Garmin Striker Vivid Series Clear Vu Sonar Tutorial

Learn all about the Garmin Striker Vivid Series fishfinder with Clear Vu in this tutorial. We will cover how Clear Vu Sonar works, advantages and disadvantages of Clear Vu Sonar, Garmin Striker Vivid Series Clear Vu menu options and features, and finally we will do side by side comparisons with Clear Vu and 2D Traditional Sonar. This is a one stop shop tutorial to help you get a better understanding of your Clear Vu, Down Scan, or Down Imaging Sonar.
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[@coltonmason8290]

Man, I just gotta say, every time I have a question about something Im thinking about installing on my kayak, I see your videos. And every time you answer any questions I had. And I really appreciate the direct information without all the fluff. Just wanted to say thanks.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Very much appreciated, thank you

[@FlavorfulGaming]

I have a striker 7 vivid with side scan. Absolutely worth it. Just leaning to use it

[@joshuasmith2689]

Seeing downview next to traditional sonar at 11:42 is exactly what I've been looking for. Not many resources out there on reading sonar returns. Thank you!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad this was helpful and you enjoyed. I want to do more comparison type videos in the future as they seem to be the most helpful.

[@olly8368]

Thank you for presenting such a detailed Clear Vu on this Fishfinder, which I'm looking to purchase for my float tube adventures. Great Content ! Keep it Up !

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you

[@000distructzero]

Thanks for the video and the straightforward explanations of differences in 2D, 3D and frequencies, lots of useful information without any nonsense. 🙂

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

[@Gmailc158]

I want to thank you for this video, a lot of things begin to make sense I have learned a lot 👍🏽

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful! Thank You

[@DiegueCR]

Love your videos. Thanks so much. They have helped me a ton on learning how to use my Garmin. (I am subscribed 😅) Cheers from Costa Rica Pura vida

[@1Cast1Fish]

Awesome, thank you! Glad they have helped

[@JJ-bz4ne]

Great video! Easy to follow and great explanation of functions.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GHooked2024]

Thank you for the advice and information!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful

[@cianmerne7961]

Thanks for posting this, very informative.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@waynegreatone4701]

Thanks for the video. Helped me a lot and it's well done.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it helped, thank you

[@PC-gs7pv]

Dude huge thanks for video!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad you enjoyed, thank you

[@briancurry2403]

Thank you that's a really help full Clears up a lot.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad to hear it!

[@Felixkoifish]

The best video ever 😊 Thanks

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad you liked it! Thanks a ton

[@grass210]

It cleared up mostly all my questions

[@1Cast1Fish]

Awesome glad it helped

[@JohnAmes]

Some great information my friend

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thanks for watching

[@CrustyCycle9317]

Excellent content, thank you.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Much appreciated!

[@3DOutdoors]

Excellent information.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thanks for watching!

[@mansbfishing]

Thanks for this video my friend🙏🏽🥰🥰🥰🤝🏽

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thanks for visiting

[@mansbfishing]

@@1Cast1Fish 🤝🏽

[@Steve-rr3gc]

Have you ever done a video explaining how to tell what the lake bottom is made of? Is it rock, mud, heavy weeds.

[@1Cast1Fish]

I have not specifically, but it is a great idea

[@Steve-rr3gc]

Very helpful video. I just got my new farming mounted in my tracker. I wished when I bought it last year it came with the garmin instead of the cheap Lowrance. I would’ve gladly paid for the better device as it would have saved me aggravation.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Right on! Thanks for watching

[@Steve-rr3gc]

I just got my new garmin mounted. I hate auto spell correct.

[@1Cast1Fish]

😂 Auto gets the best of all of us sometimes

[@niger8393]

Very informative and well thought out video. I've pulled the trigger on buying a Striker 4cv to use in my old Hobie outback (2008) and I am keen to get my hands on it, but I am unsure if the ClearVu function will work when it is installed in-hull?

[@1Cast1Fish]

It seems to be mixed, but worth a try since it is pretty cheap to do. Biggest thing is to ensure a good installation in the hull.

