IMO its pretty hard to tell what fish is what on a sounder screen mate, you can see good hard/coral ground with fish flairs, but you would be struggling to determine whether it was a decent dhu or another solid fish, some people claim they can tell and if so, than they are a better fisherman than me.
You may be right Boomer but I’m just going by what I’ve seen and caught, I’ve seen plenty of dhus diving that sit a couple of meters off the bottom and the above pic shows them only 2m off the top of the lump. I’ve found almost every time I’ve seen shows like the above I’ve caught XL dhus and most of the time I see perfect more solid returns I catch sambos or pinkies, as seen in the following pic.
Last time i hit a school of dhuies,all xl they looked exactly like that on my 585 sounder. Have picked them up individualy and i found that they show as a yellow spot ,easy to miss or dismiss as nothing.
To many variable aswell...a small fish on the sounder can be a big fish if its only just inside or on the edge off the sonar beam...could also be 50 meters away.
Should grab some pics actually, it's all individualised to your settings & colour palette etc. but for me Dhu's are a rounder blob in return with a less dense colour as mentioned by sandbar. In my experience I have seen what I interpret as Dhu's & dropped picking up dhu's, same with what I identify as Pinkie's & Sambo's etc. whilst proof in the pudding for me, other members have the same experience running different units on their boats which have also proven true.
Difficulty in seeking pics is that unless you are running all the same variables it's going to be different for you, if that makes sense?
I dont usually weigh in on the sounder threads, but one thing I will put forward (imo) looking at a still photo of a sounder pic, (especially as regards what the bottom is) is similar to trying to tell what a movie is about from a single screenshot.
My mate Bruce the legend can and does i.d dhuies on the sounder, once youve seen and caught a shedload you know what your looking for. Definite blobs on the screen
RobertMc
Posts: 326
Date Joined: 19/01/09
IMO its pretty hard to tell
IMO its pretty hard to tell what fish is what on a sounder screen mate, you can see good hard/coral ground with fish flairs, but you would be struggling to determine whether it was a decent dhu or another solid fish, some people claim they can tell and if so, than they are a better fisherman than me.
sandbar
Posts: 704
Date Joined: 25/10/09
I've, heard
they can tell by the swim bladder. Apparently it shows a less dense colour. But I can certainly not prove this.
Interesting to hear others opions?
randall df223
Posts: 6454
Date Joined: 08/08/11
I reckon size is definitely
I reckon size is definitely deducible. species? good luck with that.... tell more from the bite, initial run and how it fights....
Fish! HARD!
milsey
Posts: 1462
Date Joined: 22/08/07
Couple of 10+kg dhus
Rig
Posts: 2925
Date Joined: 27/12/06
nice sounding
thats a nice sounding milsy, good demonstration of how bottom lock should work too
BOOMER
Posts: 179
Date Joined: 24/01/11
3 fathoms off the lump =
3 fathoms off the lump = Sambos!!
You can call "fish" off the sounder but you cant ID them anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves
As stated by Rig good to see someone who has there sounder set up properly, Nice one Milsey.
Cheers Boomer
Big hook,
Big bait,
BIG FISH !!!!!
barneyboy
Posts: 1392
Date Joined: 08/01/09
Used to be able to tell what was what up north with a furuno
and no I wasn't kidding myself or any of the 200 plus guided trips I did a year either.
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
milsey
Posts: 1462
Date Joined: 22/08/07
You may be right Boomer but
You may be right Boomer but I’m just going by what I’ve seen and caught, I’ve seen plenty of dhus diving that sit a couple of meters off the bottom and the above pic shows them only 2m off the top of the lump. I’ve found almost every time I’ve seen shows like the above I’ve caught XL dhus and most of the time I see perfect more solid returns I catch sambos or pinkies, as seen in the following pic.
milsey
Posts: 1462
Date Joined: 22/08/07
This is an 18kg dhu coming
This is an 18kg dhu coming up on my 587 in my other boat, no questioning what fish that is haha
Deleted
Posts: 6265
Date Joined: 26/04/14
iam a little turned on right
iam a little turned on right now
Willlo
Posts: 1490
Date Joined: 07/10/11
Last time i hit a school of
Last time i hit a school of dhuies,all xl they looked exactly like that on my 585 sounder. Have picked them up individualy and i found that they show as a yellow spot ,easy to miss or dismiss as nothing.
Call Sign - BZ785
Haynes Hunter Prowler CC
Jayden20
Posts: 672
Date Joined: 29/08/11
To many variable aswell...a
To many variable aswell...a small fish on the sounder can be a big fish if its only just inside or on the edge off the sonar beam...could also be 50 meters away.
Lamby
Posts: 3145
Date Joined: 04/08/09
Should grab some pics
Should grab some pics actually, it's all individualised to your settings & colour palette etc. but for me Dhu's are a rounder blob in return with a less dense colour as mentioned by sandbar. In my experience I have seen what I interpret as Dhu's & dropped picking up dhu's, same with what I identify as Pinkie's & Sambo's etc. whilst proof in the pudding for me, other members have the same experience running different units on their boats which have also proven true.
Difficulty in seeking pics is that unless you are running all the same variables it's going to be different for you, if that makes sense?
Rob H
Posts: 5789
Date Joined: 18/01/12
I dont usually weigh in on
I dont usually weigh in on the sounder threads, but one thing I will put forward (imo) looking at a still photo of a sounder pic, (especially as regards what the bottom is) is similar to trying to tell what a movie is about from a single screenshot.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Jim
Posts: 1333
Date Joined: 05/05/06
My mate Bruce the legend can
My mate Bruce the legend can and does i.d dhuies on the sounder, once youve seen and caught a shedload you know what your looking for. Definite blobs on the screen
Bend over