thoughts please on sounder set up
Submitted by petermac on Thu, 2014-03-20 17:46
my sounder a hummingbird a 788Hdci has an option to turn on the fish id wondering if its worth using or just leaving it of and just watching for fish archs
Shark1
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mmmm dont know i prefer
mmmm dont know i prefer arches, but i use a lowrance and furuno -which doesnt always show arches depending on fish- nothing like getting to know u r own sounder - on mine i know some colors is a sambo( yellow on my selected pallette) or red is dhu/snapper
the fish id doesnt show this
Lastchance
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LOL Pete, c'mon mate, your
LOL Pete, c'mon mate, your trying to get a posse together to win the FeNaCLNG comp and you are asking these questions? With your 30 years experience, just use the sounder down there the same you used yours up here.
Let the machine show you what is down there. If you aren't sure, don the gear and jump in, dive down and see the structure the sounder is seeing. Same as here. Obviously no good over 20m or so, but you know how it works.
good luck, see you in August
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petermac
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haha
I am old school mate still trying to come to grips with a color sounder , when I started out mate we used paper sounders , happy to give you a lesson on how to use a paper sounder if you can find one haha and if we get there for fenacl looks like the boys will be all ex locals that are keen at the moment to go
Paul H
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Definitely Fish ID off Peter,
Definitely Fish ID off Peter, no other way to go
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paula8519
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sounder settings
The software that shows fish icons can be fooled easily, all of the experts say don't use them.
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Vinesh87
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Get rid of the bird. Put a
Get rid of the bird. Put a fcv 1195 in. No need for fish ID
Lastchance
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That is by far the best idea
That is by far the best idea I've heard today!
Brucesta
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fish ID off Peter, it allows
fish ID off Peter, it allows you to see if it's a school, idividual fish, size etc etc.
See you in august
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JohnF
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I use fish ID religilously
I use fish ID religilously and have now upgraded with an extra module that tells you what bait to use and if they are feeding. Next step is to hook it directly to my two electric reels, each with different bait pre rigged, which should enable me to automatically drop to the correct depth with the right bait without getting out of the Captains chair.
If I could only work out how to hook in my GPS and autopilot, I could stay home and avoid the hassle of the hunt altogether.
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No fish ID!!!!!!
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bsir
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Washing and cleaning
...next step is to train the missus to wash the boat and clean the fish...
crasny1
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Like everyone - fish ID off.I
Like everyone - fish ID off.
I do turn it one when anchored up just for fun!
Keeps the Mrs entertained because she cant read the arches, but loves to see the "little" fish icons under the boat. LOL
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randall df223
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Everything I have read /
Everything I have read / watched says leave it switched off. You lose too much interpretable data.
Fish! HARD!