Another depth finder question

[Guest the_muddy_man]

I didn't want to hijack the other thread. I never use mine anymore on  Mauch Chunk, since it's only 339 acres so i know a lot of areas to hit I really just use it for water Temp anymore. How many of you use your depth finders on the body of water you consider your home lake?

 I would imagine those of you lucky enough to live and fish places like Table Rock and Barkley would still be using them most the time, am I wrong?

[Jig Man]

Not only do I turn my depth finder on before I start the motor. It is the last thing I turn off. I also run a couple of gps units. I'd 'bout as soon be without my pants as be without a depth finder. I fish lakes from 25,000-50,000 (Table Rock included) acres though.

[Jerkbate]

I'm the same as Jig Man.  I turn mine on as soon as I hit the water, and it stays on until I load up.  I fish three lakes in the 40,000 acre range.  I also fish several smaller lakes from 20 - 7000 acres, and I still use it a lot on these lakes.  While I know a lot of  productive areas on these smaller lakes, I find something new almost every trip.

[RoLo]

Muddy, I live and fish on a 7,500-acre lake, and immediately after firing up I switch on my Sounder and GPS together,

They remain on all day long, and never go off until I'm on the trailer.

Whenever I'm underway, even on my home lake, I'm peering at the sounder screen every chance I get,

because it's a greatest way to locate uncharted hotspots and bait. Even when I take my little 10-ft rowboat,

I never go without my portable Lowrance, and it runs all day (I always take along two spare 6-volt batteries).

Roger

[senko_77]

Muddy, even if I know the body of water inside out, I still always have my electronics on.  Although I already know the depth, my electronics will show me if bait is present, the height of the vegetation, and temp.  I racked my brain for a minute and the only times I can think of when I turned my finders off this year has been when I'm bed fishing and I already have a visual on the fish, and when I'm fishing super shallow flats that stay a constant depth over the whole flat.  The flat I'm thinkin of is about 4ft deep and my finder would not help me locate bait.

[jdw174]

Same as everyone else.  I launch, they get turned on.  I trailer the boat they get turned off.

[Catt]

As soon as the transom gets wet the depth finder is on & as soon as I drive the boat on the trailer I turn it off. I don't just turn it on; I'm constantly watching it while running, this is how I've found many a Honey Hole.

[fishingfourfun]

I always run my electronics.  I can't tell you how much deepwater structure I have found by accident.  I can't wait until I can afford to buy the Hummingbird Side-Imaging sonar!

[R520dvx]

I use mine constantly. Always finding something new. Of course I fish Kentucky Lake and Barkley alot and you could never find everything there!!

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Looks like I may have not made the right decision I think Ill pay it a little more attention

Thanks Fellas