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Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/07/18 07:35 AM
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BigPoppa007
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Helix 10, sensitivity on 10, Surface Clutter On 3, Clear Mode, Jigging mode On, ... 10 million 1” shad/minnows?
Last edited by BigPoppa007; 10/07/18 08:45 AM.
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
[Re: BigPoppa007]
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10/07/18 05:36 PM
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RespectTheFish
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Throw a casting net and find out really quick lol??
IIf it is really windy out you will get a lot of stuff like that due to waves/air bubbles mixed in the water column. Likely bait fish but if it was windy could be interference from waves and such. The only way to tell is to throw a casting net one time.
Clay
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/07/18 08:11 PM
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BigPoppa007
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Yeah we were in the middle of a drift on that screenshot but we had been throwing the net for two hours trying to catch bait and not catching nothing finally we got about a dozen little 2 inch shad in the net On screens like these - most must be even smaller -went through the net -we finally netted some carp and a few decent shad
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 12:01 AM
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RespectTheFish
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Yep I bet they may have been the baby shad from the spring hatch. It can be challenging sometimes finding a good sized shad school to catch. Keep at it! Lol
Clay
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 12:04 AM
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Capt. Michael Littlejohn
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Change ur sonar from 83/200 to straight 200 for clearer images and switch ur down imaging to 400khz for clearer pic,
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 12:38 AM
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BigPoppa007
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Change ur sonar from 83/200 to straight 200 for clearer images and switch ur down imaging to 400khz for clearer pic, Thanks.
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 06:24 AM
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Justin B
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Was this at night? And what is your ducer speed on?
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 12:15 PM
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FishinTime
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Change ur sonar from 83/200 to straight 200 for clearer images and switch ur down imaging to 400khz for clearer pic, tag. Thank-you
In God We Trust
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 03:34 PM
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BigPoppa007
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Was this at night? And what is your ducer speed on? Ya at night - this was about 2 am - chart speed was on 1, we were drifting so .2-.4 mph. Earlier when we were scanning for Bait at 2-3 mph with chart speed at 2-3 we had screens like this in several areas. We could see Tiny Shad/Minnows around the boat but can they Really be that many/that thick.? We couldn’t Find Bigger Bait Schools/Balls- seemed Bigger Stuff was scattered. Tried shallow, mid depth and Deep. Finally netted a cpl small carp and a few 6” shad in 12-16’.
Last edited by BigPoppa007; 10/08/18 03:45 PM.
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Re: Sonar screen shot Help?
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10/08/18 09:50 PM
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Justin B
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I would say plankton especially since you were at night. I upgraded from a 5si to a 10si mega. When I drifted with the 5si I would set my speed like yours but now with the 10 mega I will set my speed at about 5-7 even when drifting. It gives a better return on what you are seeing. I know traditional theory is to match your speed but with these new units Im just not finding that as true. JMO
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