Garmin Fishfinder - BEST Setup and Settings
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- These are the best Garmin Fishfinder settings that I’ve found to help me catch more fish!
Video Breakdown by Feature:
Main Menu - 1:05
Navigation Chart/Chartplotter - 6:30
SideVu - 13:00
2D Traditional Sonar - 17:00
DownVu/Clear Vu - 19:23
Add Favorite or Combo - 21:25
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Video Breakdown by Feature:
Main Menu - 1:05
Navigation Chart/Chartplotter - 6:30
SideVu - 13:00
2D Traditional Sonar - 17:00
DownVu/Clear Vu - 19:23
Add Favorite or Combo - 21:25
Do you know if the horizontal split screen on 23:22 (Navi/sonar) are only on some units. I have a ECHOMAP 93sv plus and I don’t have it on the unit. I would like to run sidevu/forwardvu....hopefully there be an update to include that combo in the future.
Let me check - I have the 73cv unit, so it may not be exactly the same, but I'll let you know!
@@brnowak_fishing so the 73CV has SV also?!
Eric Miniard no, only the 93sv
Ok that's what I thought but the one in the video is which one? Sorry to ask so many questions. I don't Anna go with the 73 SV with GPS for my dash unit I guess .
Great video! Yours was the first that really explained how to set up my garmin- different model but basically same features. I’m not great with technology, but you made it possible for me to understand how to operate it without getting frustrated.
Great stuff! You took us through a great tutorial at pace! I have watched several hours of Garmin tutorial and didn't get this much insight on how to use my Garmin. thanks.
Thank you so much Jon! I'm glad I could help
Hey brother great information! I have been looking into Garmin but actually couldn't find an in depth review like this..good timing!
Perfect! Thanks my dude! If you’ve got any questions, I’ve got answers :-)
Have the 7610xsv on my boat. This year picked up panoptix down and we fish salt water striped bass and blues in Raritan bay n.y. mounted a 20 in touch screen tablet through garmin helm at the back of the boat. All my fishing buddies are laying the lines out and all gather around the screen and watch in excitement as they can see the fish around the boat swimming in real time and direction. We can even see the fish pick up the chum as we throw it out. Amazing to see 20 or more feet on each side of the boat in real time. Great video pal.
louis alexandrou Hey Louis! That’s so so cool - same experience I’ve been having, but with Live Vu Forward! We’re literally able to see the fish swimming in front of the boat, cast to them and watch them eat our baits and how they react! I just installed the Live Vu Down this spring and can’t wait to get on some deep fish and use it to see how they react to my Baits! There’s so much I can learn by seeing how they move/react to my dropshot
Thanks for ur help I have been dealing with trying to figure it out for a month
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to explain it all.
Great video man, I’ve watched it a few times because there is sooo much good stuff in here. Thanks.
McMuffin007 thank you so much! I’m glad I can help
Awesome Video Benjamin. Thanks for sharing
Great video, thanks for taking the time to do it.
Thanks for the helpful info, just purchase a garmin and the settings info has been of great assistance and the confidence to have a play myself.
I'm glad I can help! Let me know if you have any questions
Very clear, detailed information! You just got a subscriber
fishing is my drug thank you so so much!
Dude really good breakdown of the settings. Those things are super indepth. Awesome job man.
Thank you man! I basically followed your Humminbird video template and posted my own version for the Garmin graphs!
Benjamin Nowak LOL I told ya. These are what I call slow grow videos. Don’t expect a big boom.
Hahaha it’s a good video to make though
Benjamin Nowak oh yeah dude it’s will start pulling down the views.
Sweet video,thank you for sharing 👍
Very helpful video. I'm looking at getting a fish finder on my kayak, and I'm leaning towards Garmin. I like their ease of use and they also have good scanning and the imaging is closing in to the competition, and the price is right.
Yes! I love mine for sure
Great video Ben... glad you're having better luck with your Garmin than I am with mine.
What issues are you having?
A combination of a damaged transducer (totally my own fault) and the software updates, I only have SI to the right of the boat, and it freezes up from time to time. And by the way... you go through that graph with enough detailed info you should be getting a job offer from Garmin any day now... nicely done!
The days in a row with a video?! I like!
Three days! Trying for 4
Helpful info, thanks.
Been waiting for this video. My farming is in th box still. Have ice on the lakes still. Thanks.
