Fish Finder Training – Screenshots & Interpretations

[Ham]

1 hour ago, LittleRedFisherman said:

J doc.  My lab chewed the cable into that goes to the transducer on my helix 9.   There are several wires in there.  Gonna try to splice and shrink wrap it.  Should I be concerned about doing this and being water proof and all.  

Bad Dog, Very Bad Dog!

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, LittleRedFisherman said:

J doc.  My lab chewed the cable into that goes to the transducer on my helix 9.   There are several wires in there.  Gonna try to splice and shrink wrap it.  Should I be concerned about doing this and being water proof and all.  

No problem splicing transducer cables (they are "spliced" in the connectors) but yeah you gotta seal the splice to eliminate water intrusion.   Liquid tape over each splice, then shrink wrap, then smear silicone over the shrink wrap.  

[J-Doc]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

No problem splicing transducer cables (they are "spliced" in the connectors) but yeah you gotta seal the splice to eliminate water intrusion.   Liquid tape over each splice, then shrink wrap, then smear silicone over the shrink wrap.  

What he said.  He beat me to it.

[LittleRedFisherman]

17 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

No problem splicing transducer cables (they are "spliced" in the connectors) but yeah you gotta seal the splice to eliminate water intrusion.   Liquid tape over each splice, then shrink wrap, then smear silicone over the shrink wrap.  

 

8 hours ago, J-Doc said:

What he said.  He beat me to it.

Thanks guys will do this.   The dog may have to go. Ham 

[NewtoFishfinder]

Have just stumbled across this site all the way from Sydney Australia. Looks like just the thing I am looking for.

Am very very new to boating and fishing. Having just purchased my first boat, i have now had a Dragonfly 7 Pro installed, but not really sure what the hell I am looking at.

Not sure if is is fish, weeds etc

Anyone able to assist please?

 

Thanks heaps

[J-Doc]

I did not know the internet reached that far!  😆😆😆 

(Joking)

Looks like small groups of bait grouped up tightly together.  It is suspended and floating off the bottom.  If it were grass or vegetation, it would be along the bottom. 

 

Go back to pages 1-3 of this thread and read some of the simple explanations of how sonar works.  And watch the video links.  Things will make more sense then. 

 

Good on ya! 😉

[LittleRedFisherman]

J doc.  I’m interested in a sonar for the front of my boat.  Strictly 2d and structure scan is all I want up there.  What would you recommend something in the 400$ range give or take a little.   I have a helix 9 at the console and love th side scan.  2d seems pretty good but I’ve heard you say there’s better options for strictly  sonar    Looking at using this for crappie and bass offshore.  Thanks 

[J-Doc]

Having been a Lowrance guy for many Years now, I'm slowly switching over to Hummingbird.  I have no experience with them but here they last longer than 2-3yrs where Lowrance touch screens are failing quite a bit. I know two people that take care of their equipment who have had issues recently.  Right after the warranty and Lowrance customer service was not very helpful or willing to try and help. 

 

Since you have a bird already, I'd stick with what you know.  Christmas sales have units with great prices.  Shop around for a good deal and good luck!

[LittleRedFisherman]

Snapped these cool shots of a deep hole on Black river full of gar.  I hung out there fishing for crappie in a nearby brush top they were hitting water like crazy.   They seemed to be shaped like gar even on the graph. 

[J-Doc]

If that's gar, thats a ton of them. I've never seen that many grouped up like that before.