Catch MORE Walleyes With Side Imaging, Down Imaging and Sonar!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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Todays video is all about reading your Humminbirds Side Imaging, Down Imaging and Sonar. I talk about what kind of summer spots I look for and how I drive around those areas looking for fish. Using your electronics is key to consistently catching walleyes all season long. Knowing when to use side imaging, down imaging and sonar will help tremendously. Often times anglers struggle while walleye fishing mid summer. Trust your electronics and you will catch more fish. Thanks for watching!
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If Humminbird isn't writing you a check, they damn well should! You explane their tools better than they do!
Excellent video. You truly have a gift, thank you for sharing it with us.
Excellent tutorial Tom. Thanks.
Dude you rock! Awesome video. Ive been so frustrated with my helix 5 but not anymore. Would anyone happen to know why my depth reading isn’t constant? It’s always coming and going on and off the screen. Very frustrating when in shallow water. Comments appreciated
Another top notch video, Tom. Love these "tech-heavy" videos, with lots of screenshots from multiple views. These are by far the most informative videos on the internet. Please continue to produce these excellent learning tools.
Yessir !! Knowledge on Knowledge with Tom. Your the man thanks for all these great videos. I have had a very successful year thanks to all the Knowledge I've absorbed from your videos the last few years. "FISH ON"
Tom I hate the dirt to. Get a small container, coffee can, mayo jar something you can fit your hand in. Anyway put a little water in the container and throw a few crawlers in. Clean crawlers every time
You are absolutely right on that worm/water tip👍
Same here. Nice tip. Will try.
Add ice, and time (like overnight), and not only is there no dirt, the crawlers become tightened and toughened up - not limp linguini noodles!
Oh yeah, WAL aren't as common as panfish in my home lake, plus WAL are (for me, at this stage of my learning curve) not always very receptive either.
i also enjoy catching a wide variety of fish, and after almost 60yrs, their size is no longer what it's all about. i've caught no few trophies before, am not apt to set any new PB's, and so just relaxing and enjoying the total experience with likeminded vets (and beginners, with tugs mord often) matters more. So, unless i'm bent on hosting a group for a walleye dinner, i might be more content aiming at a C&R mixed bag.
Coming from a fly fishing focus, and before that an artificials-only, basser background, i'm not keen on buying, keeping, and using live baits. i prefer my offerings to be 100% guaranteed 'pre-dead'! i'd prefer not resortinv to GulpAlive! or even adding a scent product.
But i get it; the WAL world is just NOT ever going to be my oyster. It's a bigger (better???) challenge to master. There's a good reason why in a WAL tourney setting...
(not that those contests attract me),
....live bait use is standard operating procedure, whereas in bass tourneys it's strictly articials-only. "Bass wete created for folks who can't catch WAL (in the daytime, at least with any consistency)", has some truth to it. It's the nature of these two species. They are what they were created to be, period.
Bass are more aggresive; more instinctively triggerable, and rarely glued to bottom, heads stuck under cover, basically 'comatose' until dusk! Just go to the fish tank in a big box outdoors store, and look for the fish species that appears totally 'out of it', if not 'sick'. It's always a Walter, eh?
In top of that, my lake's fish are all flat-out fussy most of the time...
( no excuse, DCK earns its nickname of 'The Rekuctant Dragon'),
... and never moreso than in summer. She CAN be generous at other seasons; the fish ARE there, but in most days a limit catch raises some eyelids. Even/ espesh the BGL are quite persnickity! As ab ex fish biologist, directky ir indirectly, this distinction in difficulty almost certainly has something ti do with the hyper-abundant zooplankton population, and the fact that as a popular recreational poweboating lake, well... a lot of folks just avoid the 'loved2death zoo' whenever school is out of session. The crosswakes of craft dragging folks on tubes and wakeboards is so intense, even the waterskiers avoid it for most of the day!
Sure i'd rather jig or plug-up a WAL, but ever since it was created 100ya, it's been pretty obvious around here that 'snobby' elites (i jest there) can expect a lot more slow days, and FAR fewer fish brought to hand.
