Thread: A not so common find

Big bluegill bed deep....but here in TN deep is considered 7-9 feet. The deeper beds hold the biggest Gills. I was shocked to find these beds in a lake I was scouting for spring fishing. You can bet I will be there come spring.


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That's definitely an interesting find...

I wonder what caused the big gash in the lake bottom or the right SI in the 2nd pic...??

Rickie

Originally Posted by rnvinc

That's definitely an interesting find...

I wonder what caused the big gash in the lake bottom or the right SI in the 2nd pic...??

Rickie

Was wondering that myself. It has only been two years since the lake started allowing personal canoes and kayaks. It has never allowed boats, except the jon boats the state rents...no motors. It is a little over 300 acres and I am betting I am one of only a few...if anymore at all..... to have put a kayak in it with side imaging. I only paddled maybe 100 acres of it and I lost count of the bluegill beds I found. I know the lake is over 50 years old.

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that'll be a good one

NICE!!

Looks like stumps along that trench

In the second image on the right looks like logs to me. Is there any current in the lake?

Good question. There was a nice creek that was damed to form the lake. Water is always running out the overflow.


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I like that you can see the paddle strokes. How are you able to keep the yak so steady when paddling?

Originally Posted by montagc

I like that you can see the paddle strokes. How are you able to keep the yak so steady when paddling?

It's really not an issue. I did a lot of research before buying an si unit for a kayak. There was a lot of bad info out there about it not working correctly on a kayak. I think it works great in a kayak....just need to match up the chart speed with the speed of the yak. It's funny that the paddle strokes don't show when I am using 800 kHz.

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

It's funny that the paddle strokes don't show when I am using 800 kHz.

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The paddle strokes don't show on the 800 Khz because the beam angle is less than the 455. Seeing the paddle strokes pretty much proves the 180 deg coverage you get with the 455 on a Bird.