Fish Finder Training – Screenshots & Interpretations

[Guest]

Bird Porn

[J-Doc]

I see crappie and a walleye in that bottom picture.

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure they're largemouth as this was taken at Swepco.

[J-Doc]

If anyone wants more explanation of what they are looking at in these images, let me know. Happy to help.

I found a school of paddlefish yesterday. I zoomed in on my upper right downscan view so I could get a better look. This clearly shows the sonar image as a paddlefish. Zoomed out, the images was crisper and easier to see. I zoomed in for accuracy of measurement. This big fella appears to be about a foot tall and probably 5ft long.

A downscan view on top and side scan below showing paddlefish images.

Two images showing the large paddlers on side scan.

And this one..........well this is a first for me. I found the largest school of shad and white bass mix I've ever seen to date. Took up probably 100yards or more. Solid screen blackout.

[PigSooner]

No doubt that's a paddlefish!

I have a Humminbird 788ci HD Di unit, I need to play around with a lot more, as I have never seen images that clear. Do you think that you can make them out better because they are suspended / not moving much?

[J-Doc]

I think it's how I set up my graph. I also zoomed in on the image on the upper right view window that was on down scan.

I was idling at 2.5mph and the Fish were not suspended. They were swimming around slowly. Notice the fish are at different angles in relation to each other. If suspended in a school, they would be more parallel with each other I think.

Setting on the graph can make a difference. Color background, contrast, sensitivity, speed, etc.

[dmorgan66]

I second this thread becoming a "sticky" at the top of the forum. Very helpful and interesting. In the past my use of my fish finder was pretty much limited to knowing the depth of the water. I upgraded last year to Elite 7's and hope to learn how to utilize them better.

[Feathers and Fins]

I love how some of the shadows on the pics you can tell they are spoonbill. Great to see the Dinosaurs in the lake, I know in one of the pics doc sent me I counted 37 of them but I would bet a lot more.

[J-Doc]

It is a sticky currently. It's at the top of the General Discussion forum. :-

Welcome!! Post some images when you can. All about learning here.

[Guest]

No doubt that's a paddlefish!

I have a Humminbird 788ci HD Di unit, I need to play around with a lot more, as I have never seen images that clear. Do you think that you can make them out better because they are suspended / not moving much?

I have the same unit & it does a good job on the dinosaurs. You have to be directly over them, going real slow.

I like to wind drift or use the trolling motor versus the outboard when I want fine details.