All that, just to say this tidbit i learned by accident: wann'a avoid getting dirt in the bottom of your boat? However you might prep your crawlers, if in the interest of just getting bit, you are choosing to use LESS THAN a whole crawler, instead of using your hands, try grabbing the bugger in your hemostats, its jaws locked. That done, Squiggly is going nowhere.
Now give it a quick dip or swish in the lake. BOOM! All the clingy dirt is now history. There may (if you didn't purge them first in an icewater bath) still be dirt throughout Wormwood's alimentary canal, but at least half of it is sealed off, you now onky need ONE hand to pinch or cut the tail end off (first), and there's a LOT less mess or fuss. If any, the worm 'goo' is only under two fingernails, so go ahead and touch your sounder screen/buttons, eat that snack, use your phone/cam...
(or pick your nose, ha2),
... with the OTHER hand, , and if a germophobe, do it all, sans souci!
Your mileage may vary. i'm not squeemish at all, but the old flyguy in me gets a teensy kick out off this every time, which offsets all those dink panfish pecking that half worm off the hook in half a blink.
A couple of other related things?
A healthy, vigorous, but be-tailed half crawler becomes the hardest of the dozen to find crawler, if put back in the container of dirt, where it once again gets dirty (duh). Spare yourself those two hassles by dropping the head end in another, smaller, shallow container, like a maggot or waxie container.
i've not tried it yet, but if i stuck it in a larger diameter bait puck, who know? Maybe some of the remaining, whole crawlers will actually stay cleaner and easy to get, on top of the dirt?
Finally, to wrap up this tome about minutia, guess what? Compared to a crawler pulled apart with bare hands, a leftover head end heals up! Or, you can always settle for it croaking, rotting, maybe killing the rest of your bait, and having your own better half comolaining that you've gone and stunk up her 'frig.
TomB probably doesn't face that last problem, not with 'S', anyway?
So then, yeah... avoid getting and then spreading crawler dirt all over your boat.
P.S. SOMEbody out there is always gonn'a itch about a long block of text.
Ok Buster, i'm nipping that nonsense in the butt right here.
Nobody asked YOU to read one word, did they. It wasn't even composed with precious YOU in mind - but just might appeal to somebody who LIKES to read and learn new wrinkles, eh? Get a clue - grow up - realize how you aren't exactly the center of the fishing universe, much less the way bigger part
So although guff from a stranger is like water of this odd duck's back...
(actualky i get a little kick out of shaking this particular fruit tree),
... spare me your BS. Save time; just wipe on and enjoy something simpler, if that's your thing.
Yeah, you bought your little screen all right, but yoy don't own what you may find on it. Your ISO isn't charging you by the word, are they? So swipe, don't complain - which really says more about you, than about me. Spare yourself! Besides, NObody else cares, or likes a whiner.
i din't mind getting cyberlLikes, but don't need them. It's often easier, i can do it at will, it's mental exercise, and i like composing about fishing, almost as much as i do getting bit.
Great detailed information as always. One request I have is if you could incorporate how you manage your way points. After fishing a lake a few times, I have spots marked that helped then, but I don't necessarily remember the validity of them and there gets to be an unmanageable cluster of points! Do you keep most or do you delete them each time? I'd appreciate any information.
I question that also.
I usually only used the waypoint markers for areas I've caught eyes trolling.
Any input with my Gen 1 Helix 7?
Great video Tom......appreciate the details on showing us how to getthe most from our Humminbird's!
Almost to 80,000 subscribers! Well deserved! Thanks for another great video Tom
you should get a kick back from Johnson Outdoors - just bought a Helix 9 SI and a Terrova mostly because of your videos. It's so much fun! Thx Tom
Great information...these are the videos I save for reference.
Tom, do you ever change the frequency or leave it on mega?
That was the best explanation of what to look for using map, sonar and imaging. Thank you Tom. Your the man!!!!
Great vid. Are you running your 2D on narrow, wide or full while cruising around looking for fish. Thanks.
