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

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, 12:50 PM	#1
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