Learning Sonar

[Shanadoia]

We all seem to need more lessons in sonar and time on the water is not enough unless you are a pro. using it everyday. I personally learned from an Eagle Mach 1 Paper Graph and after many hours it was like swiming underwater. Most average fishing people cannot afford the best units like myself, i use a Eagle Mark 320. Priced right and has great features. But for learning i wish someone out there in the BOC could tell me where to purchase a dvd video of on the water footage of locating structure, fish, baitfish, dropoffs, humps, points, of areas that hold catfish and crappie also. I have looked over the internet and at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's and cannot come up with one. If anyone knows of one please send me a Private message or post it here! I think this would be a great idea for one of our videos on the BOC. I have a new Mini Cam DVD Corder but haven't had it on the water yet. Maybe i will try this and send it in, but you more profesional cat fishermen and Ladies might help.

[bigun12]

Originally Posted by Shanadoia

We all seem to need more lessons in sonar and time on the water is not enough unless you are a pro. using it everyday. I personally learned from an Eagle Mach 1 Paper Graph and after many hours it was like swiming underwater. Most average fishing people cannot afford the best units like myself, i use a Eagle Mark 320. Priced right and has great features. But for learning i wish someone out there in the BOC could tell me where to purchase a dvd video of on the water footage of locating structure, fish, baitfish, dropoffs, humps, points, of areas that hold catfish and crappie also. I have looked over the internet and at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's and cannot come up with one. If anyone knows of one please send me a Private message or post it here! I think this would be a great idea for one of our videos on the BOC. I have a new Mini Cam DVD Corder but haven't had it on the water yet. Maybe i will try this and send it in, but you more profesional cat fishermen and Ladies might help.

Read the 22 pages at the link below and you will come away far better off than when you began! I'll garantee it!

http://www.hightechfishing.com/lowrancetutorial.html

[Gary S.]

I can't thank you enough for posting that link! I have never understood how to interpret the 2D image on screen into a 3D image of what was really there! What an eye-opener. Thanks a million.

[mbandjb]

looking at sonar stuff and found this post!
Thanks a lot,it cleared up a lot of murky water!!!!!

mike b

[flagmax]

I fish anchored. Thinking of getting Lowrance X96, Eagle 480 or Hummingbird 565. I have a sonar question. If the fish is under the transponder and not moving, will I see a line at depth across the whole screen or few pixels long inplace of an arch?

If the fish moves back and forth at same depth, will I see any changes? Should the line stop and I see an arch?

Could one fish produce many arches?

Does anyone actually use a fishfinder if anchored? Or is it waste of money?

Thank you,
Andy.