Sonar for Dummies! Fish Finder Explained for BEGINNERS!
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Fish Finder Screenshots Explained for Dummies is a series in my Sonar Screenshots Explained collection helping those new to using sonar. I will slowly increase the amount of information on each screenshot moving forward. Also look out for my regular Sonar Screenshots Explained series where I explain the screenshots I take every day.
THIS IS THE FIRST VIDEO IN THE SERIES.
HERE IS LESSON 2 OF THE SERIES; • Sonar for Dummies! Fis...
HERE IS LESSON 3 OF THE SERIES; • Sonar for Dummies! Fis...
HERE ARE MY SONAR SETTINGS: • Sonar Settings YOU SHO...
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Thanks man this is the info I needed damn it took like 5 videos to get this info thanks again bud ps subbed
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens ruclips.net/user/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
Just got my first GPS/Fish-finder, a Hook 7 Reveal and I was working through the menus, getting more and more frustrated, then I stumbled on this page! Thank you so much, these videos are great and I learned more in an hour than I had in the previous week!
Since I fish the ocean, outside the barrier islands, I need to react fast and accurately as conditions change quickly. Loving my Hook 7 now, THANKS.
You started with very basic and it was very helpful, very detailed. I rather rank this video in top videos out there. This video without wasting time gets straight to the point and each minute spits out wealth of info. Very nicely organized. Thank you !!
Thank you sir!! I appreciate that!
Man!! Great video!!! This break down in the simplest form is awesome. I am shopping for my 1st boat and doing all the homework I can prior to pulling the trigger, to avoid any buyers remorse. And my fish finder education has been sooo intimidating, till now!! Thanks again u ROCK 🤟👍
Thanks brother!! I appreciate that!! Good luck with the new boat!
I just purchased a finder and this is a big help. Thanks for your time and effort!
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This is the best, thank you. I just purchased my first fish finder, a Humminbird Helix 7, and have been watching many videos. This is, by far, the most informative and professional.
Thanks brother!!🙏🙏🙏
Good video. No matter how much you know, or think you know, its always good to watch this kind of content because you will pick up something new....
Thanks brother! Its funny. I actually find myself re-learning certain things as I narrate. It’s strange, but true.
Thanks Mike, I’m new to sonar myself, clear explanation and not to tecky. Will continue to follow!!
Thanks brother!
Mike, just came across these videos, you're a saint buddy.! I'm a new to boating and I've just picked up my first Fish Finder, an entry level Lowrance with an Airmar P79 through hull transducer. These Sonar for Dummies are so helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to make and post them.
Thanks for sharing. Great job!. Keep explaining. Lots of us "dummies" out there.
Thanks Sal!! Appreciate that brother!
Thanks Mike, this is great. Exactly what I needed. I have asked others about where the fish are: underneath the boat or on the side, where are they when on the screen. They don't really know, but you're grayscale to the right the A scope really tells most everything. Like you said the rest is history where you been that's not necessarily where you're fishing. I look forward to future videos.
I’m glad it helped brother!! I will be adding more and more soon. 👍👍
The best explanation I’ve heard about these non intuitive concepts. I learned a lot from this video. Thanks a lot.
Thanks james!!
Always great info. When I get my boat I feel I will have a head start. Thanks again and keep this series going. I am not ashamed to say its helpful for a noob.
Had a fish finder come with my boat... This was great and allowed me to make sense of it. Thanks and great video!
Hey Mike... Watched the 11 lessons yesterday and I'm back repeating today.
AWESOME!!!! Thanks Steve!! 🙏🙏😁
This class was very helpful, all of video's are most helpful.
Haven’t used my fish finder in a few years. Excellent refresher. Will deffo check out the other videos. Thanks Mike
Thanks brother!!😁😁👍
Thanks Mike , I started out with fish finders that had paper rolls in them and drew the returns with a pencil or a piece of carbon , i watched the video to keep up with modern technology although I’ve owned 17 or 18 boats in the last 30 years ! I grew up in South Florida and I bought my first boat at 17 years of age
Dude your videos explain things better then anybody I have seen on here. I'm a bass fisherman and haven't ever used electronics much until I got my boat. And trying to learn them. I have a Hds 7 and a Garmin Echomap with side scan and down scan. Your videos really help
Thanks brother!!!!😁😁😁😁. I really appreciate that!! 👍👍👍
Finally someone who explains it as is. I was lost didn’t know wtf I was looking at but thanks to you now I do. Thanks a lot
eric lugo Thanks Brother!!! Check all 6 videos in the series.
Got a fish finder for Christmas and I’m trying to get used to it, great video thank you!
1st time watcher and now you got me. Great job on this. Thank you.
Glad you like it brother!! The second part will be up this week.
