Devin
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I’ll let this percolate some more in case anyone else wants to take a stab at it.
So far, there have been some pretty good guesses on the species, salinity, water clarity, grass, beds, etc.
Very impressed with the talent here!
But nobody has nailed the state.
In a few days I’ll photoshop the picture to highlight/explain all the different features in it.
Thanks for the participation guys!
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Hey Danny, thanks for posting an intro, I really appreciate that.
Welcome to the forum. Definitely leverage this resource. It’s a good one. Lots of talent here!
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More graphics for your viewing pleasure.
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It sure is fun, and I’ve got a lot more sonar screenshots like this one I will post.
86.8 degrees is pretty warm for smallmouth.
The beds are some kind of sun fish. Probably bluegill, or something similar.
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+1
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Attached is a picture from Lake Okhissa I took of a bedding bass. Not super clear at all, and that’s with a polarized lens.
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This one is pretty good! Spot on about the salinity and water clarity.
But you should definitely not ignore the 8ft depth because it really is that deep and that says a lot about how dirty the water is or is not.
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“but bass usually bed in shallower water.”
But why do they bed shallower? If they could get the same thing deeper, wouldn’t they bed deeper?
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Trout don’t bed.
But you’re onto something, if the beds are in 8ft of water, then what does that say about the water?
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That’s all accurate!
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FWIW, Percy Quinn has a dock IIRC for bank anglers.
But you’re right, Percy Quinn and Lake Okhissa are nowhere near that clear.
Good guess on the water being spring fed, but the screenshot wasn’t taken in Mississippi.
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No, you’re definitely onto it. The dark patch in the middle of the screen doesn’t really denote clarity. It’s the beds that give away the clarity.
And no, not Toledo Bend. I doubt it gets clear enough to have beds that deep. I’ve fished there before and it does get clean/green in some places, but nothing like what’s in that sonar screenshot.
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“which is a strong indication that it’s probably somewhere I would end up with my boat.”
Me included! I took the screenshot lol Also spent a lot of time learning where they ain’t. LOL
“or a series of pilings”
Nailed it.
“The markings on the floor that look like little holes I assume are a clue as to what type of fish are there.”
You are onto something here.
Otherwise your evaluation is pretty good. You may also be surprised.
But I’ll let others take a whack at it.
I expect @timbofishn to recognize what’s in the screenshot.
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Okay, that makes sense.
Yeah, give it a whirl. Hell, do it now before fall gets here. Run a few experimental fishing trips and if it’s the bee’s knees then it’s the bee’s knees. If it’s a nightmare then you have enough time to recalibrate before fall hits.
I hope this works out for you, it seems like a good idea worth trying out.
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Thank you for sharing this!
