Shallow water Side Imaging - 3.1 Foot

[Doug Vahrenberg]

What all kind you find in this image of Shallow Water? We are covering 125' to each side so we are seeing bank to bank.

[11pounder]

I see quite a few fish returns along the left shoreline. It looks like two laydowns in the middle of the screenshot on the left side and one in the upper left hand corner.There are several depressions or humps along the left shoreline. The water depth gets slightly deeper at about the center of the picture. There is something in about the middle of the picture along the right shoreline that is causing a brighter or harder return.

[Flattman]

Great response 11 pounder. Good eyes.


Ron

[CRIMSONGAMBLER]

I see what 11pounder is seeing but something is leaving a triangular shadow middle left and something on bottom page to the left. Right above the ft. Big fish or stump?

[Doug Vahrenberg]

Here's my interpretation mark-up of the image:



And the orginal:

[CRIMSONGAMBLER]

Would you be willing to guess at what size the fish are, just trying to get a bearing on size verses area of scan, bream/crappie.

[Doug Vahrenberg]

One of those in the big laydown was a 3 Pound Bass I caught him.

With side image the fish have to be parallel to the boat to see length. If they are perpendicular they will only be a small dot because all you are scanning is the face. But seeing how htey relate to the cover and where they are located some are bream and some are crappie and some are bass. This creek is loaded with all 3. I had 14 Keeper largemouth in this creek and most were 2.5# to 4# this was in about 4 hours of fishing. Lot of fun I can tell you.

[CRIMSONGAMBLER]

Well, you know how to take the guess work out of it. Got to keep it in my mind that i am looking sideways and not down. Thanks.