I have a newer 94sv that came with my new boat when I bought it. My side vu isn’t really showing any detail at all, even when I’m near docks and piling. I really hope checking the settings will help. Thank you for doing this video.
Thanks for the info! I was wondering for smallmouth bass fishing in a small aluminum boat what would be better Side view or down view? Thank you very much I appreciate the help and the videos are awesome!
Nice job Ben!
Thanks! I’ll do another one on Panoptix soon
Great Job!!!
I just purchased a Garmin 9 fishfinder with GPS Striker Plus 9SV. You explaine pretty fast, but I will just go over the explanation.
Nice breakdown!💯💪👊LET'S GO!!! A1!!!💯
Saving this for when I get graphs
Thanks dude!
Excellent
Nice Ben! Thanks!
Absolutely Dan!
Great video, thank you. To better detect where the thermocline is within the water column what setting what I be looking to adjust? 75dv unit.
If you want your fish maps contours to match your boats location you will need to turn the WAAS in your GPS settings on. Without it you are accurate to within 60 feet. With it your accuracy improves to 3 feet.
Thank you very much
Hey Chris, YOU JUST GOT A NEW SUBSCRIBER. I received so much needed knowledge from your video. You hit a home run for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Question: I recently received MY new Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 94sv with ClearVu/SideVu Transducer. I have a pocket tunnel boat. Wondering if there would be any issues mounting the transducers inside the pocket tunnel at water level?
Thanks Becky! Honestly I’m not sure about the tunnel hull, but I do know side vu needs to be unobstructed for the picture to work. Thru Hull transducers work for 2d, but not sidevu
Demo the autopilot function is very welcome. like to know how it hookup with yamaha outboard motor and run the waypoints !!
Thanks this help me alot
Absolutely! Glad it can help
ive spent soo much time on the depth shading for river kayaking lol.. the trick is to use all the colors! I wish I had profiles, my shading is pretty much set to 3-18ft rang, everything over is dark purple, but for lake fishing its worthless with my colors set at this short scale.
When fishing Lake Michigan with Lakeview and no g3, what is the best traditional sonar settings. I seem to be getting a lot of interference. Have the ecomap UHD 93sv. Thanks, and appreciate your video. Gary
Hey Benjamin, Great video! This has really helped me a lot.
Im curious though. At 16:37 you talked about view selection. I want to set up a favorite with right side view plus down imaging and another favorite with left side view and down imaging. Is that possible?
Yes, that is definitely possible. You'll have to set up a "Favorite" with the layout/settings you want, and then save it to your home page. You should be able to set it up so that you can have one be Left/Down and one be Right/Down
I have a through hull transducer and a transom mounted transducer. I have one head unit. Both transducers are hooked to the same unit with a splitter. How do you switch back and forth on the transducer? Or does this XSV do it for me? Kinda new to this thing.... but i really want to understand it in case i need to trouble shoot.
Very informative video, thank you. With Garmin sidevu, do you see fish and baitfish well with 455khz or is this something you want to use 800khz for? Thank you.
-Brett
A lot of times on sidevu I’m looking for structure or fish relating close to bottom (for the most part). If I’m looking for bait, typically my best way to find it is up in the water column on traditional 2d or downvu
I just tried that and it went away thanks Ben
Mike & Jen Perkins awesome! I’m glad
Wow, your chartplotter working so fast. I am using chirp 73sv it all working good, but didn't get touch screen and working so fast like yours, seems to be a upgrade for next time.
The 73sv is sweet! I'm glad you like your unit. The Touch units definitely are a bit faster and have a few more features, but those Echomaps are very nice
Hi Ben,
I have an Echomap 95sv
Is it me or if I show "Surface noise" on ClearVu it also shows it on trad sonar... I can't show it on one function and hide it on an other... it's shown for everything or hidden for everything.
So, probably that I should hide it everywhere ?
what is the CHIRP? you talked about it in the Traditional sonar saying you had your frequency set to it? Thanks.
I'm new to si. I was wondering if it is possible for the scroll speed and boat speed to get out of sync and cause a lag?
What settings do you use to track your drop shot as it falls under the boat on 2D sonar?
I fish a lot of hard bottom reservoirs. What contrast setting do you like on your sidevu when you fish the Great Lakes?
