The tails on the second pic would indicate that bottoms is anything but flat. Intermittent long tails can be from boat roll, but also from patchy bottom you could call flat, but of different consistency, ie, nothing might be higher than 100mm off the bottom, but a mix of coral/sand /rock. And there is flat coral / limestone out there in all sort of depths you could run a stringline over, but it is riddled with crevices and hollowed out sections underneath which will give you the longer tails. Generally vg fish and cray ground.This will generally show a consistently long tail rather than intermittent, as in the above shots. Speaking as an old crayfisherman, I reckon you need a second echo to give you a true indication, but limited screen areas on these compared to what you used on a professsional boat make that less of an option.
Good calls. probaby what I meant more was flat as in "sandy" flat or "soft". I was thinking along the lines of a gravelly bottom like where you find the pinks up around monkey mia.
How easy is are the menus etc? Non touch screen early HDS seemed to need a lot of menus to go through, is this the touch screen? Looking to replace my Garmin GPS, Garmin interface great but sounder (only used as backup) is not strong.
highly recommend it as a gps sounder combo, very good easy to use
menus took a little remembering but thats anything new and only use the menu for the more complex settings ie noise clutter etc rarely change these settings
once i got it set the way i wanted i just use the quick function buttons. sensitivity, zoom, bottom lock, scroll back, enter for marks. everything i need is one press just about.
gen 2 made it simpler to use.
i guess they call furuno the leader of the pack but iam pretty happy with the results iam getting with my lowrance and if you used it as a stand alone gps with the sounder as a backup then win win in my opinion.
I use the simrad which is made by the same company. love it. touch screen, menu buttons and dial give you every option (if you have fishy fingers and don't ant to touch the screen).
From memory its about 12-13nm NW and in 14 fathoms. We used to fish it before GPS days and go on landmarks but been away to long to describe them, if I was out there I bet I could put you straight on top of it.
I got one too but struggling past 35m and at any speed. What pallet setting is yours on and any other tips mate? Im trying to stay on 200k as long as it will let me.
There is a map of the ocean off bunbury that everyone had a copy of that showed about 5 gravel patches. It was supposedly drawn by a surveyor named tom obrien and had bearings and distances on it. I used to fish these spots about 20 years ago.
About 4 or 5 years ago I got the map out and compared it with all the spots that we have dived. It turned put I have done a fair bit in these spots.I think the spot you are talking about is the one inside the blade coral.
Did you used to use a weight with grease on it to sample the bottom? Also did you fish it for fish or crays?
Used to drop shark net on it and would line fish it if we were passing over it. Mind you, this was around 45 plus years ago with a quick stint 13 years back when a mate asked me to show them how to run drop lines so spent a day in that area.
ranmar850
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OOOOH
Jewies on flat bottom?
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Targeted species
Targeted species
randall df223
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The tails on the second pic
The tails on the second pic would indicate that bottoms is anything but flat.
Fish! HARD!
sea-kem
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Flat coral. Great sounder
Flat coral. Great sounder porn Gillyyou have that unit set nicely.
Love the West!
ranmar850
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theres flat, and there's flat
The tails on the second pic would indicate that bottoms is anything but flat. Intermittent long tails can be from boat roll, but also from patchy bottom you could call flat, but of different consistency, ie, nothing might be higher than 100mm off the bottom, but a mix of coral/sand /rock. And there is flat coral / limestone out there in all sort of depths you could run a stringline over, but it is riddled with crevices and hollowed out sections underneath which will give you the longer tails. Generally vg fish and cray ground.This will generally show a consistently long tail rather than intermittent, as in the above shots. Speaking as an old crayfisherman, I reckon you need a second echo to give you a true indication, but limited screen areas on these compared to what you used on a professsional boat make that less of an option.
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Good calls. probaby what I
Good calls. probaby what I meant more was flat as in "sandy" flat or "soft". I was thinking along the lines of a gravelly bottom like where you find the pinks up around monkey mia.
Fish! HARD!
Rick
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nice pics
Nice pics Gilly, you have it dialed in well .Bet its not the last report we see from Jurien
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Yeah starting to get it set
Yeah starting to get it set the way I want. There is a lot of that flat hard ground out of jurien with a few little flare ups scattered around
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One of the better HDS sounder
One of the better HDS sounder shots I have seen.
How easy is are the menus etc? Non touch screen early HDS seemed to need a lot of menus to go through, is this the touch screen? Looking to replace my Garmin GPS, Garmin interface great but sounder (only used as backup) is not strong.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
sea-kem
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I've got a HDS gen2 9 John
I've got a HDS gen2 9 John as my stand alone GPS the most user friendly unit I've ever had. Great menu system.
Love the West!
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this is NOT touch
this is NOT touch screen.
highly recommend it as a gps sounder combo, very good easy to use
menus took a little remembering but thats anything new and only use the menu for the more complex settings ie noise clutter etc rarely change these settings
once i got it set the way i wanted i just use the quick function buttons. sensitivity, zoom, bottom lock, scroll back, enter for marks. everything i need is one press just about.
gen 2 made it simpler to use.
i guess they call furuno the leader of the pack but iam pretty happy with the results iam getting with my lowrance and if you used it as a stand alone gps with the sounder as a backup then win win in my opinion.
scroll back feature is a huge plus
randall df223
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I use the simrad which is
I use the simrad which is made by the same company. love it. touch screen, menu buttons and dial give you every option (if you have fishy fingers and don't ant to touch the screen).
scroll back is awesome!
Fish! HARD!
crano
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Everyone talks about
Everyone talks about gravelly bottom. I have been diving out from bunbury for 40 years from 1 to 38 metres and I am still looking for some.
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That's were you went wrong
That's were you went wrong diving. it's on your driveway
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Gravel patch
From memory its about 12-13nm NW and in 14 fathoms. We used to fish it before GPS days and go on landmarks but been away to long to describe them, if I was out there I bet I could put you straight on top of it.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the feedback.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
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Hi GillyL,I got one too but
Hi GillyL,
I got one too but struggling past 35m and at any speed. What pallet setting is yours on and any other tips mate? Im trying to stay on 200k as long as it will let me.
Cheers
Barraslayer
Cheers
BarraSlayer
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What do you mean struggling
What do you mean struggling what's happening? Speed issue is most likely your transducer position.
Start from the beginning did you select your transducer model or select generic?
What transducer have you got?
is it clutter issues or loss of bottom ?
Need as much info as you can give ill check pallet number tomorrow can't remember exactly
any pics of issue would be good
BarraSlayer
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Cheers Gilly Ive got the hds
Cheers Gilly
Ive got the hds 12 touch,
600watt 50/200khz transducer
I didnt set it up the guys at the shop did it with the install
Just doent seem to detect fish on the move but when stop stuff is visible.
If get out this weekend will take some pics
Cheers
BarraSlayer
crano
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There is a map of the ocean
There is a map of the ocean off bunbury that everyone had a copy of that showed about 5 gravel patches. It was supposedly drawn by a surveyor named tom obrien and had bearings and distances on it. I used to fish these spots about 20 years ago.
About 4 or 5 years ago I got the map out and compared it with all the spots that we have dived. It turned put I have done a fair bit in these spots.I think the spot you are talking about is the one inside the blade coral.
Did you used to use a weight with grease on it to sample the bottom? Also did you fish it for fish or crays?
carnarvonite
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Net
Used to drop shark net on it and would line fish it if we were passing over it. Mind you, this was around 45 plus years ago with a quick stint 13 years back when a mate asked me to show them how to run drop lines so spent a day in that area.