Downscans and Snapshots

[JohnMickish]

You tube "autochart" and you will see what it can do. The deluxe version is $250 so I'm pretty sure I won't have it this year.

[kerryd15]

this is a snapshot of bottom content change

not sure why it cut off the right side but you get the picture. darker is softer. you can see some small rocks lower on the screen.

[amateurfishing]

great thread, enjoying the shots a lot John, really dont feel that bad now trying to decipher what is what......i would not have stopped for those 2 bottom hugging wallys on mille lacs, what did you finally get them to bite on?

[reddog]

Walleyes to the left, Walleyes to the right. Which way you gonna pitch?

Dredge operation:

Widened out from 70 feet to 100 and they were still there, between me and shore.

[reddog]

Got fish?

Oops.

Paddlefish.

[reddog]

More Paddlefish, with an inverse pallete

Walleyes at 10.1 mph.

Fast water shot of fish stratifying to slack water.

High speed SI!

[reddog]

Recording data

3D mapping;

Bottom hardness:

[kerryd15]

Hi Reddog, wanted to say thanks for the help with the transducer issue last year, works better.

What software you using on the data recording? Is that autochart?

Dude I've had SI for 4 year and have never seen a pod of fish close to that!!!! I need to fish different water...

[reddog]

Hi Reddog, wanted to say thanks for the help with the transducer issue last year, works better.

What software you using on the data recording? Is that autochart?

Dude I've had SI for 4 year and have never seen a pod of fish close to that!!!! I need to fish different water...

Kerry , that is/was Dr Depth software. Anxiously awaiting Auto Chart. I've been logging quite a bit of data this spring. Just haven't sprung for the software yet.

[Cheers]

can you interpret the walleye at 10mph as I dont understand what I am seeing ?

Thanks

[neptune]

You guys may have cost me a bunch of money.

[amateurfishing]

love the 3D & bottom hardness maps, what does it take to do all this stuff (programs & $$)?

what does fish stratifying to slack water mean?

[JohnMickish]

You guys may have cost me a bunch of money.

money can't buy happiness but it can buy side imaging, and they are pretty much the same thing anyways.

[reddog]

can you interpret the walleye at 10mph as I dont understand what I am seeing ?

Thanks

Cheers. This was a pod of walleyes that I had been fishing for a couple hours. When I got tired of fishing them, I took the opportunity to see how fast I could go by them and still see them with Side Imaging. At this point in time, I dont remember if I increased my scroll speed or not. You can see them on the right side of the screen, about 15 fish or so way on the right.

I did not want to drive right over the top of them.

Your best images with Side Imaging, comes at between 2 and 4 mph. Anything more or less requires experience to read them consitently.

Amateurfishing, This was a fastwater screencapture from near the dam. You can see the interference/turbulence on the left half of the screen, and then as soon as I got out of the currect/turbulence/fast water, the interference cleared up and the fish stacked up.

[reddog]

You guys may have cost me a bunch of money.

It happens with everyone that ever rides with me. Its an expensive trip, and I dont even charge.

[reddog]

Heres a slow motion screencapture of a small pod of walleyes that I took while drifting. This was from my Terrova w SI turned at 90 degrees to the boat.(drifting) Some may say that is a dump image, but considering the circumstances, I think its beautiful.. The large "bars" on the screen are 455 khz crosstalk from my console unit on the crystal that is shooting under the boat.

[JohnMickish]

What do you think these are? Taken about a year ago on an "up north" lake.

[amateurfishing]

I have anciously been waiting your next photo John

crappie? bass?

it hurts to keep showing me this fun stuff i cannot have

[UKCM]

I still struggle with Side Scan. One thing I am really trying to figure out is how to use side scan to see fish on the outside edge of a reed bed. Does anybody have any shots showing and example of this? When I drive by the reeds I have no idea what I am seeing on my sidescan.

[RuKiddingMe]

Geez at 90 FOW and in the last 10ft of the water column I would have to think something along the lines of Lake Trout maybe.

[solbes]

Lake trout was my guess as well. Or large whitefish/tullibee. If it's pike or walleye, I didn't know they hung out that deep.

[JohnMickish]

I don't know what they are. I am guessing Eel Pout? Pretty darn deep.

[WalleyeChaser]

I would vote for Lakers as well. They like to suspend off larger sunken humps.

[Joe]

Great thread guys! I just got a new H-bird with SI and DI. How do you save screenshots? I am guessing it is saved to an SD card.

I also installed the transducer myself and am a pretty new to the SI/DI any tips on getting the best picture?

Thanks!

[reddog]

Great thread guys! I just got a new H-bird with SI and DI. How do you save screenshots? I am guessing it is saved to an SD card.

I also installed the transducer myself and am a pretty new to the SI/DI any tips on getting the best picture?

Thanks!

Install a SD card in a slot. Menu, menu. Go to the far right menu tab and turn screencapture on.. IN order to capture a screen, you must press mark and it will save the screen view that is up at the time.. It will also leave you a "S001" waypoint every time you save a capture. I typically delete the S00 as I generate them, but to each their own..

Keep tweaking the transducer till youre happy.. Plan on spending some time tweaking, but there is a sweet spot in nearly every hull.. Mine are not mounted "safe".