Great for the boatless!!, (What's this?) Great for the shore fisherman!! Affordable to. Those that don't own a boat or just prefer shore fishing. Put her on a spare rod with some good line and hunt while you fish. It has an extra hole where you can rig it like a bobber if yer willing to risk it (against bigger fish), don't think I goin to risk that though.
Humminbird RSS, (What's this?) This is a great tool to add to your tackle-box, especially for a new lake. I don't use the Piranha system. I use my Matrix 37 from my boat. I bought the RSS receiver an additional power-cord, and a mount for the unit. I then purchased a plastic rolling tool box, put the 12 volt battery in the bottom of the tool box, ran the powercord up through the tool box up to the mount.
good product, (What's this?) Hard to figure out, even harder to set the little sonar device. But once it's figured out, it's ok. Not spectacular, but a good toy to have when you just want to screw around with something.
It works, (What's this?) I waited awhile to write this so that I would know where it worked and where it did not. Simply it works, just has no distance for the radio transmitter, you could never use it at the end of a fishing line like it says more than 10 feet away from the receiver and it loses its connection, so I am using it on my little pontoon boat and it works well for that and its compact enough to still have room to carry your tackle box.
Caught 28" walleye first day with the Humminbird SmartCast, (What's this?) Great for canoe use. Good depth and temperature indicator. Tells you that fish are in the area but not their depth or size.
best ting ever!, soooooooo good works good in spy pond and sea!!!now all i need is a small screen that tells where your humming bird and the fish are...
disappointed, (What's this?) bought this for my son's Master's Graduation the end of August--he tried it on the lake in back of his house. it only worked within 10' of the shore and boat.
Very pleased., (What's this?) It was a birthday gift to my friend. He loves it. He likes everything, the receiver with a display attaches to a pole is very sturdy. And the main thing IT SHOWS FISH. Even if you can't catch it at least you know you at the right spot and can try different things to fool fish.
Great product for those without a boat, (What's this?) I bought the version that has the seperate monitor, since I wanted the ability to see how far down the fish are as well.
Since I've had this product I have used it everywhere I could go. It definitely works great at showing depths. The layout on the screen matches what I encounter when I drag a bottom rig. I used this at the Bay, the Reservoir, and a pond... and each time, I set my rigs for the depth the monitor recommended, and BAM. Caught fish. ALOT MORE than normal. In the past week I picked up a 19" Striper and an 11" Yellow Perch in the Bay, and a 27" Catfish in the Reservoir.
It also alerted me to the fact that another local pond had no real fish in it. A fact confirmed by other frustrated fishermen that were packing it up. Saved me a great headache, and turned my day from boring to productive.
2 downsides...
#1 - If you pull this too fast, you do lose signal, so give yourself time to get used to the speed.
#2 - it gets confused with waves. Whenever a speedboat roared by in the Bay, the scanner thought the water went from 12' deep to 23' deep. It corrects itself quickly tho.
More than expected, (What's this?) I was concerned about this product based on some of the reviews however, after the using the RF15 it has been great. I have been using it in a small pond I fish when there is not time to go to the big lake. The depth and contour is nothing like what I thought.It even reads well in 3 to 4 foot of water. The device has helped me catch more fish. I believe most of the negative reviews are from user error. The transducer turns on and off by being wet. This makes me think that a lot of the battery issues have been from incorrect storage of the product. The only reason I can not give it a 5 is the battery design. I wish there was a way to replace battery without buying the complete transducer although $25 is not that bad.
Flashing, internal light that you can switch on or off for night fishing.Programmable two-channel operation so you can fish with a buddy without crossing signals.For use in US and Canada only, and backed by one-year limited warranty.Greater depth capability, and longer in-water usage time than original RSS.Gives you a better performance from your SmartCast RF15, RF25, and RF35 fish finder. With the Humminbird RF45 Advance Remote Sonar Sensor (RSS), you get an even better performance from your SmartCast wireless remote fish finder. This unit provides you with a greater depth capability, and longer in-water usage time than the RSS device that originally came with your SmartCast system. The RF45 features water surface temperature readings, and programmable two-channel operation so you can fish with a buddy without crossing signals, as well as a flashing, internal light that you can switch on or off for night fishing. The RF45 is designed for use with Humminbird's SmartCast RF15, RF25, RF35 fish finders, although it will work as replacement sensor for the RF10, RF20 and RF30 as well, but will not provide temperature readings or extended depth performance. The RF45 is intended for use in the US and Canada only, and is backed by Humminbird's one-year limited warranty.