Great informative video love these videos keep up the good work. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the coverage of finding spots on the graph, tough to get good data like this. I’m sure I speak for many, would like to see more of your insights on setting up and planning with your Humminbird.👍
Tom, you have put together one of the most informative tutorials on the HB units I've ever seen. Your explanation on finding fish, different depths just blows the mind. Thanks again from an old guy, having one of his best fishing seasons ever. I have been on a few new bodies of water and have broken them down fairly successfully.
Courtesy video for us perch guys?!?!? Please and thank you lol
Thanks Tom!
Excellent instructional video on side imaging and down imaging. Picked up more tips in 20 minutes of your video than I have watching hours of others. Great job!
What a great video Tom, I run the same electronics as well and you are certainly helping me understand my equipment. Thank You.
Everytime I pull up on a cluster of marks like that I hook up! But they are sunnies, crappie, or even worse. SHEEPHEAD! Nice video Tom thanks
Or catfish
In my resevoir its catfish. I'm probably batting a thousand on locating cats and dropping a ripping rap right on their heads.
Walleye ??? 🤔😁
Thank you for what you do! You are Great. Can you tell me how you see your waypoints when you have sonar and down imaging on your screen?
Watch at beginning of video, at about the 1 minute mark... He has 3 units, linked with I Pilot. Basically uses one for Live,( not in use right now), one for maps, and 3rd for sonar/imaging. That makes things easy, especially when you can afford 3 of them.
If you only have 1 unit, I believe you can split the Helix screen into 4,3,2 views, kind of like picture-in-picture. It may be hard to see smaller details when you do, but you can have maps/GPS, sonar, down, and side imaging, all on 1 screen.
I'm about to but my 1st Helix Mega SI, so I haven't read that far into the manual yet, but do remember seeing it, in other videos and Hummingbird ads.
Thanks Tom, I've learned a lot watching your videos. Almost time to get some actual hands on experience again.
About 6 weeks, and all the funs starts again..
Good luck, stay safe.
Please remember, we all share the waters together.
Respect your fellow fishermen.
Awesome info packed video! Thank you Tom for sharing your knowledge!
Hey Tom awesome as always, quick question about your transducer setup....do you run a separate 2D skimmer transducer or just the MSI transducerducer? and where is the transducer sitting when you are on plane.
Clear examples and educational as always, the info you're sharing makes me feel competent on the water. Thank you for the info on getting the most from our graphs
Tom to get rid of some of that dirt dump the box of crawlers into a round minnow bucket with a little water! Keeps them cool too works great I think... dump out most the dirt before you dump the box into the bucket and that drain it out a few times works wonders!
The best fishing/walleye channel on the TUBE.
tom boely the man! we fish colorado walleye and we sit around the camp fire talking about how you have been such a BIG help man! keep up the good work! lets see a tournament !
This is top notch education...Great channel.
A great tutorial! Thanks!
Excellent tutorial. I'm a Lowrance guy and am really good with my electronics so you pretty much reinforced my thought process. All the concepts are the same regardless of brand. I do find it hard to pick out fish to the side if there is a lot of rock or stumps & woody debris. So many bright spots and shadows to decipher. The Lowrance and C-Map combo has better depth coloring features which is really helpful.
The best video on understanding what you are looking at on your HB graphs and where to locate early summer walleyes. Outstanding!
These are the videos I liked the most. Great job on the explaining of hummingbird.
Hey all!
At the 15 minute mark you refer to a boat manuver as a "ZIG & ZIG".
What the hell is that❔ 🤔
Anytime I'm on the water and I ZIG, I always have to ZAG next.
i'll try just about anything to catch quality fish, but I don't think I have that capability.
And I Googled ZIG & ZIG . . . nothing.
ZAG always follows ZIG.
I would love to go out and apply what I've learned by watching your videos,
but as of right now I'm really confused.
Any clarification on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
🤣 🤪 😆 😂 😁
Thanks much for what you do. 🎣
I don't allow dirt crawler bedding in my boat . I fished with walleye legend , Bob Probst, and all his crawlers were in a mason jar full of ice water....NO CRAWLER DIRT EVER IN MY BOAT. Dirty crap!
