fishing with a fishfinder

[niall_b73 41]

ok so how many of you use a fishfinder for pike ?? or for any other fish ??

 

is it a good way of finding the larger fish ??

 

what fishfinder do you have ??

 

i recently got my garmin ff140 & a portable case.

i hope to get out soon and put it to use.

 

 

niall_b73

[leegreen 2,210]

Surely thats cheating? do you use that then jump in with your speargun?

[niall_b73 41]

it is totaly illegal to fish any inland water using a speargun. (plus the water is a wee bit cold at the moment)

 

but i do hope this little baby will help me locate the big ladies when out on a boat.

 

i still have to catch them once they are located

 

niall_b73

[leegreen 2,210]

 

 

but i do hope this little baby will help me locate the big ladies when out on a boat.

 

i still have to catch them once they are located

 

niall_b73

 

Thats right just because you can see them it doesn't mean you can catch them, but at least you know your in the right place Good luck with that, they do take some getting used to.

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Never used one but im sure you will get the nack off it

[BellySlater 15]

Jesus, you'll be electro netting next

[CHEFDON50 3]

Not used em for findin g fish bt have used for mapping out the base of a lake and finding posible holding areas. Usefull tool istead of splashing about with a marker float especially in difficult weather conditions.

Good lck and use it wisely

[niall_b73 41]

happy days, today i recieved in the post absolutely free, by way of an apology from humminbird/geonav a http://store.humminbird.com/dyn_prodlist.php?k=307288

 

i got this becauce i ordered it from a site in the uk who then proceeded to mess me about for over a month. i got my money back from them and then sent a complaint to johnson outdoors/humminbird. they in turn decided to give it to me absolutely free along with a few free items of clothing & badges lol.

now all i need is a boat to put them on....

 

niall_b73

Edited March 6, 2010 by niall_b73

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Excellant touch there niall

[jf1970 328]

ok so how many of you use a fishfinder for pike ?? or for any other fish ??

 

is it a good way of finding the larger fish ??

 

what fishfinder do you have ??

 

i recently got my garmin ff140 & a portable case.

i hope to get out soon and put it to use.

 

 

niall_b73

 

alright there nial,have had a fish finder for years,sad to say they won't guarantee you fish let alone big fish but what it will do is give you a good lay out of the bottom and increase your chances of a good catch,by the way they 2 ferrets you sold me have been bolting rabbits well,had 12 last sunday,cant wait to see them next season,atb

[niall_b73 41]

good to see the little men working so well.

i was down past your way last weekend and seen there was a big pike fishing competition on on lough key, i think.

i have since been pricing hire boats down that way and hope to get out and try some piking and try out these fishfinders.

tis a big lake, looks like fun

 

niall_b73

[paddy polecat 129]

Fish finders? you'll be looking for the fish to jump into the boat next

[jf1970 328]

good to see the little men working so well.

i was down past your way last weekend and seen there was a big pike fishing competition on on lough key, i think.

i have since been pricing hire boats down that way and hope to get out and try some piking and try out these fishfinders.

tis a big lake, looks like fun

 

niall_b73

 

 

niall there is a big annual easter comp down here 3-4 april. Always a good weekend food,drink,stalls selling all sort of gear including dead bait,1st prize 3,500 2nd 2,000 and 3rd 1,000 and a load of spot prizes,look up realboyle.com for details of boat hire ect,and you can use that new fishfinder you got.

[DIDO.1 22,846]

A friend of mine puts his sea fishing boat on inland lakes for pike fishing during the winter and I asked him the same question, ie. can you spot then catch big fish? His reply was that it is only any use for mapping the bottom etc. and finding areas worth trying. Weed and other objects show up just like fish so spotting individual fish dosnt really happen.

 

That was just his answer and I dont know what model etc. he used and if it is relevant to the equippment you have.

[markp76 0]

Can knock your confidence i have found when using them as pure fish finders, My mate owns 1 and after a biteless 6 hrs on a crystal clear river trent we decided to have a map of the bottom and look for fish errrrrrrrr lets just say i packed the rods in and moved a few miles up river, but this was and still is a productive area.