Fish Finders Articles & Videos

• How to Use a Humminbird Fish Finder Wide 128

  A fish finder makes life easy for anglers. Discovering where the fish are is always half the battle once you're on the water. A fish finder simplifies this process by employing a fathometer, an echo-sounding device, to determine the depth,… read more

• How to Wire an Eagle 128 Fish Finder

  The Eagle 128 fish finder is discontinued, as of 2010, but the unit still is available through second-party sales sites, or in select sporting and marine goods stores. The Eagle 128 uses a sonar transceiver and a display unit, typically mou… read more

• How to Install a Humminbird Fishfinder 525

  A fish finder is a type of sonar device first used in the commercial fishing industry before becoming popular for recreational use. Fish finders use sound waves to locate fish and then bounce information back to a receiver that transmits da… read more

• Humminbird Fish Finders With Shoot Through Hull Transducer

  Humminbird produces a line of fish and depth finders. These marine electronic devices use sonar to illustrate the water contents and depths found beneath the boat and in a 180-degree pattern from the transducer. The transducer acts as the s… read more

• Sun Glare Fish Finder Tips

  Marine electronics, such as fish and depth finders, are tools to find fish and help you get the most from your time on the water. Displays show where fish are located, obstacles in the water, water depth and temperature, and lap maps and ch… read more

• How to Repair a Bottom Line Fish Finder

  Fish finder rigs are an excellent way to locate a variety of salt water game fish in the surf. Typically featuring a length of line with two dropper lines located 12 inches apart, fish finder rigs are fished on the bottom and commonly used… read more

• How to Test Lowrance LCX 16 CI

  The Lowrance LCX 16 Ci depth finder uses sonar waves to display images of the lake or ocean bottom, sediment and bottom type, fish and obstacles beneath the boat. The LCX 16 Ci uses a full-color display screen, a GPS unit for chartplotting… read more

• How to Connect a Humminbird Fish Finder

  Using a fish finder or depth finder, like those made by Humminbird, helps maximize time spent on the water as these devices locate schools of fish, letting you know right where to drop a line. Proper use, installation and connection is crit… read more

• How to Use A Lakemaster Chip in H2O GPS Finders

  Lakemaster Chip cards come in SD format and are designed to be used with compatible GPS or fish-finding units such as Lowrance or Humminbird devices. Lakemaster SD cards come with preloaded topographic and cartographic information for lakes… read more

• How to Tie Fish Finder Rigs for Fluke

  Fluke or flounder are flat and oval shaped fish that are typically found along the bottom of brackish waters and hug the sand just beyond the breakers of the surf. A popular and tasty saltwater fish for eating, flounder require that the bai… read more

• How to Read a Lowrance Fishfinder

  The Lowrance fish finder uses sonar technology to detect fish, along with other factors such as water depth and bottom structures. Knowing how to read the screen display enhances your knowledge of fish patterns and habits, and can make find… read more

• How to Use Lowrance Fishing Hot Spots

  Lowrance Hot Spots are memory cards containing fishing information on the lakes and waterways of the United States. Cards are available for four different regions including the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western states. Cards are avail… read more

• Instructions for the Eagle Fish Finder

  Eagle Marine Electronics produces a series of Fish Finders and GPS Fishing Depth Finders. Models vary from compact and portable units to transom mounted units. GPS chart plotting, waypoint marking, grey scale or full-color displays, and son… read more

• How to Use the Eagle ID 6300 Fish Finder

  The Eagle ID 6300 Fish Finder is part of the ID series of fish finders offered by Eagle. The ID series, 6300 included, uses sonar to track and record underwater topography, activity and vegetation beneath your boat. The ID 6300 uses a Liqui… read more

• How to Install a Fish Finder

  A fish finder is a device that uses sonar technology to aid anglers in viewing objects underwater. Numerous companies manufacture fish finders, giving you a variety of options to choose from. There are many variations, depending on the bran… read more

• How to Read a Humminbird Fish Finder

  Humminbird fish and depth finders are electronic tools designed to maximize time spent on the water fishing. Humminbird fish finders use sonar waves to echo-locate the bottom of the lake, river or sea and relays the information to an elect… read more

• How to Use Fish Finder Sonar

  Fish finder sonar operates by using sound wave technology to perceive underwater objects. This device can provide you with valuable information to find fish easier. Fish finder devices display information such as the water surface line, dep… read more

• How to Install a Humminbird Fish Finder

  Use a humminbird fish finder to maximize your time on the water. Locate schools of fish faster and more efficiently with the device. Pinpoint exact locations of schooling fish and drop your line into the water where you know you will have s… read more

• Eagle Fish Finder Parts List

  Eagle Fish Finders assist anglers in finding pockets and schools of fish to make for a successful day on the water. Commercial and sport fishermen and women benefit from these single- or dual-frequency aids. Eagle Electronics has been produ… read more

• Information on Humminbird Fishfinders

  Humminbird has been producing fish finders for over 30 years. The brand has been manufactured by several technological companies and has manufactured several top selling models for saltwater and freshwater fishing. read more