Great video Tom keep up the good work thanks a lot for all your hard work well appreciated
Very good explanation. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Very helpful.
I know this one took some real work. good job.
This is a superb video Tom! Thanks for all of the detailed info on the birds. Can’t wait to explore the waters for fish.
Great video Tom Thanks. When do you chane from 455khz to 800?
My kind of video, never gets old when Tom points out fish and structure etc. Keep up the good work dude.
I just purchased a 7
Didn't have a clue on how to setup.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Great video, love the breakdown on reading the spots and what to look for.
What type of Hummingbird model is this? Thanks.
Great content On the 7 harder to see
this was awesome. i'll let ya know if i catch anything using your tips. Thanks man! keep 'em comin'
tight lines
I was still limiting out this past weekend. The slip bobber was working it’s magic .I was in St Germain area . The guys in the bait shop were in awe.
Hey Mario.
Was there any height you would place the bait above the pod of fish?
Like one foot, or two foot above... etc?
@@retiredboxingref7620 I had one line 6 inches and one a foot above the bottom. I was in the weed edge in about 7 to 8 fow. The water temps were around 75 degrees.. all the fish were between 16 and 19 inches. . Tom is the man .
At the 24:00 mark where are you...or the boat? How do you get to those way points?
Is the cicrle with the + in it the boat?
Sorry new to this..
How are you taking those screen shots. Why do your white range lines depths differ from what the unit is showing 🤔
Could you fish whitefish lake in Hayward Wisconsin
Tom yells “Hooked Up” when he’s making sweet love!
I can’t stand watching your videos. All the fish being caught and I have to sit and watch is infuriating
Nice to see a fishing show and learn things! Great job!
No mud in my boat. We use worm bedding. Alot cleaner.
Great video !
Learned so much ! Thank you !
Enjoyed that very much, thanks
Masterclass as always! Thank you Tom
Awesome videos as always
This is a GREAT video. Thanks for making it.
Awesome video thanks for sharing
Are you ever going to get some 3x sizes for tees and hoodies
Great episode.
Tom, have you any experience with artificial leeches in your fishing? They (live leeches) aren't readily available where I fish, and I'm clueless on their use. Can you maybe do a video on their effectiveness, or lack thereof, when you get on another good leech bite? Thanks a million! Keep 'em coming ... 😁👍
Awesome video thanks
Excellent episode Tom!!! This is just what I needed to see...I'm assuming you prefer Hummingbird? LOL!!!
Thanks!!!!!
I named my daughter Tom after you!
Hi!
I am a lake / reservoir fisherman for walleye. However, I do some occasional fishing in the St-Lawrence River near Montréal. This fishing in medium to heavy current, I find extremely difficult. I do not have much success. Just the occasional walleye.
Your videos are the best I have seen so far. If you have some knowledge to share concerning fishing in rivers, I am sure someone like me would really appreciate.
Thanks for sharing…
Luc
You speak english very well and can teach like ol einstein and i love it! No excuse to starve why people could eat walleyes manydays now.
You deserve the american medal of freedom and doing a fine job in that cool cat boat. What is the name of your craft? I love it! Want a couple. Thankz don you are a gas but so us Bob Dylan!!❤🎉
Great info as always Tom! I am a Lowrance owner and was curious if the depth shading comes standard on the Hummingbirds, or if additional software is required to accomplish that?
You need the lakemaster chip for your area. They’re around $100 or so
It comes standard but you need to buy a map card because the stock map contour lines are in 5 or 10 foot increments. The lake master cards are 1 foot.
@@bigz5262 Thanks! That's $70 cheaper than the C-Map needed for the Lowrance. Thinking of converting to Humminbird!
@@keikow69 my dad and brother both run Lawrance and like theirs but they don’t use the mapping much. I think the main benefit of the bird is the link with Minn Kota
Always enjoy your content. Have a comment/question. I purchased my Helix 9’s roughly 5 years ago and unfortunately have 1st generation technology. The transducer is approx 450 KHZ. I can see rocks and large objects with shadows etc but this frequency will not identify fish on either DI or SI. Humminbird says I can purchase a new ducer at approx 800 KHz but it’s pricey.
