Quinte Fishing

Hi Everybody,

I have been out twice now with my new Lowrance 102c and have a few questions. I took a few screen shots at the mouth of Hay Bay.

Notice the return around 15'every pic has it and the last 2 have 2 returns in the middle of the screen that are solid lines. Anybody have an idea what they could be. I'm concerned because it shows up all the time. I wondering it the unit is defective or could it be interference

Image 1
What would you say that big cloud is behind the speed Perch or Walleye?


Image 2
What about the cloud at the bottom Walleye or perch?


Image 3
Would you call the big return a Pike or Walleye? What about the smaller
hooks in the middle of the screen perch?


Image 4
What type of fish would you think these?


Image 5
Here is another cloud with a small hook to the left and 2 near by at the
bottom right


Image 6 & 7
Notice the hooks at the bottom. Could that be Pike or Walleye?


Image 7


Image 8
Check out the amout of yellow on the bottom in these last 2 images. I'd
say that this is a harder bottom maybe rock or hard mud?



Image 9

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RangerGuy...
Check out Doc Bruce Samson's site. He explains alot of the questions you have....also it will save me alot of typing

http://www.hightechfishing.com/sonar.html

The constant line at 15ft seems to be some sort of feed back. I don't think it is the thermocline showing yet. Have you tried it on another 12volt power source to see if it is being caused by a trolling motor, outboard etc?

Cheers'

-et

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Sheldon Hatch
NPAA 928

Thanks eye tracker

That is an awesome article

Yeh I am little concerned that the line could be feedback because I run the unit off of the starting battery. Also I just re-did all the battery connections in the boat.

So I'll have to redo depthfinder connections to a totally seperate battery. Maybe the motor is giving some false information on the screen.

Although I'd hate to have to put yet another battery in the boat which would make a total of 4. I also just mounted a 2 battery onboard charger. So if I have to put another battery in LOL! I'm back where I started as far as battery charging goes.

I am just curious to see what other people think those return "hooks" are. I've never had a unit of this power and since I don't seem to be able to catch a walleye this spring to confirm what my screen is marking LOL! I am wondering what other people would think they are.

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rangerGuy...
the big balls are schools of bait fish. The small dark archs are your walleye, drum, lakers, pike or small mouth bass.

does that help?

-et

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Sheldon Hatch
NPAA 928

BTW...
you did not have a downrigger set at 15ft did you? this will show a steady line on your sonar becaue the downrigger ball in in the path of the sonar ping.

cheers'

-et

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Sheldon Hatch
NPAA 928

Nope no downriggers. I figured the clouds were baitfish I just wanted to confirm

The thing is I didn't know whether to class those suspend hooks (little blue ones) as larger gamefish or little perch because I haven't caught anything lately to compare LOL!

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Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.

Time to purchase an aqua-view camera ...soon your boat will look like a space ship with all of the electronics.

cheers'

-et

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Sheldon Hatch
NPAA 928

Yeh totally that is so true LOL! Now I just need a gps Can't wait to pick up that Garmin 276c

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Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.