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generally speaking I'm the same way u are. I usually don't lure fish but i usually move spots in a few mins if no bites (unless its the hot after noon where it's better to just stay put and wait for a hungry fish to swim your way.)
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I have these. The humminbird is a bit more handy. It is wireless and you aren't tethered as much but the screen is small. You actually get used to the small screen. Not to bad to learn the menu but a small learning curve. The Hawkeye has an easier menu and bigger screen but the long cord. Neither really work when moving but just throw them out and they will do what you want. I have used them beside a regular finder mounted in a kayak and they both picked up the same stuff for the most part but it wasn't a high end one in the kayak either just your run of the mill $100-$150 finder.
[url "http://store.humminbird.com/products/341323/RF25"]http://store.humminbird.com/products/341323/RF25[/url]
[url "http://www.amazon.com/NorCross-HawkEye-F33P-Fish-Finder/dp/B000BV6B6K"]http://www.amazon.com/NorCross-HawkEye-F33P-Fish-Finder/dp/B000BV6B6K[/url]
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I bought the fishing buddy form himminbird. it comes with a side-finding transducer built in. So far I am impressed at how well it does pick up fish... but when it is wavy, it also picks up waves as fish. I fish form a Kayak, but have had the kayak backed on to shore with the sidefinder pointing out, and have seen fish cruise by shore, and then caught a fish out of the "school".
hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions. I have very little time with my fish-finder so i might not be the best sourse of info.
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Both Lowrance and Humminbird produce units with side finder capability, but these are top of the line, color units that sell at prices that start around $1500.00. It would be interesting to see how a regular unit would work the way you describe !!
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Without a good bottom to get a signal from it can be tough for a regular finder to get setup and working properly. If it gets a signal back it will display the first one that shows up first from the shortest distance and display it as the bottom. With holding the transducer in you hand it will allow it to move around and get many different signals bouncing back making it harder for the unit figure out what it is seeing.
One of the fishin buddies with the sidefinder option would do what you are looking for but would be kind of a pain to pack around and set up and check at each spot. Also it may not show fish that are holding tight to cover. But if you are just looking for fish in the open water my fishin buddy 120 has worked rather well for me over the last couple of months.
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Interesting - I've used one ice-fishing, and plunked it off the side of a dock, or boat, but not thought of running it sideways. I've got two transducers on my Lowrance - one for ice-fishing, and one to mount on a boat - the boat one appears to have more of a "pointing outward" orientation.
I'm sure this falls into the "you get what you pay for" but here's a [url "http://www.meritline.com/portable-fish-finder---p-82634.aspx"]cheap option for a portable one[/url]. NO idea how or if it works. I've seen some of these other $30 types, and they might give you a general idea if there's "stuff" out there.
You can check some of the manufacturer's sites. They have some descriptions of how their technology works.
I know they bounce out a "cone" then detect "reflections" that bounce back. Sideways - you'd probably be seeing a REALLY deep lake! [crazy]
I know when I'm real shallow - the finder doesn't do much for me.
Good luck - be curious to know how it works out for you.
