06-02-2012, 08:21 PM
[quote fordkustom]great report TD sorry the bite was light. question for you, i have a humminbird 565, how do you tell a school of perch?[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Sorry. I forgot to reply to your question sooner.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also use the HB 565. I usually have on the fish ID mode since that is the only way the dual beam works. So the fish show up as different sized fishy icons. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Interpreting what you are really seeing on the screen is a combination of experience and knowledge of the lake and the species. On Starvation (and some other waters) a very dense group of small fish icons...with a few larger ones sprinkled in among them...is usually a sign of perch schools. On other lakes it could be crappies or other schooling species...like shad in Willard.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have found that seeing a few isolated larger marks on the screen is better than running through a mass of small ones. With too many competitive small fish around you can't properly present a lure or bait for larger perch or walleyes. The little ones swarm it first. But if you can finesse one of the larger ones it is mo bettah. The only positive side of seeing lots of small fish is that there are usually some larger predators hanging around the edges for the readily available food supply. The trick is to use something large enough to appeal to the large fish without being assaulted by the dinks.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Sorry. I forgot to reply to your question sooner.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also use the HB 565. I usually have on the fish ID mode since that is the only way the dual beam works. So the fish show up as different sized fishy icons. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Interpreting what you are really seeing on the screen is a combination of experience and knowledge of the lake and the species. On Starvation (and some other waters) a very dense group of small fish icons...with a few larger ones sprinkled in among them...is usually a sign of perch schools. On other lakes it could be crappies or other schooling species...like shad in Willard.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have found that seeing a few isolated larger marks on the screen is better than running through a mass of small ones. With too many competitive small fish around you can't properly present a lure or bait for larger perch or walleyes. The little ones swarm it first. But if you can finesse one of the larger ones it is mo bettah. The only positive side of seeing lots of small fish is that there are usually some larger predators hanging around the edges for the readily available food supply. The trick is to use something large enough to appeal to the large fish without being assaulted by the dinks.[/#0000ff]
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