Shore Based Fish Finder

[MichaelAngelo]

I have never heard of this before. While it seems to be a gimmick there may be some use to this when fishing new waters from shore.

Fellow OFF member mikeh wrote an article here:

http://fishontoronto.com/shore-based-sonar-fishfinder

Check it out and share your thoughts!

[Frank81]

That is neat.

I found some online for like $66.00, which is pretty good.
I did read some reviews and it has decent reviews, if I can find one at a local tackle shop here in Niagara I just might pick one up for the heck of it.

[MichaelAngelo]

(02-19-2012 03:06 PM)Frank81 Wrote:  That is neat.

I found some online for like $66.00, which is pretty good.
I did read some reviews and it has decent reviews, if I can find one at a local tackle shop here in Niagara I just might pick one up for the heck of it.

Yeah pretty neat indeed! I remember when I was a kid I used to complain to my dad that we didn't have a fish finder from shore LOL!!! My childhood dreams have been answered =P

[MikeH]

(02-21-2012 04:26 AM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  

(02-19-2012 03:06 PM)Frank81 Wrote:  That is neat.

I found some online for like $66.00, which is pretty good.
I did read some reviews and it has decent reviews, if I can find one at a local tackle shop here in Niagara I just might pick one up for the heck of it.

Yeah pretty neat indeed! I remember when I was a kid I used to complain to my dad that we didn't have a fish finder from shore LOL!!! My childhood dreams have been answered =P

It has been most useful in getting water temps and depths, as well as detecting large structure in stained waters like the harbour. I wouldn't really say it has been much use as a fish finder, but I did tweak the settings and it did alert me to a decent sized Carp in the ship turning basin one time.

[bettercallsaul]

My dad has one where you strap it to your wrist (like a watch). It was a Humminbird but I'm not sure of the model.

[MichaelAngelo]

(02-23-2012 08:52 PM)bettercallsaul Wrote:  My dad has one where you strap it to your wrist (like a watch). It was a Humminbird but I'm not sure of the model.

hahah then you stick your arm in the water!

[bettercallsaul]

(02-24-2012 04:35 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  

(02-23-2012 08:52 PM)bettercallsaul Wrote:  My dad has one where you strap it to your wrist (like a watch). It was a Humminbird but I'm not sure of the model.

hahah then you stick your arm in the water!

lol

[manitoubass2]

(02-23-2012 08:52 PM)bettercallsaul Wrote:  My dad has one where you strap it to your wrist (like a watch). It was a Humminbird but I'm not sure of the model.

I've used one before. If it was a similar one to what I used, you cast out the tranducer and it relays the info to the watch.

It's a neat idea, but these aren't gonna tell you much more than a jig and ten or so casts.

Anytime I'm fishing new water from shore, a 3/8oz jig is my go to so I can fan out casts and make a mental note of the depth and structure. Braids helps tremendously for that as well.

[MichaelAngelo]

(02-27-2012 10:56 PM)manitoubass2 Wrote:  Anytime I'm fishing new water from shore, a 3/8oz jig is my go to so I can fan out casts and make a mental note of the depth and structure. Braids helps tremendously for that as well.

You do this by timing how long the jig takes to hit the bottom? How would braided lines help for this?

[manitoubass2]

(02-27-2012 11:01 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  

(02-27-2012 10:56 PM)manitoubass2 Wrote:  Anytime I'm fishing new water from shore, a 3/8oz jig is my go to so I can fan out casts and make a mental note of the depth and structure. Braids helps tremendously for that as well.

You do this by timing how long the jig takes to hit the bottom? How would braided lines help for this?

Basically, yep.

Braided line is very sensitive and gives me a great idea of the bottom structure and whether its grass, mud, rock etc. It takes a little work, but experience will tell you exactly what the bottom is, and you can find transitions etc all by feel.

a 3/8 oz jig falls roughly 1ft per second in moderate current.

One spot I fish from shore, I also fish from the boat. The first time I did a few passes with the fishfinder and I already new what it was gonna look like. I even knew where brush piles had rested and a few cinder blocks etc, lol. But it confirmed the depth to be exactly 23ft, precisely what I had figured by casting out a jig...

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I should mention that if your using mono, it will fall a tad faster. If you count 23, then it probably about 21ft. Braided line floats, and has a slightly longer time to reach bottom. Fluorocarbon also sinks, and is similar to mono.