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    I have been told by two accomplished crappie fishermen (guides) that a technique to find crappie during pre spawn and spawn itself is to slowly cruise parallel to the flats to be able to “see” Crappie as they move to the spawn area. They use side imaging. Although I have a Helix 10 Mega I am not quite sure what I am looking for. What do you think o’imaging gurus?


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    I did a little searching this week to see if I could find some this way. Here are a few pictures of what I found. Yes they are crappie.
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    Roy, I love those screen shots!!


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    Hey Roy, great pic's and I like your hat "Go Pack"
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    Great shots! Looks like the water has warmed up a bit in VA.
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    Well, heck. If I saw something like that I believe I would spot lock and fish it. Somehow I do not believe that is what I will find but what a great screen shot. Thanks.


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    Amazing!


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    Quote Originally Posted by dhaire View Post
    Well, heck. If I saw something like that I believe I would spot lock and fish it. Somehow I do not believe that is what I will find but what a great screen shot. Thanks.


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    If you happen to scan them at more of a distance from the boat.... pay attentions to shadows. Sometimes the fish returns will blend into the brightness of the bottom (especially on hard bottom), but with Mega the shadows they cast on the bottom stick out like a sore thumb. Same goes for when you see some brush on side scan... sometimes you don't really notice the actual brush... but the shadow it casts shows up good. Harder bottom can sometimes be hard to see the bright returns of fish if sensitivity is a little on the hot side, but the shadows will tell you everything you need to know. A softer bottom will make the fish returns really stick out. However... overall... MEGA frequencies really make the fish "pop" off the screen most of the time, even in brush. Look at the pic below of some bream beads I passed this summer... you can see EXACTLY which beds have a fish (or 2) in them....

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    I agree with 100% with what he sais. Really nice shot!

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    I will continue to look. Perhaps I should change my palette. Which one is this? Thanks for all the help.


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