shallow water shot - interpretations?

 I was out crabbing a few weeks ago in the swan.  Between runs i had latched onto a public mooring near elizabeth quay.  Boat was stationary with the stern close to the mooring.  Saw this on the sounder.  Now, if i had been in deeper water i would have been excited by this.  To me it appears to be a surface predator swimming down towards some bait fish on the bottom.  But it could also be something like a flathead lying on the bottom and merely something sinking down through the beam.  What ever is heading down didnt put out a strong echo so it may have been a gobble guts for all i know.

Thoughts?

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Rope

Wed, 2016-02-17 12:56

 Looks like the rope going down to the mooring to me . 

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 +1

Wed, 2016-02-17 13:12

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If the rope was in the beam,

Wed, 2016-02-17 13:17

If the rope was in the beam, it would be a constant (none changing) echo, would it not?  Boat was basically stationary.  Mooring is stationary.

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Your iphone sinking to the

Wed, 2016-02-17 14:25

Your iphone sinking to the bottom after your leaned over the side????

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 Haha...  I'm  an android man

Wed, 2016-02-17 15:08

 Haha...  I'm  an android man ;)  if i had an iphone i would have thrown it, not dropped it.

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Definately not rope

Wed, 2016-02-17 15:16

 as you say Randall. Some little fish. Could be a mulloways tail on the very edge of your sounder signal.

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 Grogans from the ferry

Wed, 2016-02-17 16:24

 Grogans from the ferry toilets?