I leave mine at auto medium most times but if it’s a super hot/bright return I’ll bump it down a bit
Great Vid!! Can you add a waypoint on realvu 3d historical? If so, how does it appear on the display? Thumbtack?
+V S Hey! Do you mean using Panoptix from the console? I unfortunately don’t have Panoptix running to the console, only on the trolling motor. I know how it works there, is you can scroll to the exact spot you want to mark, and drop a waypoint on it, out away from the boat - similar to sidevu
Does the chart plotter screen need to be on in order to map?
What settings do you use to track your drop shot as it falls under the boat?
Newbie question: im running a Garmin Striker 5cv: when I'm running split screen frequency with all auto settings, I have Chirp 200 on one side and Chirp 77 on the other side . I get ridiculous amounts of fish symbols on the Chirp 200 and almost zero on the Chirp 77. I'm in shallow murky weedy water total depth of 22 feet. I'm using fish symbols cause I wasn't getting nice fish arches that I was anticipating. Help me, I know very little!
Regan Hawes don’t use fish symbols they are infamously extremely inaccurate
Love the way you explain all this... I have a cv73cv on the front trolling motor. Would the GT22 transducer give a better clearer picture on the down vu than the cv22? I have the cv22 and it gives a bad bottom picture. I've heard the GT22 is way better.
The GT transducers are the higher end transducers from my understanding. I’m not 100% certain of the differences, but if you have access to a GT-22, give it a shot and let me know what you think!
@@brnowak_fishing The GT22 is superior to the cv22 transducer. No comparison.... Used your settings and got a very clear image.
Hi good man . Can u tell me about Garmin STRIKER™ Plus 9sv Fishfinder ? need me for jiging in sailwater ...
Hey Ben, I have a Echomap plus 73SV at the stern. I am not opposed to moving it to the bow. Which other garmin unit would you recommend? I am wanting to get the new live panoptix transducer when the price comes down. I am either going to get an ultrex or ulterra. Wanting a graph that will sink up with the Echomap plus. Not opposed to running a type of graph you have. Thanks again. Love the vids....Ray E
Hey Ray! Thanks for reaching out! If you want, take a look at the other Echomap Plus Units which are awesome or I’m about to hook up a GPSMAP unit with buttons - 1242XSV. I love these units, but the lack of buttons drives me crazy sometimes!
Hold off on getting a trolling motor, rumor has it Garmin is releasing a trolling motor. It will be interesting to see if and what units it will sync with.
Great content. Love your videos. Also wouldn't mind seeing how you set your panoptix up and possibly more on the water videos of that. Not much out there as far as bass fishing with panoptix livescope still.
Thanks! That’s a great idea - I’m working on getting some cool content on it soon hopefully! :-) thanks Matthew
A lot of thanks ...please tell me that, can I find river depth using this fish finder without staying at the river??
Yes, you can access the maps from your house so you can see approximate water depths of your lakes from anywhere
@@brnowak_fishing THANKS A LOT
I have the 94sv and was wanting to add the Garmin 010-02055-00 Ultra High Def Scanning black box, will this make that much diffrents from what clear veiw and side veiw show or would i be wasting my money?
Depending on how much time you spend on the water is my thought. It’ll make a difference, but for most people a dialed in sidevu or clearvu picture will do.
If you’re competing in tournaments or fishing multiple times per week, I’d say do it!
I have the Garmin Striker Plus 9SV as my bow unit. Its showing hard bottom at the top of the graph and it's not picking up anything . Also getting depths that are blinking and way off. I'm in 5ft and its reading 30+ft. Range is set to auto. Gain at auto-med. Any ideas? I also run a garmin echomap 94sv as my dash unit. I've heard of Minn kota can cause interference? It is an older model Minn kota edge. And pointers to fix the issue is greatly appreciated.
Jon Wells hey Jon, sorry I’m just getting back to you. Have you gotten this corrected? If not, try resetting the unit to default settings and then check the cable plugin. Typically when depth is blinking it’s because it’s not connected or reading correctly
I am in the market for a Striker 7sv, and in fact have found a used one (2yrs old) in good shape. But I am shying away from Garmin because of repeated reviews that the personal settings disappear once the unit is shut off. Is that "user error", or is/was that a problem with the Garmin Striker 7sv? Thanks for the video; it was extremely thorough.
