FISHING THE THERMOCLINE #thermoclinebreak - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T08:18:47Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/fishing-the-thermocline?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A749656&feed=yes&xn_auth=no...thay all look about the sa…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-23:2036984:Comment:7625362018-07-23T14:31:47.860ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 15.2727px; xg-p: static !important; min-height: 1em; color: #000000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #e9eee8; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; xg-p: static !important;"><strong style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important;"><span style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">the first image i posted above is Sonar the second is DSI.</span></strong></span></p> I guess it shows as a hazy ma…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-23:2036984:Comment:7625862018-07-23T13:37:06.382ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p><strong>I guess it shows as a hazy marking once the sensitivity is up high enough .</strong></p>
<p><strong>I guess it shows as a hazy marking once the sensitivity is up high enough .</strong></p> Thanks Slip , got any images…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-23:2036984:Comment:7622752018-07-23T12:56:03.832ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p><strong>Thanks Slip , got any images of what the thermocline looks like on a Helix unit? Somewhat like the Elite 7 unit you show above?<br/></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Thanks Slip , got any images of what the thermocline looks like on a Helix unit? Somewhat like the Elite 7 unit you show above?<br/></strong></p>
<p></p> Hey John Congrats on the new…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-23:2036984:Comment:7625822018-07-23T00:15:07.736ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Hey John Congrats on the new Helix 5 unit… great choice.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';"><strong>What I have been finding is that a majority of the time the suspended fish were neutral in activity some were catchable especially if they turned out…</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Hey John Congrats on the new Helix 5 unit… great choice.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';"><strong>What I have been finding is that a majority of the time the suspended fish were neutral in activity some were catchable especially if they turned out to be crappie. The area I usually fish is the thermocline break… the depth where it meets the bottom contour… this is where the active fish are generally located. If it is 17’ I fish from 14 to 17 foot generally.</strong></span></p> I have charted fish at 15-20…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-22:2036984:Comment:7624522018-07-22T23:47:25.292ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p><strong>I have charted fish at 15-20 ' deep that I couldn't catch at 2 lakes past two times out in the boat . I suspected they were in the comfort level . The surface temps were around 87 degrees! I need to learn to read the thermocline on my new Helix 5 sonar unit.<br/></strong></p>
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<p><strong>I have charted fish at 15-20 ' deep that I couldn't catch at 2 lakes past two times out in the boat . I suspected they were in the comfort level . The surface temps were around 87 degrees! I need to learn to read the thermocline on my new Helix 5 sonar unit.<br/></strong></p>
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<p></p> ...hey thanks FishingMadMark!…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-22:2036984:Comment:7625332018-07-22T23:13:10.813ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 15.2727px; xg-p: static !important; min-height: 1em; color: #000000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #e9eee8; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; xg-p: static !important;"><strong style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important;"><span style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">...hey thanks FishingMadMark!... grew up summers on a cottage on Duck Lake in White Lake TWP... fished Cass Lake Many times during those years...awesome lake! it has giants... back in the day some nice b.crappie.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 15.2727px; xg-p: static !important; min-height: 1em; color: #000000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #e9eee8; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; xg-p: static !important;"><strong style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important;"><span style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">I'm in mid-Michigan now and basically use nowadays just a 1/64 oz jig and gulp waxies... I like Northwoods in Pinconning. i used to use kellies sporting goods on m59 back in those days... is it still there?</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 15.2727px; xg-p: static !important; min-height: 1em; color: #000000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #e9eee8; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></p> Hey Slip, more awesome info.…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-22:2036984:Comment:7623752018-07-22T22:21:31.175ZFishingmadMarkhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/FishingmadMark
Hey Slip, more awesome info. Thanks.<br />
Hey, I have learned a lot here. I’ve been getting better sizes on Cass lake now! No BULLS yet, but steady 8” gills. Extremely fun on the 7’ul with 4# mono. Hey, what bait store do you use?
Hey Slip, more awesome info. Thanks.<br />
Hey, I have learned a lot here. I’ve been getting better sizes on Cass lake now! No BULLS yet, but steady 8” gills. Extremely fun on the 7’ul with 4# mono. Hey, what bait store do you use? ...most of the lakes that str…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-07-11:2036984:Comment:7613322018-07-11T15:46:37.835ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 15.2727px; xg-p: static !important; min-height: 1em; color: #000000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #e9eee8; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; xg-p: static !important;"><strong style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important;"><span style="font-size: 1em; xg-p: static !important; line-height: 17.6333px; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">...most of the lakes that stratify in my area commonly thermocline at the 15-17' depth</span></strong></span></p> I had no idea they were there…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-03-28:2036984:Comment:7499342018-03-28T11:53:21.416ZAllen Morganhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>I had no idea they were there. I usually run my sonar in deeper water just to see things. I had been tagging some Bluegills and small LMBs in a different hole in the same lake, so that's what I was expecting. Surprise!</p>
<p>I had no idea they were there. I usually run my sonar in deeper water just to see things. I had been tagging some Bluegills and small LMBs in a different hole in the same lake, so that's what I was expecting. Surprise!</p> Excellent… sounds like a grea…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2018-03-28:2036984:Comment:7500982018-03-28T03:12:04.266ZSlip Sinkerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Excellent… sounds like a great day B.Crappie fishing!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Did you spot the school of crappies on the sonar beforehand? Nothing like vertically jigging them into submission.…</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Excellent… sounds like a great day B.Crappie fishing!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Did you spot the school of crappies on the sonar beforehand? Nothing like vertically jigging them into submission.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">I’m sure you’ll be able to spot that Thermocline band on that new sonar. Given your new unit has Downscan imaging... switching to that mode may show the thermocline without difficulty and without much adjusting. My unit does… usually I’ll have to turn up the sensitivity a bit.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Here is an example of downscan imaging on the Elite 7 HDI showing a group of small SMB (around 6”) just above the thermocline at 15-17’ i ended up setting a waypoint over them going back and vertically jigging the school to identify them.</span></strong></span></p>
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