[@chrismorgan3886]

Please consider doing a series of lessons for the 73/93 series🙏👍

[@1Cast1Fish]

Don't have a 73/93....but I did just get 3 of the 106 Echomap Ultras that I will be working with

[@alexlucas3048]

When I mount the transducer on the trolling motor if I fish of the back of the boat do I turn it around thanks

[@wyoprospector]

Paul your GarminTutorial is unmatched, I hope Garmin is compensating you for your time in making these videos. Thank You I wonder if you could give me some advice? I have only had my Vivid 7cv for a few months and have not used it more than a few times. I recently dropped a trolling motor in about 6 foot of gator infested water so I'm not gonna jump in to find it lol. Could you take a few minutes to give me what you think would be my best setting for locating it. It is probably lying among some weeds and I believe the bottom is pretty soft. Thanks

[@1Cast1Fish]

Fishfinder may help, but if you know the exact spot, I would set up a hook and some rope and drag for it. Settings wise probably turn the gain up higher, possible to see it on CV as well. Motor likely has alot of metal on it, so that should be a stronger return. Then again, I hate gators, so I would just cut my loss :/

[@wyoprospector]

Thanks Paul, I'll let you know if I find it. Gators are not an issue if you stay in your boat. Lol

[@1Cast1Fish]

Good luck...I will still stay away from the gators ...lol

[@vincentcarr]

Thank you for all your advice! I feel a have a greater understanding now. I am still on the fence of what model Striker to purchase. Do you have a recommendation for my Trident 15 kayak?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Depends on your fishing style. If small streams and such the base model will work fine...if lakes and bigger water I would go with the Vivid.

[@monzsterman]

Great info as always! I have a Striker 4 that I use between a 14 foot jon boat and 10 foot plastic pontoon. I have been looking at the Vivid series and was wondering if I could run the Striker 4 with the transducer at the back of the boat and running the Vivid with the transducer mounted on the front at the same time or would I be better off using one for each boat.

[@1Cast1Fish]

You can run 2 fish finders at the same time...heck I am running 3 now on my boat. Now IMO changing out 2 fishfinders between boats would be a bit of a pain...again my opinion (changing 1 is not to bad) I would either run one on each boat, or look at prices for a spare transducer and power cables from Garmin...prewire each boat then just switch the main units around. With a 14' and 10' boat, you won't get a ton of improvement from running 2 since the covered distance is not that wide...plus if the sonar cones intersect it could cause interference issues. (If set to same frequencies) A bit lengthy, but hope it sheds some light on the pros and cons

[@monzsterman]

Thanks for your info. I was wondering about the interference. Think I go with just one unit on each and get the Vivid for my reservoir boat, the jon boat. Thanks again

[@scienceoffishing8734]

Thanks for all your great content. Question, would an in hull transducer (as per you other tutorials) reduce the quality of the clear Vu image? I'm trying to choose between the 4 Plus and CV.

[@1Cast1Fish]

If done properly you will never notice

[@BassMayhem]

I just purchased this. It may be a dumb question, but does the transducer have to be connected in order to change its settings in Clear Vu? I only get the clear vu tabs if the simulator mode is on

[@1Cast1Fish]

The best 2 ways to make changes would be with the transducer attached, or in Sim mode. The transducer must be attached to get the tab without Sim mode.

[@falsewhite9752]

Can you use the pause feature on ClearVü to mark structure like on traditional 2d?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes

[@Spaccheesr]

Bit of an older video, but I was wondering with the contour maps - do I have to have the maps showing in order to record? Or can I record it in the background while having the CHIRP and trad sonar going?

[@1Cast1Fish]

I would have to try it each way honestly...I have only recorded with the map active, so I can not be 100%

[@buggywoggy]

This is very helpful. i have some question. 1. every time i shutdown and turn back on the FF, do i always turn on simulator? 2. i tried clearvu on 100ft water but seems like it didn't captured the structures. 3. will clearvu able to capture deep sea structures? like around 650ft.

[@1Cast1Fish]

1. every time i shutdown and turn back on the FF, do i always turn on simulator? A: NO you do not need to turn on simulator 2. i tried clearvu on 100ft water but seems like it didn't captured the structures. A: Keep in mind that the small screen is showing 100ft of depth on a 4" screen, small structure may only be a small dot when scaled. 3. will clearvu able to capture deep sea structures? like around 650ft. A: Refer to #2 yes it can but depends on size of the structures...at 600ft they would need to be very large. In addition that depth would be pushing the capability of a Striker Series in CV

[@onlymyopiniontech]

So I would think in a shallow (10' max) lake it seems like something with side view would be a much better option.

