Feedback From Users

Here are some comments received from current owners of Interphase Forward Scanning Sonar. Click on one of the three links below that match your intention for our Forward Looking sonar.

Fishing
Navigation
Research

Further feedback information can be found in the following on-line discussion rooms:

SSCA Discussion Board: Cruising Discussions: Forward looking sonar In this form boaters discuss the scans of the Color Twinscope.

Forum de Caranx.net > English Forum > Crazy Jiggers Here, an Interphase owner and a prospective buyer discus the vertical scan of the Probe.


Dave's Gourmet Albacore of Santa Cruz, California

In the spring, we installed the Sea Scout from Interphase. Now that the full season has past, we wanted to give you a report on the Sea Scout and how it worked for us.

The Sea Scout is mounted in the thru-hull configuration, and works GREAT!!! I highly recommend it for fishing and seeing bottom structure.

It took us some time to learn the best way to use the Sea Scout and really 'dial it in', but after finding that the real effective range is about 20 to 40 fathoms ahead, and then dialing in the sensitivity, we were able to no only locate the fish, but actually hunt for them.

The Sea Scout would let us find the bait fish and schools of albacore, check the depth they were running, and then set our lines to the right depth. Even when they were not biting, we could sit on them and wait, and they always would come up and hit, given time. We found ourselves away from the fleet many times, but we knew the fish were down there, and we stayed on them and waited. We out-fished the fleet day after day. I can personally attribute this to the Sea Scout's ability to let me scan and search, locate, and then wait. Also, if we got off the fish, we could turn and find them immediately again. This saved time, and more importantly, fuel.

We would highly recommend the Sea Scout for fishing bait as well as large schooling fish (like Albacore) and we will not go out again without it! Thank you for the great product.

Sincerely,
David Greenberger, F.V. Jeanette


We are in the process of sailing around the world in our 75' ketch, the Ashley St. Mary. Before leaving Australia we installed one of your Probe forward looking Scanning Sonars and have used it extensively in the waters around northern Australia and the Indonesian islands. The charts for these areas are old and unreliable,especially information about underwater hazards such as reefs and coral heads. Your Probe has proven to be extremely valuable for safely navigating through these unfamiliar waters. Many times it has helped us avoid dangerous underwater obstacles, especially when anchoring. The Probe is a wonderful piece of equipment. It's ability to look forward beneath the water's surface, is something that I have always wanted. I feel much safer cruising since the Probe is looking forward for me. The Probe has operated fault-free since we installed it one year ago.

Hans Hormann

The Probe installed last minute and after playing with it I have got to know it well. It is fantastic for what we are doing. Occasionally we have been in a situation at night where we've had to move amongst reefs & although nerve racking the forward looking Probe allows us to do passages in situations we would normally have to wait out. I am cautious in telling people this because they shouldn't rely on electronics 100% but as long as it's working & you're familiar with its screen read out like us, we get away with it. "If people say they don't work, they don't know how to use them." -

Craig Newth, "Jeannie M"

Purchasing your Probe unit for our boat has made our operations very successful and saved both man-hours and our budget. We are able to locate, recover and re-use buoy anchors and counterweight keels which enhances our Nav-Aid Budget. We are able to cut man-hours on our rescue and recovery operations by finding victims and property in less time. Your product has been a great enhancement in helping us do what we do best, assisting the public and helping to make our lake public safe. -

Norman Walton, Park Ranger III,
Lake Havasu State Park, AZ.

 

Other Current Users and Applications

  • Los Angeles City Fire Department, 100' Fireboat (#2) using Probe, Search/Rescue and Navigation.
  • New York Metro Police Scuba Team using Probe, Search/Rescue.
  • Providence, RI Pilot Boats, using Probe for navigation and early warning of shoals.
  • Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Net Boats, using Probe, early warning and prevention of hanging net on bottom structures.
  • Gulf of Mexico and East Coast Manhaden Net Boats, using Sea Scout to identify and surround bait schools.
  • Cruising Power and Sailboats, using Probe for advance warning of Coral Heads, Pinnacles, and Rocks ahead in unfamiliar channels.
  • Bristol Bay Alaska Herring Fishermen, using Sea Scout to hunt for bait and schools of Herring.
  • Major Kingfish Tournament Competitors, using Sea Scout to hunt for baitfish.
  • Charter and Guides in Gulf Coast, using Sea Scout for Tarpon hunting.
Please write, fax, or email your experience with the new forward scanning sonar from Interphase. We are recieving many comments from people who have avoided running aground, caught more and bigger fish, found the harbor entrance, and even found bodies for search and rescue! We'd love to hear from you...


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