+0017Bulldog THANKS BROTHER!!!
Thank you for this. It helped me understand a fish finder before buying one.
Glad you like it!!! Thanks
This is one of the best explanations I've seen on You Tube! Thanks for sharing!
+Rip Thank you sir!!!!!
Im considering buying a small boat and never used a fish finder. So this was great. Thanks
Thanks brother!!👍👍😁
Great information. Most of the people that try to explain fish finders make it very difficult. You make it very easy. Thank you
Thanks brother
Thanks Mike, just getting back into this. Your video explains it well mate.
+Gregory Bath I really appreciate that brother!!!!
Thank you. Very helpful video.
I'm considering adding a fish finder to my kayak and I realize I don't know much about how they and how much they help
The speed and gps I get. Useful info. That's about all I know about. . Trying to educate myself on all the other information you can get
Knowledge is power brother!! Thanks for the kind words!! 🙏😁
It’s been many years since I have used a fish finder. This was a great video and brings me a little more up to date.
I am definitely not a beginner but I watch every video that pops up regarding electronics! You can never know too much information about electronics for a fishing. Thank you so much for this video...phenomenal review! New subscriber to ya my friend! 🤜💥🤛🎣
I enjoyed the video. No one else seems to know for sure how depth finders work. Thank you! I have my transducer mounted on bottom of electric motor. I use the big motor (175 Mecury) to travel to areas I want to fish. I put the electric motor down into the water when I stop to fish an area. So with the electric motor running, I am not going fast enough to generate arches, right? The fish on the screen are mostly short, straight lines, right? I have old black and white screen Fish Mark 480 dept finder. Any suggestions?
Great video have fish finder but still learned something and will watch your other sonar vids. Thanks again
This is absolutely awesome. I have been trying to find instructional material since I purchased the L
Lowrance FF. They don't provide user information any where near what you are doing. Other than depth, I had decided the thing wasn't worth much for anything other than depth.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thanks brother!! There are 6 video lessons in all. Check em out 😁😁👍
Learn something new every video...thanks Mike
Awesome brother!! Thanks!
Hi Mike, I’ve revisited this tutorial after seeing it 3 months ago, and have picked up more great tips.
You have a gift of being able to explain concepts clearly.
Thanks for your knowledge. Cheers. Jim
Thank you sir!! 👍👍👍😁😁
Great information Mike! I learned some new things even though I wouldn't consider myself a beginner.
Brad P Thanks Brother!! I really appreciate that!! 👍👍
Thank you, bought Lowrance Hook2 4x GPS for my little roving boat yesterday. I've gotta figure a way to install the transducer.
Alot of ppl mount it to the bottom of troller motor with a large hose clamp.
How do you like the Hook2 4x? Is it the one with the bullet transducer? I was looking at getting one for my kayak.
@@lukehood7588 I like it, sometimes it had hard time with the automatic depht setting.
But it has Been really good for My little boat. If youre on a budget its a good choice.
That was great info! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Also, you spoke clear, concise and to the point. That is also much appreciated. Please produce more videos I definitely got something from this I can actually understand and apply when I’m on the water. Thank you, friend!
Thanks Mark!! I really do appreciate that brother!!
Perfectly concise and informative, thanks!
Thank you sir!!👍👍
Amazing information! So much better then tactical bassin I think they are sponsored and sold out. You give us fisherman what we need what we want and what will help us! Tight lines.
Thank you sir!! Very kind of you!!
Thanks for the video! Like other comments, I'm new and bought two 9" Lowrance that don't mean a lot yet cause I can't figure out how to use them.
Couple questions (I'll watch more of your videos to see if you answer these questions): how do you know how far back your history is on the screen and which side it on? I imagine this is a function of the speed you're going. Put another way, let's say you're going 10 mph with a white screen and all of sudden you see 4 objects that appear to be fish. Would you shut off the motor and fish straight off the back or turn the boat around and go back in the exact opposite line?
Kinda similar to above question, how do you know exactly when you're at the bottom of a drop off...where there may be fish?
Thanks again!
Great video Mike! Got to catch up and watch the rest of this series. Already learned something, didn't know about the gray scale. Thanks Brother!
Thanks brother!! Glad you liked it!! 👍👍
Great info Brother.
Excellent video. Super simple to understand. I don't feel like a caveman anymore lol
Thanks brother!! I appreciate that!! 👍👍
thanks ive always banked fished but buying a nice boat soon so this was a big help
Thanks brother!!
Thx. Great info for me. One day ill get a boat and be able to use this info.
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Thanks Mike for another quality video! You truly are a great advocate and teacher of the fishing world.
