Hey, let me give a quick intro. Earlier this year, my brother and I bought a 14' aluminum semi v with an elec trolling motor. no out board yet. and humminbird 561 last week. This is our first season fishing from a boat. We've taken it out about 5-7 times in two different waters. We are in northern Utah, SLC area. Im probably the only member from Utah. We have managed to catch 5 fish total, most were caught trolling a crank going from spot to spot.Not really counting those. Nothing pitching plastics/jigs to cover on the shore. Couldn't find any in the main water either.

 

I know we've got to be doing something wrong, reports from those waters show other people are catching. I've absorbed as much knowledge from BR, flukes videos, and everywhere else, but it just isn't coming together when im on the water. My best guess is that we aren't sure whats under the water, we are only semi confident that the technique we are using is the right one. So we quickly switch techniques or move to a new spot. Now that we have a depth finder and learn how to use/read it, I think something will improve.  Which brings me to how you guys use your electronics to find and fish a spot. without GPS. just simple sonar. Say you find some kind of cover on the screen moving along, how will you fish it? is there an exact way to know where it is, or is there a lot of educated guessing when casting to that brushpile? we are not allowed to use buoy markers here, i believe i read that in the regs have to double check though. 

 

Feel free to ask questions im open to advice/idea/critcism in order to catch more fish.

i think you have already found your answer to where the fish are...where did you catch them when you were moving to a new spot? go to those spots and check your electronics and see what is there...is it rocky? how deep is it? water temp? etc etc then you can see where the fish are going at that point in the day..was it hot? cold? overcast?

i think you have already found your answer to where the fish are...where did you catch them when you were moving to a new spot? go to those spots and check your electronics and see what is there...is it rocky? how deep is it? water temp? etc etc then you can see where the fish are going at that point in the day..was it hot? cold? overcast?

Hadn't thought of that. I assumed those bass and trout were just roaming and our paths just happen to cross. That particular water is around 20 ft at its deepest and flat on the bottom. Only weed growth for cover as far as I know. But next time we go there I will use the finder to see whats there. Never know what you might find

 

Thanks