electronics for inshore fishing - side scan sonar? Or Garmin Livescope?

[Rockfish9]

I run a Garmin 94SV with side scan and Pantoptix package, the transducer for the pantoptix is mounted on the trolling motor... this was an add on and honestly, not worth the money IMHO, it is a few years old, I'm sure it's gotten better, but i use my side scan alot, mainly for structure, but I've used it to find lost lobster gear that was cut off...it's that good once you get the hang of what you are seeing.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I run a Garmin 94SV with side scan and Pantoptix package, the transducer for the pantoptix is mounted on the trolling motor... this was an add on and honestly, not worth the money IMHO, it is a few years old, I'm sure it's gotten better, but i use my side scan alot, mainly for structure, but I've used it to find lost lobster gear that was cut off...it's that good once you get the hang of what you are seeing.

The pros that I fish with who use side scan, do amazing things with it. I look at the screen and all I see is a bunch of blobs, I can't tell what's what. But the guy we're fishing with Sunday (Mike Roy) does amazing amazing things with side scan.