It is NOT about SIZE ....

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10-13-2021, 06:31 AM
Ketchn

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It is NOT about SIZE ....

It is often said size matters ,AND sometimes it does for sure ....
but in the world of electronics ,not so much it seems to me ....
a small cheap graph and a simple bit of an educated guess or 3 ....
and KABOOM is near ....
pretty sure in this image ...
bait on the left , crappie on 2 trees on the right and the wind direction was as shown .....
did it all work out as planned you might ask ....?
Si ,Oui and Yes ....and in mandarin its pronounced yehs.....:crazy::Rofl
p.s. notice how the larger crappie are downwind of the smaller crappie ....
similar as you often see when they stack vertically under a bait ball ....
oh the little things that often matter dont ya know .......:highfive
10-13-2021, 06:49 AM
SuperDave336

Good post with pic. KABOOM for sure
10-13-2021, 07:15 AM
SKs Crappie Catching Adventures

Hope no one that fish my lakes think they're gonna find fish stacked like that often...... Maybe the bait but not the fish......
10-13-2021, 07:48 AM
BuckeyeCrappie

I would love to see that on my finders. :biggrin
10-13-2021, 08:12 AM
DockShootinJack

I probably found and caught more fish on the small DI graph on the front of the old boat than I have with any of the newer stuff
10-13-2021, 08:14 AM
hdhntr

have seen scenes like that on my buddies ancient FF and then never get a bite. but did see a ball suspended a month ago up at 6 to 8 feet and tore them up.
10-13-2021, 11:41 AM
GreenEYESfromOHIO

Nice pic their Ketchn, I always enjoy seeing sonar images of suspended fish and objects, more you see, the more you learn.
10-13-2021, 11:50 AM
ezgoing

As you get older, the size of the graph matters more. I have trouble seeing the details on the smaller screens nowadays.

Saw several piles like that last week but it was extremely hard to get them to bite. Which was why I saw several piles that looked like that. Fish are there but it's hard to find them hungry with all the bait fish around. :(
10-13-2021, 12:15 PM
DockShootinJack

I have a small side scan. It is certainly hard to see
10-13-2021, 12:26 PM
ezgoing

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I have a small side scan. It is certainly hard to see

My new boat came with a 5" screen. It is almost impossible for me to see anything other than large brush piles and lay-downs. Can't see most stumps and only can see small dots as the fish.

Can't wait till I install a larger graph on the console. The 10" Garmin I had intended to install was stolen from one of my slip's lockers so I'm waiting for a good price for a replacement.

I despise thieves.
10-13-2021, 12:29 PM
DockShootinJack

That is the size I have. I originally bought it for a kayak. The fish are certainly hard to see on it.

Pretty bad when someone will take a mans fishing gear. Old timers hard and fast rule ya didn't mess with a man's wife, tools, or vehicle. I am pretty certain fishing gear falls under the tools category
10-13-2021, 01:35 PM
SuperDave336

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Originally Posted by ezgoing

I despise thieves.

Me too!!!
10-13-2021, 02:15 PM
CrappiePappy

This is a similar scenario, just on a smaller scale :

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...930_155620-jpg

These fish would "look at" a jig, but rarely bite one. So we had to get our minners down to within 1ft or less of the pod of fish, or else they'd rise to it and look it over and leave :Doh:... but they were usually the smaller ones in the pod, as evidenced by the ones that did actually bite on the minner. Strangely enough, the condition or size of the minner didn't much matter to them, as they hit tiny ones, big ones, & dead ones at the same rate. :dono
10-13-2021, 02:19 PM
DockShootinJack

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

This is a similar scenario, just on a smaller scale :

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...930_155620-jpg

These fish would "look at" a jig, but rarely bite one. So we had to get our minners down to within 1ft or less of the pod of fish, or else they'd rise to it and look it over and leave :Doh:... but they were usually the smaller ones in the pod, as evidenced by the ones that did actually bite on the minner. Strangely enough, the condition or size of the minner didn't much matter to them, as they hit tiny ones, big ones, & dead ones at the same rate. :dono

Almost sounds like a territorial responce to the minnows. They got too close and the crappie hit them
10-13-2021, 02:31 PM
Eagle 1

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I have a small side scan. It is certainly hard to see

They make mounts now that will put a seven inch screen in your face ! Expands and tilts . Cornfield crappie gear I believe .
10-13-2021, 02:58 PM
SuperDave336

Beat down has one too.

The Ultimate Fishfinder Mount - BeatDown Outdoor
10-13-2021, 03:07 PM
SuperDave336

If doesn’t need to be heavy duty for boat then maybe a kayak option would work. Yakattack or Ram mount and some PVC or something :dono just throwing ideas out
10-13-2021, 03:23 PM
DockShootinJack

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Originally Posted by Eagle 1

They make mounts now that will put a seven inch screen in your face ! Expands and tilts . Cornfield crappie gear I believe .

It will eventually get upgraded to something bigger. I do not use it too often shooting docks.
I have been looking to a pontoon to make a bridge, brushpile, nightfishing machine. Then I will decide on electronics
10-13-2021, 03:36 PM
"G"

You can do all types of trolling from a pontoon also.
10-13-2021, 03:41 PM
DockShootinJack

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Originally Posted by "G"

You can do all types of trolling from a pontoon also.

Two people up front set up to spider rig could cover a wide swath of water.
10-13-2021, 03:45 PM
ezgoing

With a pontoon, you get tossed to the floor of your boat instead of the water when a bass boat or a wave boat catches you unaware.
10-13-2021, 03:48 PM
DockShootinJack

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Originally Posted by ezgoing

With a pontoon, you get tossed to the floor of your boat instead of the water when a bass boat or a wave boat catches you unaware.

That would be a plus
10-13-2021, 03:55 PM
ezgoing

Since it has happened to me a few times I can tell you it is a definite plus. :Rofl
10-13-2021, 05:35 PM
DockShootinJack

Quote:

Originally Posted by ezgoing

Since it has happened to me a few times I can tell you it is a definite plus. :Rofl

I got rid of the big heavy bass boat and went with a smaller lighter aluminum I can tell the difference. That bass boat you could stand on the front deck through whatever. That aluminum bobs like a cork. I have had to sit down on the floor and let those wake boat rollers go by.
10-14-2021, 05:31 AM
Ketchn

99 cent reading glasses make little cheap graphs much more "fishing" people friendly , just saying .....:Rofl
10-14-2021, 05:33 AM
DockShootinJack

Mid 40's has started to make those glasses a necessary part of my life for detailed work

They also have the added benefit of making the small fish I catch look like whales:Rofl