Sonar Discussion

[GregAndrew]

Poorpaddy, as long as you have your Xducer mounted pointing straight down, that is the direction that you are seeing in general. However, you are seeing a cone-shaped area that extends in front, behind and to both sides. The deeper the water you are fishing, the further it extends in all directions at the bottom. Also, the 200 khz ping shoots a narrower cone than the 83 or 50khz pings. But the later will give you deeper returns.

[poorpaddy]

Thank you, that is extremely helpful. I have it set to 200khz and it pointing straight down just behind the mast support beam in my revo. Awesome, thanks.

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Poorpaddy, as long as you have your Xducer mounted pointing straight down, that is the direction that you are seeing in general. However, you are seeing a cone-shaped area that extends in front, behind and to both sides. The deeper the water you are fishing, the further it extends in all directions at the bottom. Also, the 200 khz ping shoots a narrower cone than the 83 or 50khz pings. But the later will give you deeper returns.

[Handymansd]

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