Sonar help - What the heck am I seeing?
 

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While sitting pretty still in a small 12ft channel, all of a sudden my fish alarm starts sounding and from an otherwise blank screen, I started seeing this (see photo)

I dropped some jigs and other lures and bait. Nothing. It seemed so random. I wish there was an on- water class on how to read these things and what is REALLY registering on the screen.

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Any black devils around??? (Cormorants)

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I think it looks like your line and jig
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Its the 1980 version of Atari's Missile Command!

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Air bubbles or fish streaking away from the boat.


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I agree with this one the most. I might as well be playing a missile command video game.

I know SOMETHING is down there causing this (in photo) as well as all of the other "STUFF" I see from time to time. It sure would be nice to know for certain what is being read.

I spent the day sea bass fishing on my friend's boat last week - fully equipped with the brand new SIMRAD 3D scan with touch screen. Man was that cool to play around with - but ultimately it was still a bunch of missiles or space invaders or asteroids - just in 3D! We were still playing the guessing game all day long.

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Tell the guy next you to turn his gain down!!!

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Bluefin tuna. I've seen that before, on a TV show.

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Looks like fish swimming away to me. If it was someone else's sonar it would be more rhythmic.