Thread: Getting The Most From Your Graph (Sonar, Sounder, Fishfinder Thangy, etc.)

Thanks Jerry. It would be nice if you would post some pics of your graph and tell what you are seeing. Again thanks for the well neeed info.

ps How do you get the light to stop blinking on the vcr. Ha Just kidding!

Originally Posted by willfish4food

Thanks Jerry. It would be nice if you would post some pics of your graph and tell what you are seeing. Again thanks for the well neeed info.

ps How do you get the light to stop blinking on the vcr. Ha Just kidding!

Hey willfish4food: (I really like that handle)

You're welcome. I'll get some pictures.

You could just unplug the VCR - and the TV - and then spend the time saved learning how to use your graph and GPS! But if everyone did that they wouldn't need a guide and I'd be out of work - sitting at home - watching TV.

We have needed a class on this for a long time...Very informative and very well described....Even I can understand....It would be nice to see some pictures especially on the Lowrance. I use Lowrance or Eagle and this would really be a help...

I think this should be saved under "Articles" or etc. for future use....

Excellent Jerry & thanks again..

Here's some pics and links that offer tutorials on fishfinders and how sonar works and how the arches are created.

How Fish Arches are Made - http://www.lei-extras.com/tips/sonartut/fisharches.asp


Creates the arch as the fish passes though the cone or the boat passes over and past the fish. If the boat or the fish is relatively still in the cone it will paint the return as a line running across your screen instead of an arch. Either way, once you recognize it, you'll know it's a fish.

Sonar, How it works - http://www.lei-extras.com/tips/sonartut/howitworks.asp



Cone Angles - http://www.lei-extras.com/tips/sonartut/coneangles.asp

Sonar - Basic Operation - http://www.lei-extras.com/tips/sonartut/operation.asp

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say! Took me a lot longer though.