Eddy Dye hey Eddy - thank you! I’ve never had the Stryker units, but I’ve never experienced the loss of my unit settings before. I’m not sure about the issue - I’m sorry
I’m usually moving at less than 3 mph, should I still have my scroll speed at fast? It seems like when I’m moving faster, I get more marks, but when I slow down they disappear.
You may want to move this down to moderate speed - that should allow the graph to mark fish a bit better
Being as you can adjust frequency of downvu separate from sidevu does it mean they are separate elements now?
That’s a great question and one that I wish I had an answer for
Yes, the copyright issues have been corrected so it's separate elements on the gt transducers
What transducer you use?
I have the Garmin 93sv UHD. I was told to use scroll speed either auto or 2. I usually slow troll going 0.90-1.20 .... why use scroll speed fast? Mine is numbered not slow or fast or ultra.
If I have a Garmin Fishfinder 93 sv can I add high definition transducer with the Box
Unfortunately I don’t think so. Only the 93sv Plus units
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Thanks. When I use Side Imaging how come one side is a lot brighter than the other side
Not so bad video
French and the most of the german people dont like because they only know french and german it is a ( shame ) because we speak 5 different languages so compliment for your video ;-)
If you are not on the water and not in demo mode, will it hurt the transducer while your setting up your screen? Or can you set up your screen combos in demo mode and they stay permanently?Thank you
Hey Greg - my recommendation would be to setup the graph in normal mode off the water (it won’t damage the transducer) and then dial it in some more once you get on the water
Thanks for checking the video out!
The Smallmouth Experience Thank you
My transducer is throwing a wicked rooster tail.
I have a Question if you don't mind How Shallow With The Garmin Fish Finder Side Scan View will it Work in 3 to 4 to 5 Foot Water Thanks
Hey Frank. It will work, but because of how shallow the water would be, it wouldn’t be that effective more than 20ish feet to each side. You could identify maybe grass edges and some stuff on bottom, but I find it more useful in deeper water.
@@brnowak_fishing Thanks Man i Live on a Nice Little Comunity Lake so i wonted to map it and see what is on the botom Thanks for your time
Anytime man!
Is Garmin 7 SV without charting same setting as video with charting?
Yes, it should be. You’ll just have to dial it in a bit for the lakes you’re fishing, but should be the same
What causes the clutter on the the line on SI its to the left of the line?
That would be your prop wash from your motor. If your transducer was on the opposite side of motor, the clutter would be on opposite side and so on.
The lower your transducer is on the boat in the rear, the less of that clutter you’d see.
You’re still going to get a great read out, you’re just losing the top 1 foot of imaging in the direction of prop wash.
How does the Garmin imaging stack up to the mega imaging on hummingbird? Also, have they fixed their mounting issue. My buddy has to bungee his to keep it from flying off. They do float though lol
The SideVu Settings that I run are pretty clear - They are releasing the new Ultra HD Scanning Sonar which is meant to compete with the Mega Imaging. Here's my take on it - I know exactly what rocks, wood, baitfish, fish, etc look like down there so for me, I have mine "dialed" for what I'm looking for.
The GPSMap units shown here have the knobs on the side to hold the graph on - I've heard some concern with the Echomap units, but I haven't had mine out on the lake yet, so we'll see what happens this spring!
Benjamin Nowak awesome man, may give them a try
What model of Garmin is this that you're using in the video?
Hey Joshua - it's a Garmin 7610 XSV unit
Why don't you have WAAS/EGNOS and GLONASS on? That will improve your position accuracy to about 3 m (10 ft)
That’s a great tip - I didn’t know that
Frustrated with Garmin 93sv, I bought two of them ugh. Been trying to set up a split screen with sonar on the left and side view on the right. It always says can’t do, etc. I emailed Garmin and they said it would and call if by the boat, I did and was told holding time 1:19 minutes, no thanks. What’s weird is there is a supplied combo with the three panes but the third includes clearvu which I don’t want on the combo I’m trying to create. Any ideas?
Hey - when you go into the combos, there should be a mode for split screen with two panels side by side. From there, you can add your sidevu to one side, and 2d on the other (if it makes you add clearvu instead, do that). Then, once you get it setup with the side by side, click the clearvu - go into the menu for that - at the bottom hit change sonar - select traditional 2d
Turned out it was in need of a software update needed.
