Water Temp Thermometers - what do you all use? - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T13:56:08Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/water-temp-thermometers-what-do-you-all-use?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A243650&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPretty neat piece 2lb!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2436502012-02-23T16:26:57.206ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>Pretty neat piece 2lb!</p>
<p>Pretty neat piece 2lb!</p> I hear ya, boy!
And you know…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2437262012-02-23T13:51:41.534ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>I hear ya, boy!</p>
<p>And you know I'm all about being frugal - especially when a value-priced item is also useful. I think that is why I like used gear; it usually little used before being tossed aside.</p>
<p>I got onto all of this thermometer stuff when I learned that the water temperature values we hear so much about are actually SURFACE temps.</p>
<p>"Wait a minute," I said... "fish don't live at the surface, for the most part. It is just one of many "edges" within their normal…</p>
<p>I hear ya, boy!</p>
<p>And you know I'm all about being frugal - especially when a value-priced item is also useful. I think that is why I like used gear; it usually little used before being tossed aside.</p>
<p>I got onto all of this thermometer stuff when I learned that the water temperature values we hear so much about are actually SURFACE temps.</p>
<p>"Wait a minute," I said... "fish don't live at the surface, for the most part. It is just one of many "edges" within their normal environment, which they frequent for a particular reason. The majority of the time, they are elsewhere in the water column, where the temps/oxygen/light/food factors exist to their liking."</p>
<p>I can't control the factors that influence them, except in a small way. But most of them are related to temperature in some way, and THAT I can measure. Am I going too far?</p> It's a very good discussion p…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2435682012-02-23T03:21:34.272ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>It's a very good discussion point David and the emphasis here is the fact that you can add an inexpensive tool in your tackle box that might help you find the fish or explain why they're there when you do find them.............Water temperature is always important especially now as we transition to late Winter/early Spring........I'm like a kid in the candy store the first time I see 66 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>It's a very good discussion point David and the emphasis here is the fact that you can add an inexpensive tool in your tackle box that might help you find the fish or explain why they're there when you do find them.............Water temperature is always important especially now as we transition to late Winter/early Spring........I'm like a kid in the candy store the first time I see 66 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> Same deal here, Jeff. If you…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2436452012-02-23T03:15:32.764ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>Same deal here, Jeff. If you poke around the internet, the "cheap" alternatives mentioned invariably involve a pool thermometer. So nothing really odd about your Cajun heat sensor.</p>
<p>The notion I'm trying to embrace here is that fish always seek the optimum in their environment. We can change our environment at will, but they are at the mercy of the conditions they find themselves in. So they naturally gravitate, or "orient," towards optimum food sources, dissolved oxygen levels,…</p>
<p>Same deal here, Jeff. If you poke around the internet, the "cheap" alternatives mentioned invariably involve a pool thermometer. So nothing really odd about your Cajun heat sensor.</p>
<p>The notion I'm trying to embrace here is that fish always seek the optimum in their environment. We can change our environment at will, but they are at the mercy of the conditions they find themselves in. So they naturally gravitate, or "orient," towards optimum food sources, dissolved oxygen levels, structure/cover, and, of course, temperature.</p>
<p>I'm with you guys - it may not be the ultimate in accuracy, but it gets me closer to their world. Thanks for the input, guys.</p> As odd as it may sound, I car…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2436412012-02-23T02:16:35.905ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>As odd as it may sound, I carried an old pool thermometer to check my grandmother's pond temperatures, worked good for me back in the day............It put you in the ball park and you could see the trends.....</p>
<p>As odd as it may sound, I carried an old pool thermometer to check my grandmother's pond temperatures, worked good for me back in the day............It put you in the ball park and you could see the trends.....</p> I take my readings at a depth…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2435642012-02-23T02:02:06.067ZTony Livingstonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TonyLivingston
<p>I take my readings at a depth of 2' with a manual thermometer. It is not as accurate as a immersed probe type, but I find it quite acceptable, and I believe it helps me find fish. Catching them is still up to me.</p>
<p>I take my readings at a depth of 2' with a manual thermometer. It is not as accurate as a immersed probe type, but I find it quite acceptable, and I believe it helps me find fish. Catching them is still up to me.</p> Youre right, Dwayne - ultimat…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-23:2036984:Comment:2435612012-02-23T01:31:10.639ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>Youre right, Dwayne - ultimate accuracy is only possible in real time. This means thermocouple type probes and digital readouts, batteries, worries over dunking, etc. These manual units are free of these things, but they have a lag time, certainly, and they're, well... manual.</p>
<p>In other words, they take a bit of time to employ.</p>
<p>But like the Bullet Bobber or other contrivances, they have a place. Once you know what the fish want, and become accustomed to the quirks of these…</p>
<p>Youre right, Dwayne - ultimate accuracy is only possible in real time. This means thermocouple type probes and digital readouts, batteries, worries over dunking, etc. These manual units are free of these things, but they have a lag time, certainly, and they're, well... manual.</p>
<p>In other words, they take a bit of time to employ.</p>
<p>But like the Bullet Bobber or other contrivances, they have a place. Once you know what the fish want, and become accustomed to the quirks of these units, they offer information that could make the difference.</p>
<p>And you know what they say... Knowing = battle/2</p> Ha ha Eagle works ,burned out…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-22:2036984:Comment:2436902012-02-22T22:46:03.922ZJohn Sheehanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>Ha ha Eagle works ,burned out fuse was all!</p>
<p>Ha ha Eagle works ,burned out fuse was all!</p> I am considering a hand held…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-22:2036984:Comment:2435452012-02-22T22:41:38.189ZJohn Sheehanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>I am considering a hand held digital thermometer ,any one know of a fair priced brand?</p>
<p>I am considering a hand held digital thermometer ,any one know of a fair priced brand?</p> any kind you have to cast out…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-22:2036984:Comment:2435362012-02-22T22:03:07.072ZDwayne Denisonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/DwayneDenison
<p>any kind you have to cast out and reel in, will be inaccurate. I saw one that you feed cable thru float and gauage is held in hand. But I dont know anything else about it. I will try to find pic</p>
<p>any kind you have to cast out and reel in, will be inaccurate. I saw one that you feed cable thru float and gauage is held in hand. But I dont know anything else about it. I will try to find pic</p>