Tips for marking fish on SI

Still trying to dial in SI-If I am on JUST SI I can find fish or structure, pull over the curser and drop a mark. Thats great on a flat-news flash fish often like points, bars etc. So to stay on a break or weed edge I have the map up too. When the map is up I now cannot mark the fish off to the side, map is not up and I cannot stay on the weedline-And No I am not spending another K to have another unit underneath just for mapping-(Teacher salary)
Thanks

Use your cell phone with navionics or watch the weed line on your si and adjust/ follow with that. Switch back and forth.

Adjust your window size on your screen.

Will adjusting the window size make it so I can mark on SI?

Dusty thanks for your imput, I can mark where the boat is with my HB the beauty of SI in theory (I’m not there yet) is you can mark that small pod off 60′ to your right or left.

You say “Teacher salary” like you live check to check.

Not sure what unit you have but on humminbirds you can select your side imaging to one side. It blows that side up much larger and it’s easier to see fish and structure. I would suggest trying that if you are trying to fish a weed edge.

tim hurley wrote:

Will adjusting the window size make it so I can mark on SI?

Dusty thanks for your imput, I can mark where the boat is with my HB the beauty of SI in theory (I’m not there yet) is you can mark that small pod off 60′ to your right or left.

I have no idea what unit size of unit you are asking about. If you are running a map next to side imaging and splitting the screen down the middle then most likely you won’t see squat. Especially 60 ft away.

Are you positive ur SI is the active pane to be able to mark with it

My suggestion – Buy another unit and ditch the one unit concept if you want to see good definition. If you cant afford a second unit on a “teacher’s salary” I might suggest possibly getting a summer job!

I can see stuff, the point is to mark. For now I might have to just toss out a physical marker until I get a second unit maybe just to run mapping. Was at a HB seminar run by a rep. he was saying in some situations that physical marker is not obsolete.

Should not kid about my ‘teacher salary’ think I am paid fairly well-Summer job? Blasphemy! Oh BTW I have a helix gen 3. Could I get a used G2 just for mapping? How much is just the head with no ducer?
Thanks for all the feedback so far.

Craig Sery wrote:

Are you positive ur SI is the active pane to be able to mark with it

I’m going to have to agree with craig here. You should be able to activate the SI screen and it should have all the features as if it’s the only screen being used.

I’d jump back on google and see if you can find a video on how to toggle through different panes.

Look up Tom Baley fishing video’s on You Tube. He has many good videos on the Hummingbird SI.

Tim, just a thought here if it is not possible to have both on the screen the way you would like…….. Use SI to locate fish and mark it , then follow the weedline and fish. Is it really necessary to see fish all the time while you fish it? you know they are there.

tim hurley wrote:

in some situations that physical marker is not obsolete.

This would only be true if you have no sense of direction and do not understand how your electronics work.

To answer your question though. Why don’t you use Side Imaging full sceen. Then once you’ve marked your fish, toggle back to your map. Then fish that way point?

You should never need a map to stay on a brake line. If it’s getting shallower move deeper if it’s getting deeper move shallower…

I have a single hummingbird unit on my boat as well and have no issues. You could always add a cheap older unit for mapping.

I believe if you hit the menu button once you can select the panel you want active. Of course you have to pay attention because when I do this and then I want to zoom in/out on the map and I get irritated when I hit the button and nothing happens!

You only have one unit in the boat, or is there one at the wheel and another on the bow? Mine is rigged to be able to move the bow unit to the console. Having the second unit just for the map is great. I’m able to have SI, DI, and 2D displaying on the other unit. Then it is easy to drag the cursor onto the SI and mark it.

Now I just need to figure out how to read/trust the SI more.

I don’t think school teachers make what you think they make friend. Especially public school teachers.

