Sonar help - What the heck am I seeing?

[Arbutis]

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.

[dfish28]

Any black devils around??? (Cormorants)

[XXlyakattacker]

I don't see a photo. I agree, I'd pay for an on the water training class. Lots of good videos on you tube. Hummingbird has some with underwater camera footage of what's on the screen.

[Del River Rat]

I think it looks like your line and jig
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[mikeytheflop]

Its the 1980 version of Atari's Missile Command!

[Meat Hunter]

Air bubbles or fish streaking away from the boat.


Meat Hunter

[Arbutis]

Originally Posted by mikeytheflop

Its the 1980 version of Atari's Missile Command!

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.