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ful-rac · 06-19-2013, 11:48 AM

Your on the right track, no amount of youtube or pictures will replace OTW experience. there are many variations of fishfinders, transducers...or even how they are mounted, they all will make a difference on how they read. Try to meter known objects, like what you are doing...kelp, dolphins, rocks, sand, bait...and note what they look like. Next time you hook a fish try to get it into your sonar cone and note what it looks like. After time you'll get a sense of what things look like and what they are or likely to be. Hopefully this helps.

vincentek9 · 06-19-2013, 11:53 AM

dolphin mark and seal mark are pretty similar.
a shark the same size gives a diff mark
a wsb also gives a diff mark (squigly line... worm.. snake...)
a yt gives a very nice arc (especially if you have your chart speed increased)

big floating blobs is usually baitball. sometimes too small to hook

big floating blobs WITH ARCS under/around them... you want to target those arcs. they are big fish chasing the bait ball.

06-19-2013, 11:48 AM	#1
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Your on the right track, no amount of youtube or pictures will replace OTW experience. there are many variations of fishfinders, transducers...or even how they are mounted, they all will make a difference on how they read. Try to meter known objects, like what you are doing...kelp, dolphins, rocks, sand, bait...and note what they look like. Next time you hook a fish try to get it into your sonar cone and note what it looks like. After time you'll get a sense of what things look like and what they are or likely to be. Hopefully this helps. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

06-19-2013, 11:53 AM	#2
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	dolphin mark and seal mark are pretty similar. a shark the same size gives a diff mark a wsb also gives a diff mark (squigly line... worm.. snake...) a yt gives a very nice arc (especially if you have your chart speed increased) big floating blobs is usually baitball. sometimes too small to hook big floating blobs WITH ARCS under/around them... you want to target those arcs. they are big fish chasing the bait ball. __________________