Neil McCauley Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 Here are some traditional sonar ones with my first little FF. Some lake trout: Fish diving down? Boat was moving. Maybe it came up for the lure I was trolling then went back down. Pretty sure a weedbed. Caught tons of SMB here. Boat sitting still, just released the fish on the right. Boat moving again, no clue what this is. submerged buoy anchored to the bottom? Quote
Mi11er Posted May 8, 2016 Posted May 8, 2016 Wow, great thread! I spend half my time trying to figure out if what I am seeing on my fishfinder is what I think I am seeing on my fishfinder Quote
Super User Further North Posted May 19, 2016 Super User Posted May 19, 2016 Mi11er, that's the beauty of side imaging. You don't have to guess. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 19, 2016 Global Moderator Posted May 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Further North said: Mi11er, that's the beauty of side imaging. You don't have to guess. I'm still getting used to it, but it's amazing. Being able to tell that the brushpile I'm fishing is a hardwood or a cedar blows me away. 1 Quote
Joshua Colvey Posted June 5, 2016 Posted June 5, 2016 ok so i have been through every page in this. I am n need of a little help. I just purchased a bass raider 10 with a 3.5 hp motor and a trolling motor. I really want to put a fish finder on it. Well i really cant spend a 1000 on a finder but 4-5 maybe max at 600 i can probably swing. I really enjoy scuba diving as well. I think i would spend a lot of time with fish finder not even fishing lol.. Can any one help me choose a finder that can help me with all this. Quote
Joshua Colvey Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, boostr said: Check out the Humminbird Helix line of FFs. Think i might have them narrowed down to these 3 lol. Lowrance Elite 5 Ti TotalScan Fishfinder/GPS Combo Garmin STRIKER™ 7sv CHIRP Sonar/GPS Fishfinder Combo - but not gps or maps Humminbird Helix 5 SI GPS Fishfinder 1 Quote
Joshua Colvey Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 25 minutes ago, boostr said: I have the Helix 5 SI, It's a nice FF. I am really interested in the side imaging. I am kinda geek so i think i would spend a lot of time just playing with the FF. That and i like to dive so be a cool way to see in real life what was below me lol How did you mount your system to your Bass Raider if i may ask? Quote
boostr Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 9 minutes ago, Joshua Colvey said: I am really interested in the side imaging. I am kinda geek so i think i would spend a lot of time just playing with the FF. That and i like to dive so be a cool way to see in real life what was below me lol How did you mount your system to your Bass Raider if i may ask? I don't have a Bass Raider, but I have it attached to my Kayak with a Ram Mounts Helix mounting kit. It's pretty much a universal kit to be mounted to whatever. The Transducers hangs off the side attached to a Ram Mounts transducer arm, but you can probably mount the transducer to the transom of the Bass Raider like a conventional boat. Side Imaging is actually good for seeing structure of to the sides at distances. Then mark interesting spots, and use the down scan when you arrive at the spot. Quote
Joshua Colvey Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 Thanks for the info. I am not to sure about drilling holes in the boat under the water line. Id rather be safe than sorry since these boats are not any type of metal or fiberglass. I would rather make it where i can remove it from this boat and take it with me on my father in laws boat as well if i can. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 6, 2016 Super User Posted June 6, 2016 Maybe you should start another thread. This thread is dedicated to screenshots Quote
Super User scaleface Posted July 11, 2016 Super User Posted July 11, 2016 You guys have some amazing screenshots . I'm new with a downscan unit and havent learned it well yet . Yesterday I located an old bridge that I use to drive across . Pretty primitive compared to the other shots here but it was neat seeing that old bridge again . 1 Quote
ciarlill Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 I snapped a few photos of things I have been seeing that I cannot identify. Hoping you guys could help me out. Some info on the lake: it is tiny, about 50 surface acres located in southern Ohio. It is a reservoir, very silted in near the ramp, gradually drops to ~15' and as deep as 20' right in front of the dam. Populations of large mouth, channel cats, crappie, tons of blue gill. Possibly other species but those are all I have caught. Lastly, what can you tell me about the bottom composition from what you see? It looks hard to me... but when I drag a jig it feels mushy and I have never for a jig bite here, making me think it is too soft. Thanks! #1) Weird streaks. Grouped up, coming off the bottom from 10' to 4'. What are they? #2) Fairly typical of what I see. Do you see any bass here? I see a small rock to the left and it looks like a thermocline at like 13'. Right above I see arches but they look small on the down imaging. #3) Bad lighting on this one. Looks like actively feeding bass? Could it be channel cats? Do they school? Quote