• How to Use a Humminbird Fish Finder

  The Humminbird company calls its products "America's favorite" fish finders due to their best-selling track record. Using advanced sonar technology, the Humminbird fish finder can show anglers where fish are swimming to help them catch more… read more

• How to Use a Humminbird 997 Fish Finder

  The Humminbird 997 fish finder is a side-imaging sonar and GPS device. Developed by Humminbird, one of the United States' oldest and most popular fish finder manufacturers, the 997 product includes some of the company's most advanced fish f… read more

• The Best-Selling Fish Finders

  Whether you're a weekend angler, a commercial fisherman or a tournament sportsman, a fish finder can be a valuable tool. Depending on your needs, there are a variety of details you should look for in a fish finder. They include: screen size… read more

• How to Understand Sonar Fish Finders

  Back in the day, fishing was performed with a stick, some line and a hook. Now, fish-finding sonar systems make it possible to essentially see beneath the surface of the water, making them viable tools for anglers seeking the ultimate catch… read more

• Most Popular Fish Finders

  Fish finders are a valuable tool for still-water and saltwater anglers. The most popular fish finders are weather-resistant and have the ability to track fish movement, display the depth and reveal the geography of the lake bottom. Fish fin… read more

• Top Rated Fish Finders

  Avid anglers depend on their sonars, or fish finders, to locate the proper depth, bottom structure and baitfish to consistently connect with their intended fish species. From tournament professionals to weekend warriors, many anglers rely o… read more

• Eagle Fish Finder Instructions

  Eagle makes a wide variety of fish finders, some of which are combination fish finders with GPS chart plotters built in. The units come with either color or black-and-white screens of various sizes and can help an angler find and catch fish… read more

• Eagle Fishfinder Information

  Eagle Electronics has been making fish finders since 1982 and is the No. 1 brand of sonars in the United States. With 13 models, there is an Eagle fish finder for every angler's budget. read more

• The Best Fish Finders for Kayaks

  The best fish finders for kayaks must be light, easy to mount, waterproof and durable. Because paddlers self-propel their kayaks, any extra weight added to the kayak means more work, so lighter finders mean less work. With limited deck spac… read more

• How to Interpret Depth & Fish Finders

  Depth finders and fish finders refer to the same thing: electronics that show fishermen things such as fish in the water column and the depth and contour of the bottom of the body of water on which they are fishing. For many anglers, fish f… read more

• How to Install Fish Finders on Pleasure Boats

  What can possibly go better with pleasure boating than pleasure fishing? You can choose to either go where the wind takes you and fish there, or you can go the technological route and install a fish finder on your pleasure craft. Installing… read more

• How to Use a Lowrance Fishfinder

  Lowrance Fishfinders, in production since 1957, use SONAR technology (SOund, NAvigation and Ranging) to locate fish. Carl Lowrance was inspired to start creating Fishfinders when he realized, from his studies during SCUBA diving, that fish… read more

• How to Understand Fishfinders

  Fishfinders are capable of displaying a large amount of information, including depth and temperature of water, contour and composition of the bottom, the presence of fish and the presence of vegetation. For the angler who knows how to under… read more

• Sonar Fishing Tips

  The sonar unit, commonly known as a fish finder, is the most misunderstood piece of electronic equipment found on fishing boats. The average angler buys a sonar unit, follows the installation instructions and when the unit is powered up it… read more

• How to Operate a Fish Finder

  Fish finders operate with sonar technology to bounce sound waves off the bottom of lakes and rivers, a bay or ocean. The sound wave travels back to the fish finder through a device called a transducer, which transmits data to a monitor moun… read more

• Learning to Use Your Fish Finder

  Fish finders give anglers a televised view of the aquatic action under their boats. The units bounce sound waves (sonar) off the bottom of the lake, river or ocean back to a display monitor mounted on the boat. The monitor then interprets t… read more

• How to Work a Fish Finder

  Fish finders revolutionized angling by providing a window to the underwater world. Using sonar technology, fish finders bounce sound waves off the bottom of a body of water and send a signal back to the fish finder, which translates the inf… read more

• How to Use a Fishfinder to Catch Bass

  With the naked eye, fishermen can see only a few feet into the water. With a fishfinder, fishermen can see items they otherwise could not. Fishfinders do not give anglers a full picture of what's going on beneath the surface of the water, b… read more

• How to Choose a Fish Finder

  The right fish finder can dramatically improve your chance of success on the water, especially if you are fishing vast lakes or heading out across the ocean. Sonar technology can also help you locate underwater structures and determine the… read more

• How to Read a Fish Finder?

  Fish finders have taken most of the guesswork out of fishing. Sonar technology creates an image for viewing above the surface. But even the best fish finder is useless if its operator cannot read it. read more

• Tips for Shading a Fishfinder

  A fishfinder, or depth finder, identifies fish and other objects below the surface of the water that are usually hidden from your eyes. Another feature of the fishfinder is something known as shading, which uses different colors or shades o… read more

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• About Properly Using Fishfinders

  Fish finders, also known as depth finders, are small sonar units that help anglers identify underwater features and also, if the unit is powerful enough, locate schools of baitfish and individual predator fish. read more