Lowrance has announced the release of its new high-performance line of fishfinder/chartplotters, HDS LIVE.

A significant leap forward in fishfinding technology, HDS LIVE delivers powerful real-time sonar, charting and connectivity features including Lowrance Active Imaging, LiveSight, Genesis Live and LiveCast smartphone integration.

With the Active Imaging Sonar, you can see structure and cover with a new level of refined detail. Active Imaging 3-in-1 sonar combines Lowrance CHIRP, with SideScan and DownScan Imaging allowing fishers to search fish-holding structure quickly, and enhances FishReveal with higher-level clarity and target separation.

Active Imaging 2-in-1 sonar includes Side and DownScan Imaging and is perfect for use with a separate traditional sonar transducer. Simple to use without the need to change frequencies while fishing in most conditions,

Active Imaging 800 kHz provides crystal-clear detail with uncompromised range for anglers needing to see further than 36.5m. Active Imaging can also operate at 455 kHz.

The LiveSight Sonar delivers the most detailed views of fish, down to every turn and flip of the tail, as they swim in and around cover. You'll be fishing in real-time as you watch fish react to your lure, see how they are relating to structure and gain insight on what will work, what won't and what to do next.

When using LiveSight forward in conjunction with the Lowrance Point-1 GPS antenna, an innovative on-chart indicator shows the direction the transducer is pointed, allowing fishers to line up on a waypoint or pinpoint the structure they are trying to fish.

HDS LIVE harnesses the power of Genesis Live charting, which uses digital depth to create depth-contour overlays on charts. Incredibly easy to use, users can control contour transparency, the density of contours drawn on the screen up to unprecedented 150mm intervals, depth and safety shading colour palettes, and more.

HDS LIVE allows you to display important fishing information and entertainment you're your smartphones on their 12- and 16-inch sunlight viewable displays. Users can view their smartphone in full-screen or split-screen windows via HDMI connection allowing them to stream video, see Google Maps and fishing data on the HDS LIVE touchscreen - all while their phone is safely stowed.

HDS LIVE features the SolarMAX low-profile screen design with edge-to-edge glass and is available in 7-, 9-, 12- and 16-inch display sizes.

www.lowrance.com.