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10-23-2015, 05:58 AM | #1 |
wishin' I was fishin'
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Help Analyzing a Fish Finder view
Hi guys,
Out on Wednesday, we saw lots of views on the Fish Finder like those below. We dropped irons on these spots multiple times, but only for some rockfish. I know there were lots of small bonito in the area, also some very small yellowtail. I can "guess" at what I am seeing, but if any of you have a good idea of what this shows, please advise. And yes, I know, someone will say, "fish!", but any idea of what this could be and how to approach if something decent? Irons, dropper loop, mac on a weight, etc....? As I am going out again tomorrow. Probably targeting rockfish, lings, and any possibility of YT. These could just be showing bait, but on a ball of macs, I don't usually see the fish images. and here's the 2nd image: Thanks! ps.... also a note, almost every rockfish we caught was stuffed with red crabs. A lingcod had a full belly of crabs. |
10-23-2015, 07:50 AM | #2 |
Brandon
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Turn your fish ID off. It shows fish pictures of things that might not be fish. And gets in the way
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10-23-2015, 11:04 AM | #3 |
Tail Chaser!
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X2 don't use that mode.
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10-23-2015, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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Just like the others said, turn off the fish Id view, after a while you'll be able to identify what type of bait is sitting below. It took me some time to figure it out but now I can tell if a school is Spanish macs or greenbacks, if you get good enough at it you'll also be able to tell if a fish is a male or female.
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10-23-2015, 12:09 PM | #5 |
MAYNEE-YAK
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the first image looks like a big ball of bonies. kelp on the bottom (near the front edge of the fish ball). possible wolfpack of YT at 70-80. the micro yt usually don't school up THAT tightly which is why i'm guessing they are bonito. and from what i've noticed.. yt have a thicker mark (some yellow on each arch, according to your FF).
then again.. it could be a big ball of some decent sized macs. i'm not expert at reading a FF, i just drop down when i see a decent sized ball/mark and my rod will tell me what it is if it bites lol.
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10-24-2015, 05:29 AM | #6 |
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I've gotten so frustrated and confused by what shows, or doesn't show, on a FF that I've wanted to go over the side with a mask to see what the hell is really down there. Mike
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10-24-2015, 05:59 AM | #7 |
Brandon
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Too many variables with settings on your lowrance unit to decipher what exactly that is. Each person uses different settings because there are so many options. My advice is to watch a video or do some studying on how to get to a good starting point with the unit. After that go out and drop a yoyo jig until you can pick it up all the way to the bottom. Pay attention to the color since it will be a different color than something soft. Start turning up your sensitivities to where you can really see that jig well but dont have too much clutter on the screen. Have to find the balance point. After that send down a sabiki. I have my FF dialed to where I can see each individual hook on my rig and my weight all the way down to 130 feet no problem. You want to be on the higher side of your sensitivity vs the lower so you wont miss anything good. Just have to learn that there will be some stuff on the screen that isnt good stuff, just a little clutter.
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10-25-2015, 09:43 AM | #8 |
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If I'm near the kelp I drop my sabiki.
If I'm away from the kelp I drop my iron.
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10-25-2015, 05:43 PM | #9 |
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the heavier lines might be those bonito, and the lighter / fainter ones towards the bottom would be the red crab imo but I'm no expert. Most of the times I hook up the meter is blank...
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10-25-2015, 06:00 PM | #10 |
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As everyone else has said, turn off the fish ID. It blocks the real picture of what's down there.
But I don't think those are YT. I've noticed that YT have distinctive, thick arches (I think due to their size?? I don't know the science of fish finders that well). And as others have said, they don't school that tightly. In the first pic, the strand coming off the bottom is kelp. |
10-25-2015, 06:01 PM | #11 |
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On the bottom left of the first pic and the bottom of the second pic is a school of baitfish.
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