Thank you so much brother! Very kind of you. 👍👍👍
Good information and another critical factor worthy of discussion is chart speed to boat speed correlation. Enjoyed your video as always
Absolutely, it was a bit difficult to not include more and more info while I was talking 😂👍. Will definitely be covered.
Thanks for the great vid. I just got a unit and had no idea what I was looking at.
I wish my finder screen had that man arches on it!! I might would actually catch something! Tight lines brother 🤙🤙
Thanks brother!! The Simrad Evo3 and Airmar transducer pairing is tough to beat!!!
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I have a Simrad and still can't figure out WTF I am doing. Can someone just pas me a sapling?
Just what i needed thank you sir
so thankful for this video. thanks for sharing
This is awesome. My dad got a garmin fish finder but doesnt know how yo use it. This helps a lot
thanks homeboy. new to the fishfinder game helped me out ill check out the rest of your videos
Thanks brother!!
Thanks Mike , enjoying all your helpful videos, especially the FISH FINDER Ones👍
Thanks brother!!
Good video. Answered allot of my questions.
@ Mike Smeldey, thanks for sharing. Good information , appreciate it.
Thanks brother!!
Most useful Fish Finder Video I have seen. Great work, Mike. Really appreciate it.
Thanks brother!
Thanks for sharing the info with us.
This dummy can sure use the help.
SW Missouri User 😁😁👍👍
Best explanation I've found so far, thanks brother
I appreciate that!!! Thanks brother 👍👍
Thank you Mike. Looking forward to more fish finder help videos. Subbed!
Matt Waters Thanks Matt!! I appreciate it brother!!!
Thanks! Installed my first sonar on my kayak. Am really excited to see if that helps me to catch more fish=)
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Hey man. Great videos, very informative. I work in the oil and gas industry. We use a lot of seismic acquisition which is to all intents and purposes the same as marine sonar. There are a few things you went over that don't really make sense to me. You mention the size of the cone depends on the frequency you are shooting at. I'm not sure that's exactly true. The size of the cone is basically dictated by the transducer design, not by frequency. In Seismic acquisition, the frequency you shoot at is very important. We look at something called the Fresnell Zone which concerns the properties of a seismic wave as it propagates and the effective resolution of the wave. Typically, in oil and gas, you can resolve targets down to about 1/4 the wavelength you fire at; assuming full returns. So this means higher frequencies have much better resolution and this is why you use them, in marine sonar, in shallow water and side scan etc. The problem though is higher frequency waves attenuate/weaken much faster than lower frequency waves. This is why lower frequency waves are much better in deep water. You may shoot at a higher frequency in deep water and think you're getting no returns because the cone is smaller but the reality is the cone remains pretty much the same size and you are seeing no returns because the wave has attentuated/weakened. Theoretically you could try and get around this by having far more powerful sources/transducers but it becomes an issue with power consumption, not to mention environmental impact etc. It's also useful to think of a seismic wave as a ripple travelling across a pond. In a homogenous situation, the wave expands in a perfectly circular fashion away from the source and the energy of the wave therefore reduces as the wave expands. So the same fish in shallow water may have a bright return and the return will become duller and duller as a function of distance from the transducer. Also, due to the circular expansion of the wave, a fish with a bright return directly below the transducer at a certain depth, will have a duller return at the same depth as you move away horizontally, assuming it's within the cone, as the distance from the transducer is further and the wave has therefore attenuated/weakened more.
+FoxMcScrooge Sure, there are plenty of transducer designes that are set at one specific frequency, (I have a high WIDE transducer that Airmar built to be wide all the time, even in high frequency). but standard (and the most common SportFishing transducers) use narrower cones in the higher frequency and wider in the lower.
Very informative video! Thanks
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Fish look like worms when they swim along with the cone too. Depending on the movement of the fish the returns differ too. Great video!
Yep. Thanks brother.
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Good stuff Mike! 💯
Thanks brother!!
Thanks for the info Mike!
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THAT WAS A EXCELLENT AND VERY INFORMATIONAL VIDEO. HE'S GOOD!! I 👍
Thank you!!!! 😁😁👍👍
Great video easy to follow along. Excellent content
Best explanation I have found
Thanks
Thanks brother!
great explanation
Thanks! This helped me so much. I've had this question on my mind for a long time!
Awesome. Glad you liked it!
Thank you Mike, I actually learned something!
Thanks brother!!👍👍👍😁😁
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS, it's "Thanks Sister!!"
I would think the reason for the "arch" is because when the fish first enters the cone of sonar, it is further from the transducer, slightly, showing up as deeper, slightly, on the screen. then, as the transducer passed directly over, the distance is shortened, causing it to paint in an upward arch. Then as you pass and the fish towards the back side of the sonar cone, it is further away again, causing the reading to arch down. Slant range.
