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Dropped some "C" trees in a few locations around the lake. I think the crappie will be looking for presents (jigs) around the trees for a while till they disintegrate! You can't tell from the scans but I cut some branches out to make spots for them to hide in the trees. Should be a productive spot. Spot always has bait fish and crappie just hanging out most of the time already. I just gave them a better home to hang around in.:fish
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What kinda side scan unit you got ?
Like the pics kickingback! Somerville? :)
-danny
I have an 899ci HD SI. I just did the update from Humminbird also so it makes the down image better.
Yes this is Somerville FF. These are easy to find. I dropped them about 50 feet from the shore so they can be easily found on sonar. The spot I dropped them was already a crappie honey hole so this should make it the most popular spot for crappie for the next couple of months.
Great images
how do you have your side imaging frequency set up those images look really good.. i just purchased a 899 ci hd si this past summer just havnt had the time on the water to really get the settings the way i like em.. any tips on this unit would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
I did a lot of research on-line and in forums. I constantly play around with the settings depending on where I am at and the time of day to see better. Here are a few sites I went to set it up and some sites with forums on the 899. You will get more info from the videos on YouTube than from me. I may confuse you. LOL Just do what they say to set it up and then play with it when you get on the water. You'll have fun changing settings to see more stuff!!
Also, did you do the update to 7.460 yet? It gives you "jigging" mode with the down image. Pretty cool stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCMLTlMDDGQ
Humminbird Side Imaging Forums
HUMMINBIRD: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishi...-hb-999-899-a/
i havnt upgraded yet really dont have a clue how to even do that stuff yet.. any pointers on that would be helpful to haha!!
First, register your sonar with Humminbird. Only takes a few minutes. Once you do then your account for your model you register with will have any downloads for your sonar. Just download them to your desktop. Save the file on an SD card. It can be the same card you use to store your way points and recordings on. Then go to your sonar and power on. Set the unit to factory defaults. Then put the card in the slot and the unit will find the update and ask you if you want to update. Say yes and do not unplug until done. Once done it will reboot and you are updated. There are instructions on the Humminbird site where you download the update as well. Took me all of 5 minutes.
http://www.humminbird.com/Support/MyHumminbird/
Question for u guys on the si pic. I bought a new unit this winter and need to learn. Would the cloudy pic on the right from the surface to bottom be just prop wash?? Also on si pic on left side of boat would that be big clump of weeds?? I am thinking weeds on not rocks because if it was rock it would be a brighter white.
Good questions. The "cloud" in the pic on th SI right side is bait fish and plankton I'm pretty sure. There were clouds all over the water that night but only in the locations I dropped the trees. The SI left pic is of the shore line dropping off to the depth the trees are holding. Those are rocks on the bank sloping down to deeper water. I placed these at a point of land that attracts fish already. They are not brighter white because they are sloping up out of the water. I get the lighter images from the hard bottom when it is deeper or I go over the area in the cone closer. Hope that helps. Here's another view of the trees from a different angle.
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sounds easy enough thanks again for the help
You better get :santa some scuba gear to put the presents all around the trees, Great looking pics.
How did you get the trees to stand up ?
PLANTED THEM,THEY DID NOT NEED ANY WATER,LOL
The trees are already buoyant as they are wood but tying them to the cinder blocks and tying a small foam noodle to the top of the tree keeps them upright for as long as the trees are there.Quote:
Originally Posted by brettw