Testing, Testing!

BentStraight · 12-08-2009, 12:03 PM

Went out late yesterday afternoon to try out my $100 depthfinder. I launched at Ward Basin and trolled the channel (6'-8') out of the Basin over to Yellow River with no hits. I trolled up Yellow River, which was still high and muddy with a 53 degree water temp and "looked" in the first deep hole (25') at the "Y" to see if the Humminbird would "mark" any fish, which it did, so I worked a Rattletrap around the area for a while with no results. I then ranout tothe channel in the bay and trolled as far south as Weaver River outlet, still no results. It was getting late so I headed to the I-10 bridge for a look see and the Humminbird was marking fish all over under the bridge at 8' in 11'-12' of water. They turned out to be speckled trout that were reluctant to hit, I got 4 in about 40 minutes, but they were ALL 14" long! I caught them on a Rapala diving shad and Storm swim jigs. They might have "turned on" had I stayed longer, but, I didn't dress warm enough.The baywasglass and there was lots of Loons and Commorants , as well as huge flocks of gulls. I am very happy with the performance of the Humminbird 170.

surfstryker · 12-08-2009, 01:36 PM

It sounds like you found fish. I would think the rapala didnt dive deep enough, did you catch the trout on the storm jigs? I usually troll rubber swimmingjigs on a 1/8 or 1/4 oz jig head.

Yaksquatch · 12-08-2009, 11:47 PM

Nice job. Always fun to play with new toys. I've been wanting to get a depth finder for my kayak. How does the transducer mount for this one?

Thanks,

Alex

BentStraight · 12-09-2009, 01:03 AM

Standard transducer is transom mount, but they have optional through hull and portable models.

12-08-2009, 12:03 PM	#1
BentStraight Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nichols Lake East Milton Posts: 367	Testing, Testing! Went out late yesterday afternoon to try out my $100 depthfinder. I launched at Ward Basin and trolled the channel (6'-8') out of the Basin over to Yellow River with no hits. I trolled up Yellow River, which was still high and muddy with a 53 degree water temp and "looked" in the first deep hole (25') at the "Y" to see if the Humminbird would "mark" any fish, which it did, so I worked a Rattletrap around the area for a while with no results. I then ranout tothe channel in the bay and trolled as far south as Weaver River outlet, still no results. It was getting late so I headed to the I-10 bridge for a look see and the Humminbird was marking fish all over under the bridge at 8' in 11'-12' of water. They turned out to be speckled trout that were reluctant to hit, I got 4 in about 40 minutes, but they were ALL 14" long! I caught them on a Rapala diving shad and Storm swim jigs. They might have "turned on" had I stayed longer, but, I didn't dress warm enough.The baywasglass and there was lots of Loons and Commorants , as well as huge flocks of gulls. I am very happy with the performance of the Humminbird 170.

12-08-2009, 01:36 PM	#2
surfstryker Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,503	RE: Testing, Testing! It sounds like you found fish. I would think the rapala didnt dive deep enough, did you catch the trout on the storm jigs? I usually troll rubber swimmingjigs on a 1/8 or 1/4 oz jig head.

12-08-2009, 11:47 PM	#3
Yaksquatch Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 1,387	RE: Testing, Testing! Nice job. Always fun to play with new toys. I've been wanting to get a depth finder for my kayak. How does the transducer mount for this one? Thanks, Alex

12-09-2009, 01:03 AM	#4
BentStraight Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nichols Lake East Milton Posts: 367	RE: Testing, Testing! Standard transducer is transom mount, but they have optional through hull and portable models.

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