Hey very good..I just bought a garmin and the information was confusing...wish u went a little more into detail and slow down a little so I could get a little better of understanding the unit...but thank u for the information...gholloway
Thank you for watching Greg!
how do I get into the simulator mode?
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens czcams.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
You commented on how some people advise to not run downvu on the same frequency as sidevu. What is their reasoning?
Hey Jesse - I'm not sure the exact science on it, but there's an effect/impact on the image (particularly sidevu) called "waffling" where the image has distortion because of the same frequency. Here's a great in-depth conversation on this topic: www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=827658&page=5
Just wondering why you have it set at 455 instead of 800khz?
My understanding is that 455 is a little wider but has a little less detail and 800 is a narrower but with a little more detail. Mind you, I learned this online so take it for what it's worth.
I'm lost on my Garmin 94sv It came preloaded with maps Blue g2 but I cann't find the large Harris Chain of lakes in Eutis, Fl (Orlando} 94sv Echo Map Chirp Mar 2018 Where are thev1700 free maps? Thanks
Hey Gary. I think the Blue G2 maps are coastal waters
@@brnowak_fishing Thx
@@brnowak_fishing Do you like Garmin Charts or Navionics which are cheaper? I only want south Fl inland waters.
Can you go over some panoptix..
For sure! I’ll make a video on this soon!
For sure! I’ll make a video on this soon!
Benjamin masz takie fajne nazwisko a mówisz w niezrozumiałym dla mnie języku
You mention TVG a lot, I’m new, what is it? Thanks
TVG Is Time Varied Gain - essentially the unit adjusts gain automatically depending on depth and feedback on the screen. What I've found is that you get a clearer picture, but in my opinion it comes at the cost of detail
The Smallmouth Experience thanks
Hi guys! Help me please! I can not registrate my fishfinder. All function are on, my email address registrated, but when i start the process, and the app send me the following message: You registraded as a guest. The system try to find my fishfinder throgh the Garmin wifi connection.... What can I do?
Are you using a steadycast sensor, or something similar?
I have a 73sv plus, looking for options on a heading sensor when sitting on a brush pile, or going slow.
Good question - no, I'm just running the standard unit/GPS sensor. One of the commentors told me to try GLONASS to get a better position signal, but honestly I've not had a ton of issue with it - the Steadycast looks awesome, but I just haven't invested in it yet. Here's a link to the SteadyCast though if you want to take a look at it: bit.ly/GarminSteadyCast
Benjamin Nowak I'll try glonass setting. I've looked at steadycast, problem is I'd need to also invest in a nmea network, as I do not have one.
Yeah, that's my biggest hold-up as well...plus I'd have to do a lot of research on how to rig it which I'm not really super excited about
Benjamin Nowak If you do a search on nmea 2000, there is alot of info, and videos. It's not complicated, just expensive. Its pretty much a plug and play system.
I'm saving up, gonna get it. The network, for how I want to do it, will be as much as the sensor.
How do I take my Echomap 73sv out of simulator mode. Thanks
ROFL
I have a inch red think line running across the top of my fish finding screen can anyone tell me how to change that so I get a full screen help please
What unit do you have and how deep of water are you fishing. You could set noise rejection to “On” and it should remove that red line. My units (all brands) will naturally have a red line due to water displacement coming off the boat before the transducer
Can you see a jig fall in the 2d mode
Yes! Especially up front on the front graph - if you drop the bait down by the transducer in the back you can as well, but it's more difficult
Which Garmin unit is this?
Mike Hanna this is the GPSMAP 7610xsv
What model is that, you don't even describe what model Garmin it is?
Why does it beep sometimes
How to change the depth from ft to m ????
What is tvg?
It stands for Time Varied Gain. Basically it adjusts the sonar return to try and make marks of the same size appear equal across multiple depths.
@@brnowak_fishing thanks Ben, just got an 74SV and a bit struggling
Well they were no tech specs on the website
Lots of anger management.
LIKED VIDEO - BUT I HAVE A HUMMIINBIRD HELIX
Thanks Roy! I used to run Birds too! They’re awesome units
Looks like Garmin is the new leader roy.
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Slow down a little. Talking too fast.
Dude.. SLOW DOWWWWNN
Boring
just tell me what you DO, I do not care about everything you don't do.