si quasi complaint

Yup.. Everyone is correct...

DSI is DownScan...and DownScan is 1 piezo...or 1 beam pointing straight down with a total coverage of the numbers in the graph...

Rickie

But isn't his question specifically regarding side scan?

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Originally Posted by vic n

But isn't his question specifically regarding side scan?

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I think Brett's OP started out with the problems associated with using SI in deeper water (too much screen covered with water column) and then he asked if DI might be better for deeper water...

Then the discussion kinda followed the DI portion of his OP ...

Rickie

Brett

I did two things to help in this Q when using SI in deep water and locating fish. When in the deeper water I switch over to 800 and adjust Sen. up to get a better view then adjust Con. to make it sharper. I leave sharpness off until fish are found, this can be changed to better see how they relate to the structure....makes for a crummy screen shot for posting but does what it needs to out on the water and that is where it counts.

I also change over to one side only to get it to pop out better and see more detail. In these shots I found the structure and fish and then followed those steps. Hope it helps you out.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps51802442.png

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9fa6c853.jpg

In this shot sharpness was on and you can see the blurr but can also see the fish as they relate to the tree.
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Great snapshots, slabbacks.:ThumbsUp I certainly see fish in the first shot.

As I understand the beginning question is about seeing fish in deep water pass the water column,not in the black water column,which would be easy ,but the bottom where water column end and the bottom begins which is hard to see fish in . I too want to see some fish in that area in deep water, 30 plus feet,I know the softer the bottom betters your chance ,but pic,s please, if possible

genec in px #2 you can see fish holding on the bridge and they are not in the water column. In these two shots you can also see fish. These were taken when i first got the 898 and the settings may not have been just right but you can still till what was down there, not enough to make me want to stop and fish but it did tell me to go on.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psa78752a9.png

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps1d90fd41.png

Like I said, not something you want to post but enough to tell me what I need to know out on the water.

so,
in winter, what are we looking for?
crappie stacked up? deep structure? schools of bait?

Warm weather.LOL just joking.I still want to see fish before I fish for them ,on brush,under docks,or near creek channel,but some places I will still fish even if I cannot see them

x2 on the warmer temps :ThumbsUp

Is it just me and the area I fish or do others find fish holding tight to what ever structure they have this time of year, be it docks timber brush or ledges? The standing timber in 30fow or so seem to look like they have leaves....tight as ticks. Let a warm spell hit and they seem to relax a bit and come off some.

Brett look on your map and find two river channels that come together. Two good creeks that have produced good this year for you. Run SI only left or right and work the inside and outside points where they meet from various angles. If it's a good location someone has already dropped brush on that point or you may have standing timber or stumps. Look at it as a hotel on a travel route for the crappie and seeing bait close by is better yet. If a ledge is formed you may see them hanging tight to it. If they are tight to bottom I use a bottom bounce rig and work slow to the drop and the edge of the ledge or in and around the cover.

I have one or two poles in hand with good tip action and spider wire due to the lite bate. As good as the pictures are I've seen from your unit...you'll know it when you see it. Sorry but I have no "fish this structure" info to give due to finding them at all the above listed from one day to the next this time of year. Just depends on what they want due to the weather or bait it seems.

Hope ya get a boat load :ThumbsUp