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Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? #12624346 02/12/18 11:49 PM
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I'm still not very comfortable interpreting 2D images but this came across my Lowrance unit one day and it got my attention. In these screen shot images, it appears to me to be a bunch of fish (crappie or sand bass or both I'm assuming) feeding on a large school of bait fish. Is that what y'all see too or is it something else. I definitely stopped to fish it but didn't get narry a bite. But again that could just be a lack of ability on my part.






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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624350 02/12/18 11:51 PM
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Thats what it is for sure

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624357 02/12/18 11:55 PM
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Is it possible to tell if these are crappie or sand bass or both?


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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624358 02/12/18 11:56 PM
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that's exactly what that is.

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624368 02/13/18 12:03 AM
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Put a jig in the water!


Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624374 02/13/18 12:08 AM
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I see at least 40-50 fish and theyve got that bait ball all busted up.

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624388 02/13/18 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted By: Lollygagger
Is it possible to tell if these are crappie or sand bass or both?


No sir. Just have to drop a shiner or a jig and find out what they are.

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624413 02/13/18 12:31 AM
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Don't fish that, back off a little and call me, fishing that alone may cause you to get
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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624529 02/13/18 01:29 AM
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That's the kind of screen shot we all dream about. You sure you had a hook on your lure? LOL

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624609 02/13/18 02:01 AM
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SandBass or Hybrids more than likely.


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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12624640 02/13/18 02:09 AM
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That's not a picture....that's a Rembrandt coolphotos


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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: bush hog] #12624650 02/13/18 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted By: bush hog
That's not a picture....that's a Rembrandt coolphotos


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That's not a picture....that's a Rembrandt coolphotos


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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12625292 02/13/18 02:24 PM
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are you sure that you stopped and fished at the same spot where you got this screenshot and fishing depth is key for crappies as well.

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12625293 02/13/18 02:25 PM
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somehow I trust the downscan image more.

Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12626543 02/14/18 01:33 AM
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I think I need a much larger display screen on my Lowrance unit because I couldnt see these images as clearly while out on the water. I saw it enough to stop and fish it for but evidently not long enough. It wasnt until sometime later when I took the screen shots off the unit that I could better see what I had came across on the water. Needless to say, I was sick at my stomach when I realized what i missed.


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Originally Posted By: DNA
somehow I trust the downscan image more.


Why do you say that?

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Originally Posted By: Lollygagger
I think I need a much larger display screen on my Lowrance unit because I couldnt see these images as clearly while out on the water. I saw it enough to stop and fish it for but evidently not long enough. It wasnt until sometime later when I took the screen shots off the unit that I could better see what I had came across on the water. Needless to say, I was sick at my stomach when I realized what i missed.


What do you have?

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Originally Posted By: Lollygagger
I think I need a much larger display screen on my Lowrance unit because I couldnt see these images as clearly while out on the water. I saw it enough to stop and fish it for but evidently not long enough. It wasnt until sometime later when I took the screen shots off the unit that I could better see what I had came across on the water. Needless to say, I was sick at my stomach when I realized what i missed.

I definitely have had more success once I swapped out the 7" screens that came with my boat to 12" screens. And I elevated the bow mounted unit with a Ram Mount so I could easily mark and see structure while standing.
For bass I would have been throwing a swimbait, crankbait, jigging a lipless or a spoon. And sometimes you have to keep moving around them because when they are slashing the bait like they can push the school around quit a bit.

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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Lollygagger] #12626672 02/14/18 02:21 AM
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I don't know if you tried this or not, but the only way I'm getting bit right now is holding my jig dead still for 10-15 seconds at the appropriate depth. You're definitely on fish. Every once in awhile I get on a school like that and it's blue cats. They will still hit a jig though.

We are fishing stuff that looks exactly like that.



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Originally Posted By: Laner
I don't know if you tried this or not, but the only way I'm getting bit right now is holding my jig dead still for 10-15 seconds at the appropriate depth. You're definitely on fish. Every once in awhile I get on a school like that and it's blue cats. They will still hit a jig though.

We are fishing stuff that looks exactly like that.


Better pay attention on what he said.

Dead still and drag it sideways slowly, it the only way for me also.

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I would say those are mostly crappie. you see how the marking are kind of saucer shaped, and not boomerang shaped?
this situation can make tough fishing, because you are putting one offering, amidst maybe 20.000 shad. when you see this, try moving away some, and find more fish hanging near less baitfish. The fish ghosting along with these huge schools of shad gorge one or twice a day and thats all she wrote.


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I see the Loch Ness monster.


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Re: Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing? [Re: Laner] #12628325 02/15/18 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted By: Laner
I don't know if you tried this or not, but the only way I'm getting bit right now is holding my jig dead still for 10-15 seconds at the appropriate depth. You're definitely on fish. Every once in awhile I get on a school like that and it's blue cats. They will still hit a jig though.

We are fishing stuff that looks exactly like that.


Same way for me. Sometimes, I'd leave it set and just touch the trolling motor and let the jig drift ever so slightly and get bit. Been like this for me since the hard cold spell.

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I have the Lowrance HDS7 at the console (touch) and at the bow (non-touch).


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