My wife and I fished brush piles all weekend using HB 2D sonar (no livescope) and we noticed that the port side caught way more fish than the starboard side. I talked to a crappie guide and he told me that he had the same experience back in the day when he fished with 2d sonar. We are both stumped on why this could occur. We enabled spotlock as we vertically fished. Any ideas?
Could it be that the port side was possibly shaded?
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I don't think so b/c it occurs both all times of the day/evening. We thought maybe the built in transducer on the TM has the 2d sonar on the left side and the DI on the right side. But that is just a wild guess.
interesting question
Maybe the fish are left handed? Works for me:Rofl It is an interesting question.
Bob
Possibly the transducer is on that side meaning that those baits would be closer to the brushpile
I have no clue but it tends make me think an inch left or right on the bottom of the transducer wouldn't cause this, a cone is a cone for the most part ,some are wider than others and depths play into it as well .Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappies4Christ
but it is for sure strange how some views on the depth imaging units are not directly underneath where they originate .
angle of the dangle is likely what's up in my opinion :highfive
Ketchn: I think you got it. I have a Ranger 1850MS. It is 5% offset from the bow when I calibrated spot lock. The 5% is on the right side of the boat. So to keep the boat pointed at the correct heading position, then the TM and Transducer must angle 5% back to the left (port side). I believe this is the answer.
Could it be your wife was fishing the port side and you got spanked.... rolling & giggling....
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To be clear, I got crushed. 16 fish for wife , 4 for me. She is still giving me the business and now she wants better fishing outfits!
Get em for her. You’re a lucky man. Been with my wife over 40 years and she’s been in my boat less than ten times. Buy her the best you can afford.
As for the difference, it may also be a sweet spot on the brush. I fished standing timber and all of the fish on a couple of trees would come from a 5’ circle, all day. Maybe some preferred branches in one spot, who knows, theys feesh and sometimes make no sense.
that there is funny , better fishing outfits , to hilarious , I got a few buds that want better fishing outfits as well :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Crappies4Christ
Who knows!!!
It’s happened to me several times sauger fishing.
Anchored fore and aft.
My 24ft Alweld river boat.
Guys on bow and stern. Basically vertical fishing. Same weight, same color.
Weird deal for sure.
I attribute it to LUCK!!!!
Rather be lucky than good I was always told. LOL
Chuck
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Well, my wife now has clothes from Simms, Huk, Under Armor and Columbia. She has matching hats and she just told me we need strike king sausage head jigs in 1/16 oz yellow, to match her bonehead plastics we use.
Thanks for everyones thoughts and comments and I am now working on getting to the left side of the bow before her or I am going to be broke soon!
I have wondered if the ping from the depth finder drives them to the other side .Just a thought .
Good thing you don’t ride a Harley or you WOULD BE BROKE FOR SURE!!Quote:
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I've always been of the mind that sonar pings don't phase them as much as many people think. I've sat right on top of a tree full of fish, with 2 units running (LS & DI) and the fish never paid them much mind. I've been fishing in <5fow with a unit running & trolling motor running & caught Bass & Crappie. :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by Eagle 1
ease the boat towards the side that has the bite and change the port to starboard just like that , have to be subtle though so do it ever so slowly , tip of the week :Rofl