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depth finder 101
ok so how exactly do you know what type of bottom ur fishing by looking at the sonar any and all info is appreciated
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Got no idea man. I use the old fashioned method of falling out the boat.
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Have you read your owners manual? The owners manual usually has photos of different types of bottoms. If you've lost it, there is usually one on line.
Pay attention to your depth finder when you are over bottom compositions you are sure of such as rock, weeds, sand, mud etc and you will quickly learn what the depth finder is showing you in other areas you are not sure of. IE go to a sandy beach area and check out the bottom; when you pull up weeds with a crankbait pull over to the weeds and look at them with your depth finder etc, etc. |
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My old paper graph would show O2 line.. something I miss..
Normally hard bottoms are a thin dark bottom. Soft bottoms show a thicker bottom line. Each make and model are different. For instance a flasher will over shell bottom will give a double echo. Over mud the bottom line will get wider. So what make and model is it? Capt Mike
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This might be more of a Depth Finder 301 graduate level question, but I am wanting to get a nice GPS/Chartplotter unit for my helm. I'm looking at a Lowrance 642c iGPS at a good price. It has both network inputs and outputs (NMEA 0183). If I buy a lesser (cheaper) unit for my bow, but it still has an NMEA input, can I possibly read GPS and map overlays from my helm unit at the bow while using the bow sonar transducer? I figure that would help a lot when trying to stay on a particular spot.
I just want to know if this is possible...obviously, I don't have a specific bow unit in mind yet, but would like at least to keep the opportunity open when selecting my helm unit. All you experienced captains, feel free to give me your thoughts.
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(NMEA 0183) is for connecting radio distress button. You should be looking for NMEA2000 for multible heads in a network..
642c iGPS is an Eagle product and according to specs has no networks.. Capt Mike
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183
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NMEA 2000
This is the way to do it.. Capt Mike
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Flippy, I have not watched it and I am sure they are pushing it because they want to make money. But http://bassedge.com/sections/show_sh...udio+%26+Video
I listened to the podcast about the video the other day and it sounds pretty informative about setting, understanding, and using your electronics.
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Mike...thanks for the great diagram pic.
My system of course, would not be quite as complex. Being for a bass boat, Ideally I would just have one great fishfinder with GPS and maps at my helm, a less expensive unit at the bow that could leach off of the helm unit for GPS and mapping. Each unit would of course have its own transducer. I'll figure out more soon.
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Over the NMEA2000 or Interlink (HB) units share the GPS signal and waypoints, but not maps. Each unit has to have its own map chip. I wish there was some way (cheap) to get my HB to share waypoints with my Lowrance.
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http://bassfishingtoys.blogspot.com/...rance-net.html EDIT: My bad you have an HB and Lowrance unit.. Capt Mike
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But seriously, I have a set of marker buoys...they work just fine for Crappie fishing, or if I manage to accidentally drop something overboard. haha What marker buoys don't do for you is find the brushpile you found last week. I suppose if I really wanted to be old-school, I could break out my sextant but I dropped it overboard the last time I circumnavigated the globe solo, and I hadn't bought my marker buoys yet!
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Cap'n Mike...you're right about the NMEW 2000 stuff. I'm looking at Lowrance's website and they have tons of info on networking. I think this will really help my open-water fishing next year when I decide on a system and get it rigged up. Unlike a lot of fishermen, I totally enjoy the quiet concentration of slow-working a C-Rig over a deep hump. Easier on the shoulders than shore-shredding too.
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