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We have some great surprises for Lowrance owners (and wannabe owners).  Come have a chat and attend one of my presentations.  (John Easton)

With the annual Tiger Fish Bonanza coming up I thought all the Lowrance owners out there might be looking to buy a map for the dam.  Send me a PM or an email (contact details on my FishTec website)

I just received a copy of this email: "Good Day I purchased a HDS 7 on e-bay in the US and I am living in RSA. The problem I am experiencing is: the unit is calibrated in miles/feet ect, I then set the unit to Km/meters ect and the unit will save these settings, but when I turn the unit off and...

I got a call from The Little Green Fish AKA Rowan Oberholzer this morning asking if I had heard of Lowrance's announcement at iCast 2010 of DSI or 'DownScan Imaging'.  I thought he was pulling my leg at first, but it is no prank.  Lowrance actually won the New Product Award with DSI. DownScan...

Lowrance will be launching thier Sonic Hub later this year.  This is great news for HDS owners as you can now have your favourite tunes, and / or video playing in the background while looking for that lunker.  Not to mention watching the game live while the rest of the fleet has to wait to get...

Lowrance has introduced the Elite5 to help fill the gap left by the 5” screen colour combo units such as the old LMS series being discontinued.   In my opinion I believe that Lowrance has actually done a very good job if this was their objective. Here are my reasons: Cost for starters, the...

Venties is one of Inanda's prime fishing spots.  In order to understand why and how it works, you will have to rely on your electronics. Here are some of the tools: Google Earth - This is a great place to start. Use your fishfinder GPS's Sonar Logging combined with DrDepth to create...

After quite an interesting week of debate on local (SA) and international forums, one of the issues that came up was “Is Down Scan really a fishing tool, or is it just pretty pictures?”  Targeting deep water structure can be a bit daunting because you can’t physically see what you are...

  Date: 13 January 2010 Time: 11h00 Venue: Inanda Dam Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa Test: Lowrance HDS8 with LSS-1 v.s Humminbird 1197cxSI with Hi-Def Side Imaging with software 4.750 (Down Imaging) Setup: Both transducers are mounted side by side on the starboard side of the transom...

Humminbird is starting to release the upgrade features. Remember not all unit are released at once. Humminbird releases each model as it becomes available instead of waiting for all models to be completed before releasing. So just because your model is not listed today does not mean it will not...

I have been dying to try the Lowrance HDS8 with StructureScanâ„¢ (LSS-1) on my jetski off shore, and with all this bad weather we have been having, it took a while.  At last I got a break from the office and headed south to Umkomaas on the KZN south coast with my fishing jetski.  The weather had...

A sturgeon grabs the spotlight in the Fraser River at 30ft! Or this Baraduda feeding on baitfish .....

It's time for the KZN Charity Classic 2009! Contact Guy Holmes on 0834049833 for details.

double thread .....................  http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=22201&forum_id=8&highlight=new+MPA

Nov. 3, 2009 Skeet Reese 2009 Classic champ     "I talked a little last week about going to Tulsa, Okla., to spend some time with Darrell Rollins, our Field Support Specialist at Lowrance. Darrell took me on the water to train me on the use of the new Lowrance HDS units and their new...

Free Download: (visit your account under ‘Support’ at Humminbird - Support) Units that have update available: 718, 728, 778, 788, 1157 and 1197 (version 4.700 – 3.854kb) Description: 10/12/2009 12:00:00 AM - v4.700 Adds support for LakeMaster chart cards. Adds new SI sonar color...

It's that time again ladies & gentlemen ..............   Last year was a blast!!!

Released 19 Oct 2009 SONAR/ECHOSOUNDER     * Enhances Broadband Sounder automatic mode for optimum target detection and display without manual adjustment     * Overall improvements in Broadband Sounder Performance CHARTPLOTTER     * Adds radar overlay viewing option function for all...

Updated 13/10/2009 Link - http://www.fishtec.co.za/free_maps.htm   South Africa   Kwa-Zulu Natal Midmar Dam - S29°31.125 E30°11.181 Albert Falls Dam – S29°26.351 E30°24.225 Inanda Dam – S29°40.244 E30°50.085 Nagle Dam - S29°35.617 E30°37.916 Bivane Dam -...

Lowrance units generally get shipped with one of 3 primary transducers:-       *Note: if the PDT-WBL is mounted in-hull, the temperature won't be accurate.   Set Parameter:   This test was done on a BassGlider20, using a Lowrance HDS8, doing a speed of 2.5kph maintaining a bearing of...