Random sonar pics, help with interpreting.

**cevans** · 07-11-2017, 08:04 PM

Lake is full of walleye and you might run your cranks staggered from diff depths like one at 15', one at 20' and one at 25' as you troll thru them. If one crank pics up a fish, then try running them at the depth you caught it at. Wallleye and stripers are nortorious for suspending especially around and below the bait fish balls. Awesome pics with your new depth finder.

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**cevans** · 07-11-2017, 08:10 PM

This is,where I would be using the quick snap lock weights on my lines in front of the cranks, to get them deeper. With weights from 1 to 3 oz on the snap locks. They are super easy to snap on the fishing line and changing weights.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABEL...lock%2Bweights

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**binfordw** · 07-11-2017, 09:34 PM

Thanks for the input Cevans!

The issue I had with weights, was I had no confidence in what depths I was actually at. The Big rapala cranks dive to like 35ft (!) on thin braid, although I'm using heavier mono currently. I am confident I can get them to 25ft however, (I noticed some on bottom at about 20ft with X amount of line) so thats a plus.

I actually think- even though I just picked up a pair of new 12' Southern heavy rods to complete my 6 rod trolling setup, that we might turn to spoons or jigs. I had some time to mess with a small spoon our last evening out, and it showed on the 2D with such clarity that it takes any guesswork out. You know 100% the exact depth your lure is.

**jordanjones** · 07-14-2017, 10:07 AM

I agree with trypman1 that one looks like Christmas tree bc the trunk seems solid while branches differ

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**Lloakley930** · 07-14-2017, 01:54 PM

Since your unit has si, run over the bubbles picture with DI and see a pretty picture. Try to turn on fish id if u think may be fish to "cheat" if you want to know if they are there or not

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**binfordw** · 07-14-2017, 03:42 PM

Notice the depth though. The structure, if thats what it really is, is 30+ feet tall. Seems very excessive to me- and definitely would be a massive X-mas tree, Maybe a Griswold put it there!

I'll try to find out for sure soon, hopefully.

**slabbacks** · 07-14-2017, 05:17 PM

Something like the ones you got. These are from a aeration system in one of our lakes. That other shot you have though did not come all the way up, would say standing timber on that one...maybe the others as well seeing they are showing a hard center

**Alphahawk** · 07-14-2017, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by slabbacks

Something like the ones you got. These are from a aeration system in one of our lakes. That other shot you have though did not come all the way up, would say standing timber on that one...maybe the others as well seeing they are showing a hard center

Seen that before....LOL. This was from the HB 899 si on the kayak a few years back on same lake.

Regards

**slabbacks** · 07-16-2017, 05:29 PM

Yep lol. Seems the bait balls and fish like it around there. Plenty of dissolved oxygen.

**binfordw** · 07-24-2017, 07:15 AM

I talked to my wifes uncle a few days ago- he just bought a boat and visited our local reservoir. He commented that "all the trees were gone!", as it had been 20-25 years since his last boat trip there I guess. Made me think, I bet the images I got are trees. I recall my wife pointing out a tree just below surface closer to the bank in the general area- so it sounds possible.

I know, i know, If I'd just go try to find out for sure... But to you experienced people, do those images look like old tree trunks at all?

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