28 minutes ago, ethan-333 said:

thanks for the help. i will definitely give them a look. only 1 way to learn.

 

ill keep this in mind as well. i noticed when switching from sonar to navionics and back and forth some of the depths of areas had a difference in 15 feet

You always need to factor in the current lake elevation and you can do that with your Navonics maps. Keep in mind 2D look down sonar return area is only 1/3 the depth in diameter or 5' D @ 15' depth, less than width of your bass boats stern.

You should be able to see sonar bass returns 6" off the bottom.

Always fish the spots first, then meter as you leave, make a complete circle of the area, bass tend to move when they hear you approaching structure, bait doesn't.

Tom

8 hours ago, WRB said:

You always need to factor in the current lake elevation and you can do that with your Navonics maps. Keep in mind 2D look down sonar return area is only 1/3 the depth in diameter or 5' D @ 15' depth, less than width of your bass boats stern.

You should be able to see sonar bass returns 6" off the bottom.

Always fish the spots first, then meter as you leave, make a complete circle of the area, bass tend to move when they hear you approaching structure, bait doesn't.

Tom

1 foot cone for every 3 feet of depth on 2d correct? and about 1 to 1 on downscan? 

what unit do you have? HD units use 83 Htz with about 45 degree cone angle with higher difination on the outer area, about 2 to 1 or 15' depth is around 8' dia. Scanning sonar can look around 360 degrees out and down. 

Getting off topic, better topic for electronics forum.

Tom

43 minutes ago, WRB said:

what unit do you have? HD units use 83 Htz with about 45 degree cone angle with higher difination on the outer area, about 2 to 1 or 15' depth is around 8' dia. Scanning sonar can look around 360 degrees out and down. 

Getting off topic, better topic for electronics forum.

Tom

hds 9 touch at the console. just a regular sonar at the front. might get an elite for the front tho.

4 hours ago, ethan-333 said:

hds 9 touch at the console. just a regular sonar at the front. might get an elite for the front tho.

Excellent sonar unit and you should be able to locate isolated details, baitfish, bass, thermoclines etc.

Surprising to me that with all the structure fishing experts on this site few offered any detailed help?

Good luck, your lake has all of structure elements that can be found anywhere, thank you for sharing the map!

Tom

34 minutes ago, WRB said:

Excellent sonar unit and you should be able to locate isolated details, baitfish, bass, thermoclines etc.

Surprising to me that with all the structure fishing experts on this site few offered any detailed help?

Good luck, your lake has all of structure elements that can be found anywhere, thank you for sharing the map!

Tom

thanks for the help hopefully i get out there soon and do some learning

This is what I consider my home lake. The power plant is on the north end of the lake. There are better areas to fish in the spring and summer on the southeastern end of the lake in the spring and summer, away from most pleasure boaters and out of area fisherman who don't know the lake very well. There are no walleye in the lake, though they were stocked, it is assumed they all died off. Stripers affect nothing. This is a largemouth bass lake. It's considered a private lake, and unless you know areas, navionics or fishidy are useless. There is plenty of shore cover and areas that hold fish year round. This is the only lake I fish, ever, as it's close to home. Good luck

Every one!