New unit vs new ducer vs keep what I have…….yada yada
Do you have an opinion?
Did you have a bobber on your line?
But I have Lowerance lol
Fantastic Tom!! Thanks a bunch, learned a ton... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
If I’m fishing a lake with cribs and have only found bluegill and pike on the deeper cribs-18fow, where are the walleyes?
thank you, I just spent a ton of money updating my electronics. I'm a little less intimidated by them now, I'll just take time and play with them while the kids are still in school.
Thanks Tom! Very informative. I sure would love to see you shoot some videos on Lake Vermillion. It’s 22 miles long, 1000 miles of shoreline counting the 365 islands. I think you could find some interesting content up here.
Tom, think about picking up a bag of buss bedding w/ food for keeping your worms. They store well if kept in a cool area. It's made of ground newspaper which is much cleaner than the dirt the worms come in. What falls in the boat mostly dries up and blows out. The rest is easy to vacuum. Maybe they'll sponsor you. Thanks for all your info and hard work you put in your videos. I spent many years going up to an inlaws cabin near Barnes. I wish I knew then what I know now!
The map highlighting was new to me, validating the purpose of channels like yours. Thank you for sharing.
Tom I just watched your Scheels interview, excellent info man thank you! It was fun to hear some of the back stories of how much work goes into making the video. Also, I like the way your structuring the new videos. Would love to see you hit Lake Vermilion! Let me know if you need free lodging up there if you do!!
Probably the BEST video I've seen for locating fish in a new body of water. Also a great use of 2D and down imaging
Tom thank you so much! I have been prospecting in my area and have been checking out the spots. Sonar, down imaging and side view. This confirms what i have been seeing with my new garmin echomap uhd 95 sv.
Good stuff man. I really enjoy the long explanations on all the imaging. I have seen your videos for years and love them. I subscribed from this. Very informative. Well done
Great job Tom ! Always looking forward to Your next Video . This one is exceptional IMO
Love this video- and maybe consider adding an arrow or highlighting the bobber down? Love watching those sink under the water.
hands down best tutorial and deep explanation for using the hummingbird on youtube right now! definitely appreciate it and will share the video with anyone i can. Do you use autochart live at all? youtube could use a good video on that. also is the 360 any good for deeper summer fishing? i know you have explained it a little for around shallower weed areas just curious about deeper water. Great video and content keep up the good work!
Great video Tom, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I very much appreciate your presentation of the content.
Tom - Great video ! Side related question not necessarily applying to this video but have you done a video on using/rigging side planer boards ? Have found a specific make that works better and includes al the parts in the original board purchase ie telltail flags are not and added purchase ? I looked through/viewed most of your posted videos and did not locate one focusing on the use/details of inline planer boards. Randy
Exactly the video I've been waiting for and hoping you'd put out, thank you so much!! Did not disappoint
Best fish finder video EVER! Thanks Tom, excellent work.
Informative as always…. I spent this past week marking pods of walleyes on mid lake structure in a clear deep lake but struggling to get them to eat despite dropping leaches on slip bobbers right on their heads.. tips?
Tom what about the dynamic contrast on SI and di.... I see yours is off but I see some guys have it on what's the difference?
Awsome video Tom. Your a good instructor. I wore out the smallies last week when I seen you and Mitch at the ramp. Got 17 of em all sizes
Wow, that was one of the best sonar, spot on the spot and walleye technique videos that I’ve seen in a long time, thank you much!!!🎣
Great video man!!!
Tom watching your channel has made me a good all season fisherman for many species. Appreciate what you do! I've even been able to start calling my shot with other people in the boat who don't fish much and they can't believe it!! Fish on my man!
Thanks, very informative video which will help me in interpreting my finder images, even up here in Manitoba
Great info, new to Humminbird this season, and looking forward to using it! Thanks!
Tom, you do a great job of explaining all this. Been using this down imaging alot and damn it works great, thankyou for your time doing these tutorials.