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  1. 08-07-2016, 08:17 AM #1
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    I have been seeing lots of dense clouds of something in the water on my fish finder. I suspect it is Plankton or Algae. Can someone please post some fish finder pics of the Algae or Plankton in the water so I can get a better idea of what I am looking at?
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  2. 08-07-2016, 12:21 PM #2
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    It may be easier for you to take and post some pictures of what you are seeing and maybe it can be explained to you what it could be. I am curious to see what you are looking at and how it would look on a FF. I cant think of a time that I had one show up and if I did, I wouldn't of ever guessed it being caused by Plankton or Algea so now you have me curious.
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  3. 08-07-2016, 12:23 PM #3
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    Bait balls, thermocline???
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNip View Post
    Bait balls, thermocline???
    Here are some pics:
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    Algae or??
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    Brush??
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    More Brush??
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    ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNip View Post
    Bait balls, thermocline???
    Here are some pics:
    Name: S00194_zpstjwzv0oj.png Views: 506 Size: 95.2 KB
    Algae or??
    Name: S00196_zpswgkgvhxv.png Views: 495 Size: 117.7 KB
    Brush??
    Name: S00195_zpsgb69lpiy.png Views: 489 Size: 98.2 KB
    More Brush??

    ???

    Name: S00197_zpsjjsrgrkq.png Views: 459 Size: 123.6 KB
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  6. 08-07-2016, 06:14 PM #6
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    That's not algae, too deep.
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    Looks like small bait to me, in the clouds, some of those were fish on the bottom and side scan pics Looked a lot like what I think are gar on mine. some of the ones standing vertical could be weeds coming up from the bottom, I seen these a lot on sooner.
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    This years shad fry have hatched and there are clouds after clouds of them all over the lakes I have been on. It's been that way since early July. That's the reason downsizing baits this time of years produces more fish hooked up instead of short strikes. From what I have seen on the images that's what you are seeing except what DSteeet pointed out.......Ranger
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    X2 what Darrell said
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  10. 08-08-2016, 04:56 PM #10
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    I'm no expert but a lot of those pics look like bait to me. You have 2d of them?
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