[@1Cast1Fish]

I feel that anything less than about 5ft Side Sonar is the way to go

[@elilopez655]

I can’t seem to find help anywhere for this but hopefully you might know what’s going on. I have Striker 7SV on my kayak and I either get flashing depth when my range is on manual or a weird line going across the screen that’s stuck at 2 feet when I’m on auto range. I was crappie fishing in shallow water but my ClearVu just wasn’t working right. I did manual settings, auto settings, both frequencies and still I couldn’t get it to work. Any ideas what might be the issue? I have my transducer on a Yak Attack switchblade off to one side of my kayak.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Really shallow water can sometimes cause issues for sonar, almost like to much going on in a small spot. Is the issue there in deeper water as well

[@Glock-1]

Hey do you know if the GT-20 transducer that comes with this unit is a 4 or an 8 pin? Thank you in advance!

[@1Cast1Fish]

The GT20 with the Striker 4 Vivid is the 4 pin

[@at_tro_sizematters]

Do you have a tutorial on how to read the Garmin striker 4cv? If so I can't find

[@1Cast1Fish]

Most of the Striker 4 info is the same as the 4cv I will be doing more 4cv specific stuff this year as well

[@KenWillis-wo9lt]

I haven't seen any videos of this unit being used for ice fishing , is it able to ? also is it capable of seeing two separate jig lines if you have two people fishing in the shanty ?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes it can be used for Ice fishing, you can even get the ice fishing transducer ...I think you can even get the ice bundle with this model

[@bucky2780]

I use the Clear Vu 4 for ice fishing with the traditional + clear vu screen and sometimes the flasher when doing micro jigging. I'm Mostly targeting pike. Can see lots of perch and other baitfish + my lure on the traditional but when a big pike shows up i get clear heavy lines on the clear vu setting. I have everything set to low gain and low noise reduction. Hope this helps!

[@bojidarkostov4769]

Thanks, Blagodarq/ Благодаря/- this is thanks on BULGARIAN language . WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Same to you! Awesome to see a comment from Bulgaria, side story...I visited Sofia many years ago while in the military...I loved my time there.

[@thetruthexperiment]

Wow i love how the whoosh sounds gave me permanent tinnitus.

[@treymurphy6398]

If you have a Garmin striker 4 can you change your transducer to get down imaging

[@1Cast1Fish]

No, you need the CV capable unit and the CV Transducer

[@sebastienbonneau3036]

I have a Striker 4 plus with ice transducer. To get clearvu, I need to buy a GT20 transducer and will works?

[@1Cast1Fish]

You have to have a capable ClearVu model and the correct transducer, changing the transducer alone will not give you ClearVu

[@garethmorris2042]

Great video! I just bought the Striker 4 CV with GT20 transducer and after taking it out for the first time the traditional worked great however the CV wouldn't work for me. Sometimes when I switched to it there was no reading or vertical broken up lines. The lake is 6 to 22 ft of water and I mounted the transducer in the front of my kayak with duct seal. I have about an inch patty and the transducer is flat and pushed in. Any ideas what might cause this, might my battery not be powerful enough or do I have to put the transducer in the water? Thanks

[@1Cast1Fish]

Sounds like you got the right setup, might have to get it in the water on your kayak....what model?

[@garethmorris2042]

@@1Cast1Fish I have a Pelican Striker 120x. I pushed the transducer in more and also put some additional duct seal around the perimeter of the transducer to cover more of the sides and a bit of the top, will see if that makes any difference on the water next time!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Let me know how it works out

[@pantarei4328]

@@garethmorris2042 did it work?

[@ryanhernandez4957]

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I just got my garmin about week ago. I have used it once on the water. As I'm learning how to use it. I noticed that it detects fish when I' have it on and I'm not in the water. Is that normal for this Garmin striker 4 vivid. It does it every once in while.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Is the fish ID set to ON?

