(05-10-2025, 03:17 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:(05-10-2025, 02:19 PM)Paddler Wrote: Me, too. Out in 22' of water. I noticed a band of increased density on my sonar in the area, at mid depth. No idea what it was, but there was definitely something different. I thought about posting up a photo but didn't. Not fish arches, just a band of orange on my graph.
Were you seeing a lot of debris on the surface? Usually when I see that on my FFer, the gain is too high. What brand FFer are you running?
It wasn't surface clutter, the top of the band was ~10' down. The band was orange in color, which indicates a stronger return than the more common blue stuff. When I left the area it was blue (plankton?), so not a gain issue. I should have recording the sonar data.
My unit was state of the art back in 2005, it's a Lowrance LCX 111c HD. It's been a solid unit, I had to replace the transducer and the GPS puck once each over the years. No CHIRP, Downscan, Side Scan or LiveScope, just standard 200kHz sonar. My puck went bad last year, while fishing Jordanelle it would zoom over to Spain and back instantly. I put a Point 1 on, and it's okay. The heading sensor sometimes messes up and sometimes varies from my console-mounted Ritchie compas and my autopilot heading, but there is no correction I'm aware of.
Single main, no kicker. 