We've broken down a screenshot of Side Imaging to help you make sense of what you're seeing.
A - Boat Location
The position of your boat in relation to the
on-screen image. The on-screen image is a history of what you have passed over.
B - Bottom Profile
Reveals depth and terrain directly beneath
the path of your boat.
C - Water Column
The dark shaded area shows structure, cover and activity between the surface and bottom.
D - Flat Terrain
Neutral shades represent flatter terrain.
E - Descending Terrain
Dark shades represent descending terrain.
F - Rising Terrain
Lighter shades typically represent terrain rising from the bottom. Sometimes, very hard bottoms appear as a lighter shade.
G - Fallen Log
The shortened horizontal shadows indicate cover very close to the bottom. The angle of the shadow gives away the orientation of the log.
H - Standing Timber
Objects standing off the bottom, below the boat, appear in the water column. Structure to the left or right will appear as a defined bright shape with an adjacent, sonar shadow. Long shadows indicate a tall object, and small shadows indicate a short object.
