Jake W

Here's the deal. I mainly almost exclusively fish my home pond. Description of the pond is as follows: roughly 2 acres, almost entirely muddy bottom, brownish water, shallow (deepest part 5ft. when full at 4ft. now). Maybe a third of the pond is that depth, the other 2/3 is 1-2ft. I live in Kansas so the water temperature is pretty high right now. Some cover around the bank, trees laid down, 1 tree overhang (was better last year until a beaver showed up and took out 2 of my best fishing spots). Hardly any cover in the open water. Oh, and way to much bait fish. Tons of gizzard shad. Mainly bass, from 1-5lbs and maybe higher. Some bullhead and a few HUGE crappie. What I am mainly trying to figure out is what are the best ways to fish a very shallow pond with high water temps. Thanks for any help everyone!

This is all great info. Thank you guys for taking the time to read and respond!

Thanks Jig Man. I also wanted to add some more information. The exact model is the Lowrance Elite-4x HDI. It is a 200kHz transducer I believe. In DownScan Operation the frequency options are 455kHz and 800kHz. In the Sonar Operation the frequency options are 200kHz, 83kHz, 83/200kHz, and 200/83kHz. These numbers are according to the operation manual. Also, I am not getting the "typical" fish arch (only very seldom). I get it sometimes but mostly not, just blobs for lack of a better word. The question is this: is there a particular frequency setting that would help solve this? Is it a frequency speed issue? Is it because of my lack of depth with it only being at 5ft. deep? Lots of questions I know but I do appreciate the help!

I am new to the whole fish finder world. I recently bought a used 2man boat that came with a trolling motor and a Lowrance Elite 4 fish finder. It is mounted to the trolling motor. I got this to fish in a family pond which at it's deepest is only 5-6ft. deep. I am mainly wondering what area is it showing me? I know it is under but does it read out front and back of the transducer or to the left and right, or all around for that matter? Also, given my depth is there a certain area, for example if I'm at 5 ft does it only give me 20% down so I'm only getting 2ft out to a side? I know this is EXTREMELY beginner info but your help would be appreciated. Thanks and have a blessed day!