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Raymarine’s new CP570 CHIRP Sonar: a professional module for serious fishers

Date: 01-Sep-2016

Unlike conventional sonars and fishfinders, Raymarine’s new CP570 Professional CHIRP Sonar Module can operate in two different parts of the water column, shallow and deep, at the same time — and do so at very high ping rates. Unlike conventional sonars and fishfinders, Raymarine’s new CP570 Professional CHIRP Sonar Module can operate in two different parts of the water column, shallow and deep, at the same time — and do so at very high ping rates.

This allows game-fishers and those serious about deep water fishing to simultaneously monitor both the surface (for baitfish) and the bottom (for the canyons, drop-offs and seamounts that create upwellings that attract gamefish).

In deep water, standard technology usually creates ping rates that are very slow, meaning poor resolution and images, especially in shallower water, that are very slow to update. In the past, those wanting to simultaneously search both deep and shallow water had to install a second fishfinder and transducer.

However, the new CP570, combined with a single two-element Raymarine CHIRP transducer (capable of pinging on two frequencies and ping rates at the same time) eliminates the need for that second sonar. Using a wide spectrum of frequencies and greater sensitivity, the CP570's advanced CHIRP transceiver sees through dense schools of baitfish, identifies thermoclines and targets desired game fish — all at the same time!

Because the new CP570 intelligently filters out unwanted noise, while producing high-resolution fish targets and reliable bottom tracking, it is perfect for those fishing offshore in larger vessels in rough conditions.

It is also ideal for serious fishers in smaller vessels (including trailer boats) fishing to 1500m. When used in conjunction with Airmar’s new 275 Series two-element wide-angle CHIRP transducer (operating at 25 degrees beam angle to 200m), the CP570 will provide twice the coverage around the boat. At the same time it will maintain depth performance, update quickly and provide crystal-clear resolution.

The CP570 will operate superbly in conjunction with any of the many Raymarine two-element CHIRP transducers and deliver high resolution images and best-in-class target separation to a wide variety of Raymarine multifunction displays.