Feeding Frenzy at Harris

Charles and I spent a couple of hours Saturday a week ago scouting Harris for yesterday's tournament. The cold the past few nights pushed the fish deep, so our scouting did not help. We took about 30-40 screenshots so I can come home and study each one on the computer. Usually I take a combo screen with SI, DI and chart. This way I know where I am at on the lake.

I have taken hundred's of screenshots over the past few years, but never saw anything like the screenshot below. Talk about a feeding frenzy!!!! We didn't do any fishing, so not sure what is doing the feeding below. Best guess is crappie or perch.

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That is a super cool shot!

That is awesome

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That is a super cool shot!

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X2!


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Thanks for sharing. That is an awesome picture.

That’s great! I think I would have been compelled to drop a jig in that mess


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Looking back, would have been nice just to see what kind of fish it was. I've seen bait balls in the Winter with maybe 3 or 4 fish feeding, but never like what was happening when we drove the boat over them.

I saw similar things on my fish finder screen this weekend, but not in Harris. Crappie and perch are what I caught, though nothing is bigger. I am jigging right above the bottom, they don't care about color and jig size.

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Looking back, would have been nice just to see what kind of fish it was. I've seen bait balls in the Winter with maybe 3 or 4 fish feeding, but never like what was happening when we drove the boat over them.

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I must be missing something. What was the outcome of the tournament at Harris? Was it cancelled?

Nice screenshot! Interesting this is in 15 fow and the majority of fish are in about 30 fow this time of year.

If the water was muddy or stained I almost bet it was perch, they move shallower in stained water

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If the water was muddy or stained I almost bet it was perch, they move shallower in stained water

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nope, most of these dots should be either bass or crappie. perch more looks like a line, not dots in chirp sonar.

I'm confused now. I thought Chirp was used with 2D not Down Image.

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I'm confused now. I thought Chirp was used with 2D not Down Image.

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That's correct, chirp is technology used with 2D sonar not downscan, I think hangout is confusing his sonar termonology.

Great pics .. thanks for sharing.

As you can see from my other pictures, the DI is set on 800 kHz. I'm not a big fan of Mega on my SI or DI. Take a look at these two SI screenshots taken the same day. You can see I am at 455 on my SI. I just get a lot better image out away from the boat.

When you read that Mac Crappie is catching his fish two cranks off the bottom, you will see why in these shots. You can see a
shadow just out from these fish, meaning they are about two feet off the bottom. This is why Mr. Mac can put good fish in the boat.

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As you can see from my other pictures, the DI is set on 800 kHz. I'm not a big fan of Mega on my SI or DI. Take a look at these two SI screenshots taken the same day. You can see I am at 455 on my SI. I just get a lot better image out away from the boat.

When you read that Mac Crappie is catching his fish two cranks off the bottom, you will see why in these shots. You can see a
shadow just out from these fish, meaning they are about two feet off the bottom. This is why Mr. Mac can put good fish in the boat.

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For the 3 times I have used my new Helixs I've learned (You Tube Lesson) that the mega setting will give a very narrow cone and is best for super Shallow 10 FOW and less.

Beautiful Screenshot! Frame it!

Very cool to see. Looks quite similar to striped bass feeding on menhaden off the coast of Virginia in the Atlantic. Great shot.