Lake Mead Fishing Tips

[frankv702]

Hey what's up guys, so my wife finally broke down and let me get a boat. I went out on Saturday afternoon to get a feel for it. I installed a Lowrance elite 4 hdi with the down scan imaging next to the side console and used my old humminbird 143 on the casting deck in the front. I'm completely new to reading them so I wanted to see what they looked like on the water. I know time on the water is my best friend to get to know the lake but what do you guys look for when fishing from the boat? Are you reading the bottom structure or trying to identify fish on the finder and target them? I found a school of striper randomly in the middle of the lake about 20ft deep but they seemed spooked by me being there. I have a bunch of all types of gear from swimbaits to the larger and smaller strike king xd cranks to all different types of worms and jigs. I'm not targeting any specific types of fish just anything that'll take my bait. Any tips from boaters on how to get some fish in the boat would be appreciated! thanks guys.
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