create interferece with other units
I have the hook 7 and I love it but it seems like my old elite was better. Do u have any tips on settings for this particular unit? , 455 vs 800 kHz and such.
jbersoscike 455hz is a good general view and shallow water. 800hz is good for greater detail but in a smaller area best used for deeper water say 15'+.
Bryan Cole Awesome. Thanks.
i really like my elites!watch the vid, it's all 455
I have the hook 5 di on my triton tr19. But I always seem to have a lot of interference and no clear picture. Any tips on where the transducer should be mounted on the transom?
never ran one on my dash bud - always had one on the trolling motor. general practice though would be to put it about a foot or so to the driver's side of the motor just avoide putting it behind any sort of rib or transition in your hull. if you do get noise (as i've gotten a bit with it being on the trolling motor) you can increase noise reduction in the settings as well as increase surface clarity.
mikeybalzz fishing thanks for the reply man. My transom has two step downs. I have the ducer mounted on the transom itself above a flat part of the bottom of the hull. I'll try moving it down to the next step and see if it helps. And I'll try the settings also.
Hey Mikey. I have a Hook7 on my console and a Hook5 on my bow. Any chance you have done or will do just a basic set up and how to use these units in general? Thanks, Janine
Honestly I probably won't but you have any specific questions I could help you with
mikeybalzz fishing ok. So for now, lets start with sensitivity and target separation. On my downscan, I know this is an entry level piece of equipment. That said, should I leave my sensitivity, contrast, and color line on “auto”? The same could be asked for my 2d sonar setting. Auto? The sonar of course is CHIRP. Where should the HZ bet set on that? And for downscan, which HZ to you use? Thanks Mikey.
Really like this video! I really REALLY want to learn more about how to find fish and catch off shore bass. Can you please PLEASE make a more in depth video about how to fish off shore !?? Thanks man!!
!there's more coming trust me!
making them all the time man. not one thing works all the time. just scroll back on the upload history.
Your feedback may be from the wires touching as you ran them. Separate them and you may eliminate some of that. JMO
Where did you get that tall stand for your hook 7
It's a variation of this one www.tacklewarehouse.com/Ram-Mount_D-111U-C_Marine_Electronics_Mount/descpage-RMD111.html?from=mkfish but with the longer arm.
What kind of mount is that Hook7 attached to?
ram
Why not just. Use hds 9 on the trolling motor using the hdi transducer and a 7 to 9 pin adapter why the hook when a hds 9 does same thing is there something I'm missing
couple reasons, i guess i need to be more detailed in the vid. 1st on the 9 i run my map and either side scan or downscan off the back transducer to see if stuff is moving around under the boat. also, before i scored the good graphs all i was running was 2 elite 5's and i loved them. i've found that the units with just downscan (like the elites and the hooks) read a little differently than the structure scan on the hds units. for instance some of our shell bars won't pick up with the down scan on the hds units where as with the hook units you see another layer coming off the bottom. also i've found the 2 units just read slightly differently. hard to explain but i use the hds view and the hook view and sort of make some assumptions in my head based on the 2 since i get a little different read. there are probably better ways to do it but this is the way it's worked best for me. if i could afford a second hds 9 up front and do what you're talking about that'd probably be better, i just had to get it as right as i could with the budget.
and that i think is the longest, semi scattered, most detailed comment i've ever written ahhahah.
Have you tried using a quality beer cozi instead of the piece of plastic between your transducer and your trolling motor to buffer the interference from your motor?
no does it work?
before i even watch your video i will say this if i could afford another fish finder any fish finder mine woul have been in the middle of sam rayburm last week
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I got one I was in 15 foot off water and it said 5 foot very trash and not worth the money
what are you settings?
Can't remember of my head I think it's like 455 or 355 but the trolling motor messes with it a lot i think that's the problem
yeah not gonna lie same setting i'm using 455. using some kind of buffer in between the transducer and trolley helps. try varying your trolling motor speeds too, you'll find some speeds give interference and some don't.
G spot of the spot .. like it..lol
Sounds like you fish in polluted water :/
Lowrance has the worst costumer service of any unit on the market don't stand behind their products please consider this when you buy