Fish Finder Training – Screenshots & Interpretations

[nathanhooper]

No dont make me go graph that tree and put on my fins and mask

Ha, no worries. I got more lead to make more balls. There is a rapala stick bait in there too...

[Feathers and Fins]

more than 1 LOL. I dive it every so often and pull lots of presents off it. got a pair of Costa off it even.

[J-Doc]

How do you calibrate size by boat speed?

[BleacherBum28]

I recently picked up a HBird 587 HD DI unit. After playing with the settings all week, I have it decently dialed in. However, I have yet to have the screen show nice arches. Most fish I show on the sonar look like the crappie in post #9, yet I know they were decent size Ks. I am running on the 200 hz setting with split fire on. When I run at the high hz setting, i get lots of clutter until i turn the sensitivity way down. Do arches only show when your boat is stationary?

[Feathers and Fins]

Doc. its all Math

Beach they will show even sitting still. I don't know much about your unit but here is one off mine sitting still double anchored. I had symbols on as well for a youngster in the boat. the Arch was a striper we caught right after the mark

[J-Doc]

Care to share the math for everyone? :-)

[Feathers and Fins]

Here is another piece of the puzzle. for the last few months I was using my buddies underwater camera, it taught me a lot but I picked up my own this week. His was Black n White, mine is Color and the detail with color is 1000x's better. I spend a good chunk of the day yesterday tv fishing. It opened my eyes to just how many big fish are in beave but more how many fish come look at a lure or live bait but more fascinating was how many fish come look at a bait, in some cases multiple times but for some reason back off.

It has a major draw back though. As with topwater where anglers set the hook to fast I did it watching the bite lol. It has opened my eyes to many things and really helped me read the sonar. Now with a color unit I am betting I will only get better. I do need to learn all its functions for sure but here is one picture I took and it sucks but gives you an idea.

Upper right corner between the lines is a Kentucky bass swimming away. Just below it to the right are two walleye sitting on the bottom. I wish I could have had a better picture.

HERE IS THE SONAR PICTURE

Bottom left at 20fow is the Kentucky right below it on the bottom you can see the walleye.

[bfishn]

At the risk of repetition,

...Spend a lot of time with a camera down and the graph on, and you'll see what I mean. It's a very enlightening and often humbling experience...

[nathanhooper]

Not meaning to take off subject, but would you say that a black and white camera would be enough to gain insight to as what a person is seeing on the sonar? Aside from the fact that color would be nicer. Maybe a max depth that the b/w would work in versus color?

[nathanhooper]

One other, is your camera not showing up on sonar? I'm looking from my phone so maybe I'm just not seeing it.