[@ryanhernandez4957]

@@1Cast1Fish yes

[@1Cast1Fish]

So fish ID is your issue, it does not guarantee a fish is there, it only takes the screen info it believes could be a fish and shows the icon. So what happens in when out of the water sometimes you will get noise and interference on the fish finder still...it just thinks this may be a fish...so it shows the icon. Hope this helps.

[@ryanhernandez4957]

Question. Should I turn my surface noise off? Only have my TVG on. Because I would like to see the fish near the surface.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes, surface noise should be off...if you filter out the surface noise you will most likely be missing fish if near the surface. TVG in most cases should be off or low for 15ft or less

[@ALL4SCUBA05]

Let's say my sonar cone is 15" and a 4'x4'x4' boulder pops up on the screen, there's no way to know where in that cone area that boulder is. Is there a way to get directly over the boulder?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes…kind of, for your best odds use the A-Scope and when you start to see the boulders stop. I would even use a marker.

[@charlesgipson5848]

When buying each unit, does the appropriate transducer come with that unit or is it sold separately?

[@1Cast1Fish]

The correct transducer is included

[@charlesgipson5848]

Thank you!

[@jbl2270]

I wonder how water got into my striker 4? Corrosion followed. I fish offshore in my kayak

[@1Cast1Fish]

Crazy that happened, I have used mine in brackish water and lightly in salt without issues. Is it very old...possible to call Garmin for warrenty?

[@jonnykryptonyte2553]

Can this be used for ice fishing? Can’t find much info if this is capable. Thanks!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes it can be used for Ice fishing, you can even get the ice fishing transducer ...I think you can even get the ice bundle with this model

[@jonnykryptonyte2553]

@@1Cast1Fish Thank you!

[@kchedville]

Is there an In Hull Transducer that will work with this Garmin and be installed into a Sea Doo Switch Compact Boat??

[@1Cast1Fish]

I am not sure as I am not familiar with that type of boat and the in hull layout

[@bobbyjoeemory9177]

How do I know if I got the right sonar program into my Garman stryker

[@1Cast1Fish]

The Striker has Traditional 2D sonar, and the Vivid 4 has Traditional Sonar & Clear Vu...they come programed this way on the fish finder.

[@geordie3329]

Would clear view work well for ice fishing?

[@1Cast1Fish]

It can, but is not the best IMO...I prefer the traditional sonar with A-Scope On, or a Flasher.

[@pharris1015]

How do you know what's on the right or left of the boat?

[@1Cast1Fish]

The honest answer is buy a fishfinder with sidescan. @D sonar is very hard to determine boat side

[@bsc9399]

Does the striker 4 have down imaging and side imaging?

[@1Cast1Fish]

The Striker 4 Vivid is available with Clear Vu (Down Imaging) No Striker 4 has Side Imaging

[@YDIDUC1]

I have the Striker Plus 4CV, is this the same as the Striker Vivid 4CV? I do have the CV capabilities.

[@1Cast1Fish]

So the only difference is the Vivid has additional color pallet choices to chose from. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWeUdWeLZcmCbMU

[@YDIDUC1]

@@1Cast1Fish Thanks, I came across that video a few days ago.

[@robertsibal672]

can it show the thermocline?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes, I prefer the traditional sonar for finding the thermocline...just remember all lakes don't have a thermocline so you may be looking for nothing. However....turn the gain up and it should look like a line of noise in the water column.

[@briandick837]

Is there an A-scope setting on this unit like the striker 4

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes there is, exactly the same

[@briandick837]

Nice I like using the A-scope ice fishing

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yep, basically a flasher right next to the traditional sonar view.

[@at_tro_sizematters]

Is the set up on the Cv model the same as you other striker videos?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Pretty much all the standard traditional sonar info is exactly the same.

[@at_tro_sizematters]

@@1Cast1Fish thank you for your time

[@1Cast1Fish]

Anytime :)

[@at_tro_sizematters]

@1Cast 1Fish can I ask you a no related question? I've been asked to be a co angler for a tournament in February. Do the catches I catch as a co angler count towards the boaters catches? Or do mine only count as a co angler? I'm asking because I want to understand the rules and ethics before fishing this way, I've only fished in kayak and Jon boat derbies until now.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Most tournaments have a set of written rules available for participants. However every tournament I have fished, the coangler is separated from the boater as far as fish and prizes. Now to be sure, some tournaments work with 2 person teams, meaning the best 5 from both of you will be weighed and it is up to you to split winnings.

