Sunday pm for couple hours

[Vinsott]

Got off work and wanted to play with my new HDS 7 gen 2.  Trolled around the islands by 12 bridge from 6:30 pm till dark with flicker 7's. Had a purple tiger, black and silver and a black gold sunset.  The only hits were on the black and silver. Caught a small smallmouth, 2 short walleye, and a 12" Kentucky.  The main reason was for the new toy.  It is neat, but it showed fish all over, and made me think about what actually is in the lake compared to what I am catching. The down and side scan is neat for finding structure. Hoping to get out again on Tuesday and map some bottom, and maybe bring home a walleye for dinner.(yeah right!!!)

[J-Doc]

Welcome to the pains of knowing what's in the lake and how frustrating it is to not being able to catch them.  

 

I typically use side scan for structure only but recently changed the color pallette to gray and it seems to show fish easier.  I use gray on downs can too.  Sensitivity and contrast is typically on auto however I may tweak it a little if it shows what I feel is a better picture.  They say you should play with the color palettes as each has a better use for certain situations.  

 

Funny how one color gets bites and the others do not.  I have not figured this out yet.  White typically disappears at that depth.  Some days they want one color, other days they want another color.  Find out which color works best overall and then buy a bunch of those.  And don't even tell your buddies which color that is.  Some things....you just keep to yourself.  :-)

 

There are definitely lots of fish in Beaver and the bait population is going to make a hard winter for fishing.  Once the shad kill occurs, that's all they will want.  So get stocked up on some spoons and get ready.  That HDS will help this winter.