I just got a helix 7, and I run the SI, Sonar and map at the same time. as long as I am on the correct window, I can mark the fish on the SI and watch it pop up on the map at the same time. It works great, just have to be on the right window.

copete44 wrote:

I just got a helix 7, and I run the SI, Sonar and map at the same time. as long as I am on the correct window, I can mark the fish on the SI and watch it pop up on the map at the same time. It works great, just have to be on the right window.

Are you saying on a 7 inch screen you have it split three times and you a seeing fish on side imaging 40-60 ft out?

Sounds like I need to get SI on the active pannel, to shoot over and mark stuff off to the side. Does often help to see whats comming Joe because you may want to move a little faster if you are close to but not in a section you want to fish
Joe-I do not use physical markers much but I know a spot on a city lake (good spot BTW) that is a very narrow point surrounded by very deep water, if I toss a bright orange marker on the tip of that point, it frees me up to look at water instead of staring at a screen (like I am doing right now!)the map can be 15′ off as you know that is built in, that 15′ or the lag time that happens because your boat is moving will mess you up on this spot. Love those Tom Boley vids, I have watched all of them, still trying to figure things out so love the imput. Did I start something with the teacher pay comment? I’m just very thankful for what I have.

Tim, why don’t u just auto chart that point then it will overlay on your map

Thanks Craig, I will look into that.

I just bought I think the same sonar. I find a spot, mark it, try to get back to it in vain. I think a bouy would be fabulous. The sonar doesn’t show it until you already went past it, anyway.

Like: Go to a lake W/o rods just to focus and learn the electronics.
Hate: Going to a lake w/o fishing gear.

Tim:

Some good comments here, the ones that seems to make the most sense to look into are pane sizing, making sure you are on the the correct pane to mark, and this is one that I believe no one has mentioned…

If you are trying to map a weed line as Joe S. mentioned check out the depth… using the depth of the outer weedline, if the weeds stop at say 12′, then that depth marker should keep you on a better track. Also to better do this you should be able to insert a digital depth reading into your SI pane, thus making the reading of the depth contour easier.

Good luck!!!

Mark

One feature I wish Humminbird would implement are temporary fish markers. Really just a twist off of a waypoint… but it would look different by default and have, for example, a 72 hour lifespan or something.

How cool would it be to be able to go mark a few pods of fish, fish ’em up, then not have to worry about “permanently” messing up your map with waypoints.

I have a helix 12 gen 1. So not sure if new ones do this or not. But i wish your waypoints would show up on your side image screen. That way when you came across a piece of structure or pod of fish you could see if it’s already marked Or not for sure. Or if the fish moved off of original waypoint.

sipple31 wrote:

One feature I wish Humminbird would implement are temporary fish markers. Really just a twist off of a waypoint… but it would look different by default and have, for example, a 72 hour lifespan or something.

How cool would it be to be able to go mark a few pods of fish, fish ’em up, then not have to worry about “permanently” messing up your map with waypoints.

+1 on the temporary waypoint. I’m always dropping a point or two where I mark fish with the intention of deleting them later and never do.

Red Eye wrote:

I have a helix 12 gen 1. So not sure if new ones do this or not. But i wish your waypoints would show up on your side image screen. That way when you came across a piece of structure or pod of fish you could see if it’s already marked Or not for sure. Or if the fish moved off of original waypoint.

Put an SD card in, change settings to save screenshots. You can see exactly what you marked.

Waypoints are overrated anyway. I wipe mine completely, often. I agree though, that’d be a cool feature.

You can start using icons, then selecting that icon, and delete quick, leaving the rest.

tim hurley wrote:

′ or the lag time that happens because your boat is moving will mess you up on this spot

What lag time?

Following weed lines you just watch the weeds on your si. If they start bumping toward you, move out…visa versa.

If you have ipilot, record a path.

Yeah – can’t you use follow the contour with your trolling motor and just leave SI up?

Temporary waypoints would be great-sometimes you mark fish but its carp or something else you don’t want, sometimes you catch alot of nice fish, should be a different waypoint.