Sounder Pic Query
Submitted by ledge64 on Sun, 2012-01-29 10:47
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Hi Guys
Went out to 40 metres yesterday and didn't get a thing 
I'm not confident my Furuno 600L is working correct so posted these pic's for comments, there is a line 12 metres from the top and there appears to be fish on the bottom what do you guys think?
Sounder is set in manual mode with bottom lock and gain 3.5
sorry about quality of pics only have an iphone3 and forgot the camera .....
Forgot to post this pic as well
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allrounder
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You may find the line is the temp.
It gives you a track of temp so if trolling you can keep in a zone of warm water.Eg the temp was around 24 in the area you are in.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
JohnF
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Fairly small show IMO. I
Fairly small show IMO. I would not be that confident with that sort of show On an otherwise featureless bottom, but still much better than nothing on the sounder.
We had much better shows yesterday for no hits in a few locations, sometimes the fish ain't hungry.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
CCC
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From what I see the split
From what I see the split screens are showing the same range 0-40m. zoom the bottom lock split to show the bottom 5m (ie: 35-40m range).
And the line is a temp line.
CCC
allrounder
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I thought it was temp
But mines on the other side of the split screen.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
ledge64
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Thanks never noticed the line
Thanks never noticed the line before maybe it only appears after a certain depth? fish most up to 20-25 metres
till
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Skinny green line on the RHS
Skinny green line on the RHS is temp, you can even see the scale in the middle of the screen. It counts down to zero and isn't on the bottom.
The light green on the bottom of the screen is a very light show, whatever it is.
Man Overboard
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I was fishing in the 50's
I was fishing in the 50's yesterday with the gain set at 3.1, I usually don't fish more than 35-40 m in my tub.
I adjusted the gain to 4 and instantly had flares showing on the bottom lock.
Definately adjust the bottom lock to 5 mtrs.
grayzeee
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agreedhey man overboard.
agreed
hey man overboard. absolutely true about the gain thing. had the exact thing happen to me last weekend.
wasn't seeing any flares at all in 30 odd meters with gain low. did see fish though. turned up gain , and suddenly , allsorts started popping up off the bottom.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
BOOMER
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No fish that cause you were
No fish that cause you were in the sand mate, the light green flare on both photos more than likely bait fish ie mulies, yellowtail, nothing wrong with the gain you getting a good mark up just no ground there. try set you range around 20 meters is a bit more forgiving when looking for heavy country. Drive over some shallow lumps and ground that you can see and learn what the sounder is telling you.hope this helps
Cheers Boomer
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BIG FISH !!!!!
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Sounder Pic Info!
Ledge;
Not alot of ground or descent echoes but zooming in ie select a range and use the SHIFT button will allow you to zoom in closer to the bottom (RH side screen) to see structure & fish!
Set your range to 10-15m, press the SHIFT button until the ground is showing on the bottom of your screen and have the left hand side screen showing bottom lock of say 5-7m!
With the menu you can also delete weak echos ie the weakest blue shade (15%) with Colour erase. The other thing you can do is in the menu also go into Clutter control and minimise (10%)
This will help you find and indentify good ground & fish!
Hope that helps......all the best!
ledge64
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Date Joined: 24/11/09
Thanks guys going to the 3
Thanks guys going to the 3 mile tomorrow to test the sounder out if the weather holds