using a fish finder

[fisherman]

Dale,Predator is right,turn off the fish cartoon mode(fish I.D.mode) and read the screen pixels(dots).The cartoon mode is a simulation of the true picture,anything in the water shows up as a fish.The higher the vertical pixel count the greater vertical definition,enabling you to see something an inch or two off the bottom easier.For example with a lower vertical pixel count,you may to have to raise your lure or bait 6 inches to a foot or more off the bottom to see it.Start out in the auto mode until you learn to adjust the sensitivity correctly.Anchor your boat and watch the anchor drop through the water to the bottom,then drop your lure or bait and see the difference.When you mark a fish you are just looking at where the fish is at in relation to where it is on the depth scale,for example you are on the 40 foot range scale and see a fish half way up, you have marked it at 20 feet off the bottom.You will gain more confidence with it the more you use it,and it will become a valuable tool for you.Be sure the transducer is pointing straight down when your boat is in the water.When you see a fish on the screen put your bait or lure in its face, or at the same depth as the fish.Good luck!
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