CHIRP Sonar technology - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Smthtnnr · 04-16-2014, 09:18 AM

I had been doing a lot of reading on this before this system came out, and it seems like it will be significantly better than broadband sonar.

The biggest difference will be a cleaner screen, it pick up a lot less crap, and the better target resolution that they talk about. Hopefully this means no more mistaking mackerel for yellows thanks to the ridiculous fast ping speed on their current models.

The only drawback I'm worried about would be accounting for boat heave. The CHIRP is so accurate that marks have been choppy on some models due to the boat moving with the swell. I'm hoping Lowrance installed some software to account for this, but I don't see anything about it.

But yes, personally I will definitely be getting this unit.

blitzburgh · 04-16-2014, 10:02 AM

I think there are a couple of guys on here running the Dragonfly by Raymarine. It uses CHIRP. Jim Sammons is using it I believe as well, maybe he will give us some insight.

Siebler · 04-16-2014, 10:13 AM

I am using the Dragonfly and the picture is unbelievably clean. Fishing El Cap this past week i could see every detail of brush piles in 40 feet of water including schools of baitfish and crappie on them. Quite amazing this CHIRP technology is.

As for transducer size, the Raymarine transducer isnt small but it isnt overly huge either. More than anything their transducer is long at about 6" however is fairly narrow (maybe 2" tops) and not very tall.

04-16-2014, 10:02 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	I think there are a couple of guys on here running the Dragonfly by Raymarine. It uses CHIRP. Jim Sammons is using it I believe as well, maybe he will give us some insight. __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

04-16-2014, 10:13 AM	#3
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	I am using the Dragonfly and the picture is unbelievably clean. Fishing El Cap this past week i could see every detail of brush piles in 40 feet of water including schools of baitfish and crappie on them. Quite amazing this CHIRP technology is. As for transducer size, the Raymarine transducer isnt small but it isnt overly huge either. More than anything their transducer is long at about 6" however is fairly narrow (maybe 2" tops) and not very tall. __________________ CJ Siebler

04-16-2014, 09:18 AM	#1
Smthtnnr Fishing Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 202	I had been doing a lot of reading on this before this system came out, and it seems like it will be significantly better than broadband sonar. The biggest difference will be a cleaner screen, it pick up a lot less crap, and the better target resolution that they talk about. Hopefully this means no more mistaking mackerel for yellows thanks to the ridiculous fast ping speed on their current models. The only drawback I'm worried about would be accounting for boat heave. The CHIRP is so accurate that marks have been choppy on some models due to the boat moving with the swell. I'm hoping Lowrance installed some software to account for this, but I don't see anything about it. But yes, personally I will definitely be getting this unit.