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It seems like these sonar pics help some of you that are trying to learn how to read your electronics, so I'll keep posting them for you. Here's a sonar pic that T_dub took on my boat a few days ago of a mess of sea bastages under the boat

Nice shot!
A couple of clues to help decipher the images:
The sea bass arches have space between them indicating that they are indeed individual fish and not a mass of bait.
Lighter arches among the full, colored arches indicate fish to the left and right of the boat as only those individuals that are in the center of the transducer's cone will display a colored arch.
Finally, the structure indicates a rocky bottom and the depth (50 feet) is a good indication of "who" might be "home".

The Lowrance 256 color display is an incredible tool and a fishing advantage that must be experienced to be believed. The ability to accurately perform species identification from the comfort of your helm seat really speaks for itself and is a capability that has the potential to significantly increase your fishing effectiveness!

I've spent the better part of the last year learning to use my new unit. Posts like this and the seminars at the derbies have been a huge help. Thanks for the info Rob and Nelly. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm much more confident intrepreting the images on my display.
L8R
Dan