[@violentdawg]

So kayaking on a river that runs 1-10ft with random pockets of depths to 25ft using vivid clearvu 800KHz would be no problems at all correct? Edit: I'm planning on buying a ERYY Lithium LiFePO4 12V 25Ah battery. Any idea how long I'll be able to run this set up on the river before needing to recharge? Only thing I have found so far is the Garmin uses 1amp when using gps.

[@1Cast1Fish]

I get days out of a 10Ah...so a 25 should last a looooong time

[@coltentaylor-sy3ou]

How do you change the temp from Celsius to Fahrenheit?

[@1Cast1Fish]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKbbl4WLg5dsqtk Hope this helps

[@coltentaylor-sy3ou]

@@1Cast1Fish thank you

[@dondig2617]

So which is this one 2d or 3d or both, I'm new to fish finders. I have a chance to buy one for a $100. All I have is a 1965 14 foot jon boat and a 1955 old man. Thank you

[@1Cast1Fish]

So the Clear Vu and Traditional Sonar would both be considered 2D sonar.

[@DB-qt1kh]

Maybe a dumb question but is this only available on the VIVID?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Correct, or other models with available Clear Vu…such as Echomaps

[@azlanar6959]

How about prawn?

[@1Cast1Fish]

I have no experience with prawns, so I can not honestly answer

[@mattmeir1246]

Can you have fish icons?

[@1Cast1Fish]

Yes you can kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYGacomYoJt5i6s

[@pharris1015]

Off the topic question but why would my mph leave the screen everytime I cut it off? It's still on in the settings but doesn't show until I reset to factory settings.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Ensure that it not selected to hide on your screen overlays

[@pharris1015]

@1Cast1Fish the only thing that doesn't come back up is the speed? Time, water temp, debth, and Compas don't go anywhere just the speed disappeares when I cut it off. I can't figure it out.

[@1Cast1Fish]

That is a bit odd, not sure, but I still would suspect a setting issue of some typoe

[@mongokayaker1093]

Disabled Veteran here, where did you get your shirt? Dave

[@1Cast1Fish]

I got this shirt from Ranger when I bought my boat, they have a pretty good deal and bags of swag for Vets when buying.

[@satunino6334]

Que alguien lo suba pero traducido al español en México y en otros de América del Sur hablamos el español y tenemos esos aparatos Así que no entendemos nada si son en inglés

[@1Cast1Fish]

Ojalá pudiera traducirlos todos, y algún día espero hacer esto. Gracias por comentar

[@jesusblessthesecommentsamen]

I like traditional better.

[@1Cast1Fish]

For some applications, Yes traditional is a much better choice.

[@jesusblessthesecommentsamen]

@@1Cast1Fish is that like the lawrance live sonar ?

[@1Cast1Fish]

@@jesusblessthesecommentsamen Live Sonar would be more comparable to the Garmin LiveScope...very different form Clear Vu

[@jesusblessthesecommentsamen]

@@1Cast1Fish ok thanks just learnt they have that now. Cheers

[@ferrosjewellers4558]

Why hasn't fishfinder manufacturers made a dual transducer fishfinder yet. Yes, two transducers, mounted on left and right side of the boat, then with some software magic join the two transducers together to make a 3D picture. So then you can tell the depth of the fish, which way its swimming, how far it is in any direction. A function it will have is the user can with a water proof gimble move around on the floor bed, look up towards the boat, scan around and see" the fish. The transducers work like two doppler antennas, just like those used to track and find stolen cars that have trackers in them. It's all about the signal returning to the transducers, depending on where the fish is, each ping will return at different times, thus creating a 3D map.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Considering the rapid advancement in tech for fishing sonar, and where we are now with live scope and such, this or something similar may b ethe next frontier.

[@wg8847]

Wow, so now you are asking for money..not just subscribe..Ebay pays you very well when u have sufficient people watching..

[@thatbitchonthehorse5303]

Can I mount this transducer in my kayak hull just like the Garmin Plus?

[@1Cast1Fish]

I mounted mine in hull without issue.

[@thatbitchonthehorse5303]

@@1Cast1Fish Thanks so much.