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What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/19/16 04:26 AM
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Lil joe
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[img:left]http://  [/img] I was out this evening just graphing and I found that when I got deeper than 25 ft it was showing all the blue up to exactly 25 feet even when it was 35 feet deep. I have also noticed that once it gets completely dark the whole screen will be covered in blue like this. I was thinking maybe a thermocline?
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 04:55 AM
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David Burton
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Doubt it's a thermocline. Too early in the season, you would see more of an even/hard return line, and I believe something would show in the side imaging. You also have fish down there. It looks more like a sediment layer to me.
You have a couple of bait balls in mid-depths, baitfish on the surface, some feeding bass... So it could also be really spread-out baitfish.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 12:20 PM
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Andrew Taylor
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I would say sediment layer, i see that around a lot of road beds for some reason. There is fish and bait fish obviously, but i wouldn't say they're feeding by any means. It looks like they're just suspended on the hump or whatever you're graphing
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 12:24 PM
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EastTexasBassin
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I've seen this a few times. Before the sun comes up, solid blue below a certain depth from 12 to 25 feet or so. Once the sun is up in the sky a bit, its gone. No idea what it is.
My only guess is baitfish that are spread out, since it goes away in the sun
Last edited by EastTexasBassin; 05/19/16 12:28 PM.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 12:27 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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It's like when night fishing and the screen is filled with random blobs and blotches. I've heard everything from algae to jellyfish. Don't know what it is.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 12:37 PM
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James Biggs
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Big ball of baitfish and several white bass, ignore the black most the time it's just artifact.
Last edited by James Biggs; 05/19/16 12:38 PM.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/19/16 12:53 PM
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Neal G
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Big ball of baitfish and several white bass, ignore the black most the time it's just artifact. This
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 01:04 PM
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Klinger N Ok
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/19/16 01:06 PM
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timwins31
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Big ball of baitfish and several white bass, ignore the black most the time it's just artifact. Agreed, it's just an artifact. There's not anything down there.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 01:29 PM
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CCTX
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 The active feeding fish do look like white bass
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/19/16 04:31 PM
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dw173
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Adjust surface clutter and sensitivity. Looks like sediment floating above bottom. That disturbance on the left side of the SI shot at the boat looks like maybe a transducer setup issue. Maybe an expert will pipe in....I could be totally wrong.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
[Re: Lil joe]
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05/19/16 04:38 PM
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Bass&More
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 Drop a slab and find out 
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/19/16 08:12 PM
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JIM SR.
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That disturbance on the left side of the SI shot at the boat looks like maybe a transducer setup issue,.. looks like prop wash.. 
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/20/16 05:22 AM
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Mo_Cat
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Agree with Collincountytx 100%. In addition with all the high water and suspended sediment it's hard to keep sensitivity adjusted. My best graphing is winter in cold water.
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Re: What am I seeing on my depth finder?
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05/20/16 08:50 AM
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Hog Jaw
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