Depth Finder Articles & Videos

• How to Troubleshoot the Humminbird 100 Depth Finder

  The Humminbird 100 series of fish finders uses sonar waves to transmit information on the water depth below the boat. With these sonar waves, you get imaging of schools of fish under the boat, submerged logs or hazards, and water depth. Thi… read more

• Humminbird Piranha 215 Instructions

  The Humminbird series of fish finders provide anglers with sonar-equipped units designed to give information about the water depth, fish and obstacles under the boat. The 215 series is available in portable or fixed-position models. Sonar d… read more

• How to Use a Circular Flasher Fishfinder

  Fish and depth finders operate using either analog or digital signal receivers designed to interpret sonar image waves transmitted via a transducer fixed to the bottom of the boat. Many units using the flasher function are analog--and a bit… read more

• How to Use a Lowrance X96

  The Lowrance X96 Depth Finder users sonar waves to plot water depth, lake and ocean bottom topography and find fish or obstacles in the water The unit comes with transducer, installation kit, manual and display unit with transom mount. Lear… read more

• Fishfinder Depth Sounding Sonar Tips

  Fish finders, depth finders or echo locators, no matter what you call them, function to provide information about depth of water, where the fish are and if there are obstacles to be avoided. Using these sonar equipment devices help maximize… read more

• How to Find Brush in Lake Depth Finders

  Depth and fish finders are electronic tools designed to enhance your day on the water: They maximize fish catches as well as help to avoid obstacles under the surface of the water. Reading depth finders requires a learning curve. Learning t… read more

• How to Read a Ratheon L-365 FishFinder

  The Raytheon L-365 Fish Finder is an electronic device that uses sonar waves to receive information about lake or ocean depth, where schools of fish are, obstacles in the water and water temperature. The L-365 comes with a transom mount, tr… read more

• How to Use a 797 SI Humminbird Depth Finder

  The Humminbird 797 SI is a combination side-imaging depth finder, GPS chart plotter and dual beam sonar unit. A full color TFT screen, sonar depth reading to 1500 feet, side-image depth reading to 150 feet and internal memory for up to 3000… read more

• Pros & Cons of Using Side Imaging Depth Finders

  Fishing has changed with the advent of electronics and sophisticated consumer products such as depth and fish finders. Various forms of the devices are available, including side-imaging depth finders. Side-imaging depth finders work with so… read more

• How to Stop Interference Between Two Depth Finders

  If you use a fishing boat with two depth finders, you may encounter some problems with signal interference. Depth finders use sonar -- sound waves -- to bounce off the bottom of a lake, bay, river or ocean. The sound wave returns to the dep… read more

• How to Use the Humminbird Depth Finder

  A Humminbird depth finder is a gauge that uses sound wave signals to determine distance. As the unit's transducer receives signals, it converts data to a depth shown digitally on the display. This depth reading is continuously updated as yo… read more

• How to Read a Depth Finder

  Depth finders, which use SONAR, have become a hot commodity. Manufacturers make grandiose claims about how the units, usually called fish finders, can help you quickly and efficiently find fish and spend less time making useless casts. Whil… read more

• Pros & Cons of Side-Imaging Depth Finders

  A depth finder (also called a fish finder) is a valuable resource to the avid fisherman. It is a small, electronic device which is able to calculate the distance between the underside of the vessel and the floor of the body of water. It is… read more

• How to Mount a Depth Finder on an Aluminum Boat

  Finding a location to mount a depth finder on any boat is a chore. You could spend a full day moving the depth finder's transducer---the sounding device that relays depth information back to the display---in order to find a perfect spot for… read more

• How to Use a Depth Finder

  For some fishermen, depth finders are a necessity. Other anglers enjoy the information that depth finders give them, such as water depth and bottom contours, but do not consider their use an important part of their fishing experience. Whate… read more

• Tips on Using a Fish Depth Finder

  Depth finders are a must have item for the serious angler. When read properly, they will tell you a lot about the water you are fishing, and they can dramatically increase your fishing success. A depth finder will give you the ability to f… read more