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I just got my first finder, thank you for the video, but after my Garmin Striker 4 shows me one, where do I cast? If it is a cone, that is a 360degree area. Thanks for the answer.
I am new to all this. Your video is the best 101 I have seen. I really like your approach. You giviing me the information I need in a way that I can understand. Your arrows help me identify what your talking about. Thank you so much. I look forward to learn more from your vides's.
Thanks Tony! I really appreciate that brother! Great feedback!
Very informative
Good ! Finally got it explained !
Yep...helped a lot
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Great!! 👍👍
Gonna watch the rest...
Great info 👍
Thanks brother!
Thanks man,,this is what I needed, I'm new to the fish finder
+Ronald Howell Glad you like it brother!!!
Great video Mike . Needed this explained and you did it perfectly
Thanks brother!!! I appreciate it 😁
I watched the series, SUPER HELPFUL. I'm looking for a video on how a fish finder can be used to help with success on trolling for trout in lakes. I see many vids on trolling... but none where a fish finder is part of the game. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Absolutely perfect
Thanks Jeremy! Appreciate it brother!
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS hey brother you keep making them good videos and I'll keep watching by far the most instructive video I've seen on RUclips thank you
Will do brother!!!😁😁👍
Great info Mike. Thank you!
Thanks Brian!! 👍👍
Just awsome. Thanks.
Thanks brother!! 👍👍👍
Thank you great video to learn from...cant wait to recognize / target fluke sitting on the bottom
Thanks brother!! I have a pretty good fluke/Flounder sonar video in the list in case you haven’t seen it. 👍👍
Thanks bud. I have Garmin 94sv and am trying to get better at reading it. Great job.
Glad you like it!! Thanks
Hey thanks for the video. I appreciate it.
You’re welcome brother!!😁😁👍👍
I need all the fishfinder tips I can get.
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I sure glad i ran into that.i' m looking to buy another fish finder as my last one lasted all of 3 mos.then it got rained on and ain't been right sence.i had just started to understand it having never owned one.the service department was of no help.
Appreciate your video Mike...I bought a Lowrance HDS 9 with active target - not enjoying it - still using my Hook 7 as the active target doesn't seem to work very well
The active target doesn’t work well or nothing on the unit works well?
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS it all works but the active target is too dark to me. I have a motorguide trolling motor so the active target has to be on a pole ducer. You have to have the poleducer in the water or the HDS doesn’t work without the active target in the water. This is not on a bass boat - it’s on a Tahoe 21 deck boat. Whole thing is difficult way up front and the screens to me down scan is only thing I can really see well on…
How does it look different than my active target?
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS much darker. Active target you can barely see anything. Like looking at a baby sonogram.
Did you crank up the contrast? That’s makes a huge difference
Dude... so well done... cheers mate.
Thanks, very well explained 👍🏻
Thanks brother!!
Great video thanks
im brand new to fishing. I have a fish finder that is just simple lcd with a backlight. I am trying to learn how to read it as well as how to fish with it. Obviously if I get a beep on the unit, and I cast out 20 feet from the boat. I am not going to be near it. So do I just flick the worm off the back of the boat and let it sink straight down? So far all I have done is catch spotted bass, bluegills and catfish casting onto waters edge and bringing it slowly back to the boat. I really would love to learn how to catch something in deep water like in the middle of the lake.
If your boat is moving ahead slowly the fish will be in your wake directly behind the boat. 👍👍
Thanks for sharing! Great videos!!
Thanks brother!!!😁👍😁👍
Mike,
Your the F***ing Man Period!
Always love your videos and knowledge sharing.
Stay safe brother!
Best regards,
Walt
Walt Dimek Thanks brother!!! 👍👍😁😁😁
Hello Mike, Thanks for all your informative videos. I'm upgrading my sounders for this years Northern California salmon fishing season. We typically do not fish more than 100 feet deep. Many experienced locals say the best transducer is the 275 LHW. I have ordered one. I'm running Garmin electronics. I'm pretty much limited to transom mounting on my 27' Whaler with twin 300hp. Primarily we fish by locating bait and hoping salmon are feeding on them. However, some people say these 1000w transducers can mark salmon. I don't know what frequency is best for making salmon though. My question is would you recommend a mid range transducer too such as the TM 185 or is this overkill and the 300w TM150 would be sufficient. Also, how do you run multiple transducers simultaneously without interference with each other? Thanks
If the Garmin behaves close to Simrad you will be able to mark salmon. We are able to mark Mackerel which have similar air bladder problems. You won’t need the Low at all at those depths. Just get this one. amzn.to/2XDLJw7. It just has the high wide frequency range. It’s great in your depths. You would never need the low band in less than 600 feet.