Electronics are useless..........

[6poundtest]

IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THEM!!!

I mean really, don't you think I should have noticed this?

This is just a few minutes after launching last night. I got the poles all rigged up and hit the record button and then noticed some activity at the surface not too far away so I threw a few casts in that direction but no takers. I then started rowing and getting the poles tossed out behind and never even noticed that big school on the left, nor the smaller bunch a few minutes later on the right, out there about 30 feet or so. Another shot:



I'll be paying a bit more attention in the future. These fish were within 100' of the launch, too. I might have even found some more if I had looked in that area.

Anyway, pay attention to the screen once in a while, OK? You won't wear it out any faster looking at it a bit more often rather than looking away.

I found this this afternoon while playing back the recordings from last night.

[FurFlyin]

It doesn't hurt to watch out for other boats either. Luckily I was in a no wake area when I turned in front of another boat Thursday night while checking out bridge pilings. They were a couple hundred feet away but it was still impolite and I was glued to the Helix screen.

So you think those are crappie? Trying to figure out what they look like on SI.

[6poundtest]

In my experience, on this water, yes they are; I'd put money on it, especially on the left. The right side could be 'gills but I'd lean toward crappie or possibly a mixed school. Not quite clear enough to call it any closer.

[Crestliner08]

Excellent screen shots. Learning how to read your electronics certainly is paramount.

[Spoonminnow]

I used to own a side-scanner years ago made by Eagle until the unit died. Maybe the price will be more affordable as it has for regular sonar at less than $100 for a color unit. I'd be lost without mine and many I know are still lost with them. For now, I guess my thousand or so casts will remain my side fish finder.