Reading The Fishfinder
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truecrimson
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truecrimson
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Solitario Lupo
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Alrighty I give it a shot. When your in 5 feet of water you really going to scare the fish out from under you so in that pic with the red shooting up from the bottom is a tree. The other with the red in a circle shape on the bottom are rocks. Soft bottom has no red color. Also shallow water your sonar cone signal is not as wide.
As for the top being in color is what it looks like is your getting a second return signal or whatever theys call it. It will happen.
As for the blue in the middle can be fish or debris floating in the waters. You can change your sensitivity to pick up more or less. As I see your jig lines so sensitivity must be up on it.
As for the top being in color is what it looks like is your getting a second return signal or whatever theys call it. It will happen.
As for the blue in the middle can be fish or debris floating in the waters. You can change your sensitivity to pick up more or less. As I see your jig lines so sensitivity must be up on it.
pabassman
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I'd say tree or very thick weeds. There are some suspended fish on the one or two pics. I agree with Boot the ducer doesnt look stable. That will give you weird readings.
Don
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Did much better with the fish finder yesterday marked some saw very few. Mostly in 8'-32' and the fish were usually marked btwn 4 and 18'. I kept the sensitivity deliberately on 3 (3 out of 10). That way I saw more bottom definition and very little clutter. When I get better I'll probable work it up towards 4-6. Not sure I understand chart speed.
Don
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Here is a question for the rock hunters. On Monday I rarely spotted fish on the finder out in deeper waters. When I did they were all at10-12' deep in 20-40 feet of water. Usually singly or 2-3 at a time. I'm assuming that the 2-3 are Crappy or Carp and the singles are lakers or salmon, possibly even a large pickerel. I don't really have the right boat for open water so for now I've ceased trying. I mostly see fish, as expected, near structure , along shore and in less than 16 feet. On Monday the only fish I landed were in less than 6'. A-5 recommended that I fish drop-offs and, Knowing where they are, I scouted around and saw nothing on the screen. not even near rocks or submerged stumps. These drop-offs were abrupt Went from 16' to 40' in as many feet of travel. There were no visible fish on the finder. I had no strikes. should I have continued in the absence of visual fish.
All my catches came from the shady sides of forested shoreline. 2-6' in depth.
All my catches came from the shady sides of forested shoreline. 2-6' in depth.
troutspinner
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I was out for a couple of hours this morning and did not see anything of size on drop offs. At that point, I knew I was fishing the bank / wood. I did see some spawn / chase activity as well at the banks. I was hoping Nockamixon was further ahead of Blue Marsh in the spawn and the fish would already be pulled back just due to day by day warmer temps but they do not appear to be. So in your case, I would wager the lakes you are fishing are still well into spawn and a majority of them are up close to the banks.
Don
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Okay. Just checking with the Pro's. Making sure that I'm reading things correctly.
Other than that they are done with spawning, what else makes them move out. Will it be the heat and the brightness?
Is it correct that LMB don't suspend much and also that the bigger ones travel singly and not in groups? More related to bait and food than each other?
Other than that they are done with spawning, what else makes them move out. Will it be the heat and the brightness?
Is it correct that LMB don't suspend much and also that the bigger ones travel singly and not in groups? More related to bait and food than each other?
troutspinner
Nuts & Bolts Guy
Yep. If you have a shoreline that you know will get beat by the sun, hit that in the morning and evening when the sun is not on it. When the sun comes up, pull out and fish ledges or thick vegetation that blocks the sun.
I see Bass in groups all the time but they are always relating to some type of structure. Bass don't like other bass in their "personal" space so you'll see them as single fish, about a fish length or so away from another, in all directions.
As for the bigger ones....your guess is as good as mine! I've read that the really big ones are solitary, it makes sense, nothing wants to be eaten by them.
Don
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7'?
I found plenty of those humps and stumps in deeper water but there just weren't and fish. The fish were all shallower and cruising back and forth along the banks.
The water was so clear that the fish could see my every cast and I think I'd have faired better if the water had some murkiness in it.
I found plenty of those humps and stumps in deeper water but there just weren't and fish. The fish were all shallower and cruising back and forth along the banks.
The water was so clear that the fish could see my every cast and I think I'd have faired better if the water had some murkiness in it.
. I’ll keep an eye out. Fun.