Newbie questions - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dirty Curti · 08-26-2015, 08:56 AM

I cut mine to 3 hooks as well. No dehooker, they usually wiggle of or I will gently remove it from their lip. Since I have the Malibu Stealth I can easily drop them right in the tank in front of my lap.

You are correct with the identity of the bait.

As far as depth on your sonar do you have it set to auto depth? Where you saw me last week with the yellows was right at 105 feet of water.

Setting on your FF will depend on which one you have. On mine (Lowrance Elit 4x DSI) I am still dialing it in. With the 800Khz setting I was seeing everything but palagics. Last week I set it to 455 Khz and the detail was better and when I was hooked on one of the yellows Surfisher said he ccould see my fish under the boat at 50 feet. All I was seeing were a few dots and then some more profound dots. So This help me identify what they look like on my finder. Not the arches I was hoping to see. So it will take more time to dial it in and what all of those dots and scratches and balls mean.

BigTunaL · 08-26-2015, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Curti

Since I have the Malibu Stealth I can easily drop them right in the tank in front of my lap.

You are correct with the identity of the bait.

As far as depth on your sonar do you have it set to auto depth? Where you saw me last week with the yellows was right at 105 feet of water.
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I also have a live well tank infront of me which is indeed very handy.

I do have mine set to auto depth in general use mode. I tried switching to deep mode but got too many black dots that covered most of the screen. I only have 455 settings on my unit, I do have 83/200 khz.

onthewater · 08-26-2015, 12:50 PM

Post one of the pictures of your fishfinder unit.

I have a DSI and if it is truly DSI, it is great for structure but really a bummer for fish.

Some units have all frequencies, but some of those DSI units only have 455 and 800 which aren't great for fish.

For fish you will want most likely 200, and 50 used to be more common.

One really cool thing I learned, (i'm always considered a newb) is the lower the frequency, the wider the cone. Hence, a lot of the offshore guys run the 50/200 side by side and some fish show up on the 50 that don't on the 200 because the cone width.

-Ryan

08-26-2015, 08:56 AM	#1
Dirty Curti Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 419	I cut mine to 3 hooks as well. No dehooker, they usually wiggle of or I will gently remove it from their lip. Since I have the Malibu Stealth I can easily drop them right in the tank in front of my lap. You are correct with the identity of the bait. As far as depth on your sonar do you have it set to auto depth? Where you saw me last week with the yellows was right at 105 feet of water. Setting on your FF will depend on which one you have. On mine (Lowrance Elit 4x DSI) I am still dialing it in. With the 800Khz setting I was seeing everything but palagics. Last week I set it to 455 Khz and the detail was better and when I was hooked on one of the yellows Surfisher said he ccould see my fish under the boat at 50 feet. All I was seeing were a few dots and then some more profound dots. So This help me identify what they look like on my finder. Not the arches I was hoping to see. So it will take more time to dial it in and what all of those dots and scratches and balls mean. __________________ Last edited by Dirty Curti; 08-26-2015 at 09:02 AM.

08-26-2015, 12:50 PM	#3
onthewater Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 33	Post one of the pictures of your fishfinder unit. I have a DSI and if it is truly DSI, it is great for structure but really a bummer for fish. Some units have all frequencies, but some of those DSI units only have 455 and 800 which aren't great for fish. For fish you will want most likely 200, and 50 used to be more common. One really cool thing I learned, (i'm always considered a newb) is the lower the frequency, the wider the cone. Hence, a lot of the offshore guys run the 50/200 side by side and some fish show up on the 50 that don't on the 200 because the cone width. -Ryan