How to Use Sonar at Faster Speeds Posted on June 17, 2013
Would you like to find walleyes faster? Read Bruce Samson's magazine article about how to use sonar at faster speeds.
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Would you like to find walleyes faster? Read Bruce Samson's magazine article about how to use sonar at faster speeds.
The DownScan has a wider cone than 2D sonar so it can bounce off objects near the transom like a kicker, the main motor, a transducer or anything lower than the LSS transducer. When on auto range the DownScan may interpret the digital depth (DBT depth below the transducer) is the object at 1.2 or 1.4 feet from the transducer. Auto range changes to 5 foot range and you must wait until the digital depth corrects or take it off auto and manually adjust the range to match the depth of water you are presently in. You can select auto after the digital depth locks on the bottom.
Creating waypoints on the water with your GPS is easy with 2 pushes of the waypoint button. But sometimes we have waypoints from maps, friends or secret sources that we want to enter in your GPS and they may be in degrees minutes
Technologically, fishing has come a long way. So, why should you be using GPS trails for fishing? That was my question for years of experimenting with the technologies available to learn.
Here are step by step instructions on how to save or transfer your waypoints with Lowrance Sonar
There are new choices when you save your waypoints from your Lowrance HDS GPS. This is an option on the LCX/LMS models and if you have updated previous models. You will notice you have a choice of saving them as Version 2 or Version 3. Version 2 is the same format as you have saved them in the past. Version 3 saves the depth when you saved the waypoint.
A common question at my classes is “Can I drive to a waypoint and find a small spot?”
I get many questions on how far is that fish or hump on the sonar screen behind the boat? This is difficult because it depends on chart speed and/or boat speed. I found an easy way using the sonar cursor to measure distance behind a boat.
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