Thread: Anybody want to interpret these Pics?

Originally Posted by CRAPPIEHUNTER68

Very Good Grasshopper (wannabe). Finer details

(1) This will appear on very steep drops (as Wannabe be stated) water temps mixing. There is likely bait there also though. To target run the zoom in to about 40 feet and take a closer look. (Is this Tibbe Creek?)

(2) Again wannabe probably right of the wood. Match chart speed to 4.4 mph and the image will be fine.

(3) Slow Down. It is too dang cold to be running that fast.

Yes that Tibbee and yes it was too cold to be running that fast, but it shore felt warm when I stopped.

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

My interpretations:

#1, there may be some bait fish in that pic, but it's too spread out and sporatic to matter. I tend to think it's bait, mixed with debris or mixing water of different temps that are providing the returns. Even if it is bait, it's too spread out - rather than schooled tight in protective mode - to be interesting enough to stop.

#2, I think the cursor to the left is just above some fairly low stumps or wood on the bottom - as evidenced by the short shadows. Again, there may be a fish or two, but given that your boat is only in 19.5 ft of water and the temp is 32.6 and it appears the left side is even shallower, I'd doubt all of those marks are fish....more probably most aren't. Also, 4.4mph is on the high side of the right speed for the SI, I'm betting a pass at 3.0 would clear up the pic a good bit.

#3, I agree, what you're looking at is a a fisherman who's figured out it's way too cold to be out playing with his fishfinder and is headed back to the ramp trying to find the sweet spot between - Oh Lord, get me to a heater ASAP and As long as I stay under 46.2 mph, my snot doesn't freeze to my face.

Man, look at those water temps...bound to have been some slush on top in the shallows.

Wannabe...

Wb the shallows did not have slush in them. They were froze solid. I think I hit a Glacier one time.

Originally Posted by DonDon

thats what I was seeing yesterday. LOTS of lines coming across the screen. I couldn't see ANY details though, just streaky lines. THINKING that it's prop wash but not sure. Then again, I MAY need to read my darn manual. hehe

For this thing to even be reading running that fast is impressive to me. I dont have the lines when operating at a normal speed. The transducer will have a small amount of play in it when it is mounted according to the book. It has too cause the shoulder of the bolt going thru the pivot is too long to clamp the pivot. This is so when you hit a stump with the ducer, it is supposed to flip up instead of break off.

I'll get it installed CORRECTLY this week so I can try her out again this coming weekend

Yep thought that looked familiar. There is some really cool stuff to look at with the SI up there.

Originally Posted by CRAPPIEHUNTER68

Yep thought that looked familiar. There is some really cool stuff to look at with the SI up there.

I didnt get very far up there. It's just to dang cold to get very far from the ramp. Did you see the Gravel Pits? It looked like from the east bank ramp they were frozen over behind the islands to the right. I didnt go over there cause I wanted to go to Tibbee just to look around in the main creek.

I have never seen this much ice on the water. The gravel pits at my house were frozen completely over.