Sounder Instructions For Dummies

[SPARKY]

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A GARMIN 400 COLOUR SOUNDER AND HAD MY FIRST CHANCE TO USE IT SO I READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND OFF I GO STILL NONE THE WISER.

IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH A SIMILAR SOUNDER THAT CAN GIVE ME SOME TIPS

EG: HOW CAN YOU TELL HARD BOTTOM, SOFT REEF, HARD REEF, GRAVEL, SAND, MUD ECT

AND HOW TO IDENTIFY WETHER ITS BAIT FISH OR A SINGLE FISH UNDER THE BOAT I HAD THE FISH ALARM ON AND THE FISH SYMBLES TO START JUST TO GET AN IDEA BUT WHAT WAS SHOWING AS LARGER FISH TURNED OUT TO BE 6 INCH CHIPPER TAYLOR.

I REALY NEED SOME HELP HERE AND I KNOW THAT IF I USE THE TRIAL AND ERROR THEORY I WILL EVENTUALLY LEARN BUT THIS WILL TAKE VALUABLE FISHING TIME WHICH I DO NOT HAVE MUCH OF IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO I FIGURED THAT THERE MUST BE A FISHRAIDER MEMBER THAT WOULD BE GLAD TO SHARE HIS KNOLEDGE.

PLEASE

[chrisg]

Sparky

http://www.lowrance.com/support/Tips_Tutor...tutorial_01.asp

Read thru these pages...its for Lowrance but the basic principles apply.

Cheers

Chris

[tonyt]

very handy link that one chrisg