Super User scaleface Posted September 24, 2016 Super User Posted September 24, 2016 On 8/30/2016 at 2:56 PM, ciarlill said: I snapped a few photos of things I have been seeing that I cannot identify. Hoping you guys could help me out. Some info on the lake: it is tiny, about 50 surface acres located in southern Ohio. It is a reservoir, very silted in near the ramp, gradually drops to ~15' and as deep as 20' right in front of the dam. Populations of large mouth, channel cats, crappie, tons of blue gill. Possibly other species but those are all I have caught. Lastly, what can you tell me about the bottom composition from what you see? It looks hard to me... but when I drag a jig it feels mushy and I have never for a jig bite here, making me think it is too soft. Thanks! #1) Weird streaks. Grouped up, coming off the bottom from 10' to 4'. What are they? #2) Fairly typical of what I see. Do you see any bass here? I see a small rock to the left and it looks like a thermocline at like 13'. Right above I see arches but they look small on the down imaging. #3) Bad lighting on this one. Looks like actively feeding bass? Could it be channel cats? Do they school? The top photo I interpret as moving fish and when In see moving fish I assume they are feeding . The second photo is fish with something on the bottom . I am not real good at distinguishing type of fish on a sonar unit . Could be bass , channel cats ... I see a lot of catfish on my sonar that look like this . I fish for channels too and this is what I look for . Third photo is a huge school of something . Yes channel cats do form large groups. I'm going to take a stab at this and say white bass or other schooling fish such as crappie, might just be shad . . I would definitely toss a buoy and fish it . Quote
Ski213 Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Sorry for the crappy picture. Screenshot off the go free app and I'm also just starting to learn imaging adjustments. Wanted some thoughts from y'all. I know that the structure is the old dam. I interpret the returns past the break in it as a group of fish. Are the "potholes" beds? Does the fuzzy line in the water look like the thermocline or would you interpret it as something else? Sorry if this should've been a seperate thread rather than under screenshots. Wasn't sure. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted October 22, 2016 Super User Posted October 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Ski213 said: Sorry for the crappy picture. Screenshot off the go free app and I'm also just starting to learn imaging adjustments. Wanted some thoughts from y'all. I know that the structure is the old dam. I interpret the returns past the break in it as a group of fish. Are the "potholes" beds? Does the fuzzy line in the water look like the thermocline or would you interpret it as something else? Sorry if this should've been a seperate thread rather than under screenshots. Wasn't sure. I think you have done well interpreting what the images shows. I don't think all the depressions are fish beds though--maybe from construction equipment. The patterns would suggest that. I see beds that deep at several lakes I fish and those were done when the water level was much lower either during drought or filling the lake when new. I also see bulldozer tracks on the bottom at a lake that was opened to fishing in 1989. Quote
Ski213 Posted October 22, 2016 Posted October 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, Wayne P. said: I think you have done well interpreting what the images shows. I don't think all the depressions are fish beds though--maybe from construction equipment. The patterns would suggest that. I see beds that deep at several lakes I fish and those were done when the water level was much lower either during drought or filling the lake when new. I also see bulldozer tracks on the bottom at a lake that was opened to fishing in 1989. Thanks Wayne. Makes sense about equipment marks since they were so close to where the old dam was intentionally breached. I didn't even think about that. The imaging is fairly new to me and I'm pretty excited about it. I'm just starting to gain some understanding of what I'm seeing and I have a long way to go. I'm just to the point where it helps me get a little bit of a visual of what's actually down there. Quote
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