Category Archives: Carp fishing

Different view this trip, not been down this end of the lake for year’s. Richard

Keep seeing a constant fuzzy line in midwater, always at the same depth, wherever you scan? That’s thermocline! What is a thermocline and why does it clutter up sonar readings? A thermocline is the transition layer between the warmer mixed … Continue reading →

Want to find out how big of an area you are scanning below? It depends on two factors: beam angle and fishing depth. Here‘s a quick cheat sheet to get you started! While narrow beam reveals the most detail, it … Continue reading →

So, you‘re enjoying that crisp detail of narrow beam… But then the wind picks up and waves make it difficult to read the bottom? That‘s because as the sonar bounces up and down, the distance to the bottom changes with … Continue reading →

Can’t see fish on the drop off? Switch from wide beam to a narrower one and scan over it again! Due to the nature of 2D sonar imaging, wide beam may produce blind zones in the middle of the drop … Continue reading →