These videos are really well done. You are gifted at explaining things simply, and the way they should be. Thanks for your passion for fishing and helping others enjoy it more.
1Cast 1Fish hmm maybe I miss understood that in the video. I’m horrible about reading electronics it’s definitely something I need to invest some time in.
Thanks a ton...this video turned out awesome, I am learning so many new editing tricks. The cool thing about this is the frequency info works for all fish finders regardless of type
I bought one for my kayak and love the unit..It's my opinon the striker 4 is the best 100 dollar fish finder. Next yr i'm going to mount it on my trolling motor on my Lund.Thanks for the information very helpfull..Tight lines
They are great for the price...if you wait it out I plan on a Striker 4 for my 2000 sub give away....hint...hint....be sure to hit that subscribe button if you have not already
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Awesome video. Garmin has always been my go to. You showed me some great tips that will make navigating the Garmin easier for me in the future. Thanks!
Wow-this was very informative! I’ve never used a fish finder. I don’t own a boat. I just fish from my little kayak. 😊 Wanted to stop by and show some support. Have a great day! *Lacy
It is pretty confusing, but one thing I find funny is we spend all the money for electronics to help us, but we never take the time to understand all they can really do.
@@1Cast1Fish totally agree man. I didn't wanna be that guy, but admittedly I was. Just couldn't find the time to learn it, but I'm rectifying that. I like my fish finder too much to not understand it.
Just ordered one of these the other day for my kayak... can't wait for it to show up and go after some big lings! I had to let 3 undersize go yesterday. Outfitted a Pamlico 120 my buddy gave me as a slayer 🤣 cheap and dirty... butbshe gets the job done!
@@1Cast1Fish cheers brother! She just arrived... need to mount the sucker now. Going to use your putty idea... will probably use some plumbers putty I have here instead of the duct seal 🤷♂️. Oh! How long does that battery you use last!? Cheers man!
It's been since high school since I last calculated something using tangent. It was interesting to see kinda how a sonar works though. I learned some things or sure!
Very informative, thank you. Made myself a little chart to go on the device for quick reference thanks to this information. Subbed and TU to show my appreciation. Now to find your first vid on the Striker 4.
Awesome, it always makes my day to hear comments like this. Are you using a Garmin Striker 4 by chance? If so, here is a little trick...use the flasher as a portion of your screen on the right hand side, and look in the lower corner...it tells you about how big your cone is.
Ok, make sure you have the flasher on the side enabled, and then look in the lower right corner, you should see a number and that number should be your cone diameter. The Garmin will tell you your cone angle, but many others do not. Hope you enjoy your Striker 4 I know I love mine, also be sure to check out my other Garmin Striker videos and as always if you have a questions feel free to ask, I will do my best to answer them
I’ve recently brought a boat and came with the Garmin striker 4, I have been watching. Your videos on how to use them and has been such good help but I’m now struggling to work out the formula you are using In here to see how much sonar is under my boat is there a more simple way I followed yours and not getting the same answer any help would be much appreciated... math is not a strong point for me 😂
Oh thanks dude for explaining all this stuff now I understand what I'm looking at and how I should be fishing with this on my yak and what kind of area around me to focus on..only sonar I was familiar with is my ice flasher...I got lucky and found a spot in my rear scup hole that sits the ducer perfect and tucks away from any damage...if it works I plan on making a video for my yak at least and maybe others can make it work
Love the video. And now I will show my ignorance: is 'tan' a constant value? If not, how do you determine the value tan. You need it to solved the formula Diameter = Depth x 2TAN (Angle/2). Depth and Angle are obvious...But you still need the TAN variable...How do you figure that? Sorry...I forgot my 10th grade math! Thanks to anyone who can clarify for me. Again, great video!
Look on the calculator on your phone for Tan....you may have to hold it sideways to get more calculator functions, but it should be there. It is just a geometrical thing to help calculate.
I have a Garmin in my garage you just reminded me, I wonder if I could add it to my kayak why not right hmm..Great info on the Garmin 4 ,Merry Christmas to you and yours my friend.
How do you only have 14k subscribers? I seen people with just the most ridiculous videos with outrageous numbers... Im fairly selective with my subscribing, watching this striker 4 series, 2 vids in, just gave you one more.
Thanks for this. I am getting my first Fishfinder and this looks like the one I will get. Your videos explain alot and answer tons of questions I had. one quick question. Is it worth the extra $40 to get the 4CV or just the Plus 4. I am just in a 14' jon boat and mostly fishing small lakes and streams. Thanks again for these videos. Keep up the good work.
@@1Cast1Fish Thanks for the info. Unfortunately money is finda tight so I got the plus 4. took it out on Monday and was able to understand what I am seeing better because of your videos. Keep putting them out. there are a bunch of us novice fishermen that need all the help we caan get. Again thanks for your help.
I would use a frequency that gave me a wide beam in shallow water, but since you will be ice fishing and stationary, consider using the flasher feature
Hi there. I have the 5cv. This frequency I understand, I fish in a lake where the deepest is 120 ft deep, but I use CHIRP 77 khz for a bigger cone, but it’s the sensibility I have more trouble with. I usually set it to auto medium, but we get some parasites (lot a algae and weed in that lake)
Your content is really useful. Thanks for sharing. I’d like to use a striker 4 mounted on the transom of my 23ft sailboat as a marine electronics budget option. As an old boat, I don’t have electronic depth sounder. Will I’ll be able to know the structures like rocks ahead or it’s only able to see the bottom straight under the transducer?
It will only see what is under the transducer...If you want a better option for what's up ahead, I would buy a higher end Echomap model and add a updated mapping card. The mapping card will have local water depths and most hazards marked.
Great videos! I finished installing a Striker 4 on my kayak and I'm taking it out for the first test run tomorrow. I've reviewed all your videos and it's going to save me a lot of time, so thank you very much. This is my first time with a sonar fish finder, but I have over 35 years of radar experience so trying to understand the commonalities. The arch symbols and the time for the return in distance from outer edge of the cone to directly underneath, I understand. My problem is where is the outer edge? Let's say you are stationary. Is there anyway to tell if fish are approaching bow to stern or port to starboard? Thanks again, real good work to help us rookies.
nice info sir..may i know..if i spot fish in the screen..which side should i cast my lure..front, back, left or right?..how to decide which angle to cast..thanks in advance sir! 👍
The hard part of 2d sonar is that you don't know where the fish is...just that it is somewhere within the transducer cone. The only real way to know where the fish are is with a 360 imaging....side scan will also help a ton.
Thanks again Paul for these awesome tips. Which transducer would you recommend for the striker 4cv unit,I plan to fish at 1500ft max at sea. I don't have the resources to do a full upgrade but it would be nice to get a transducer that can go the depth or close to that dept.
So I always want to be as honest as possible with my opinions on questions like this. I personally would use the GT20 that comes with the 4CV, it is a upgrade over the standard transducer already. The truth is, even though the transducer may say a max depth of 1500ft, that is perfect conditions...that never really exist. Normally transducers are functional to about 1/2 to 3/4 of the advertised Max Depth. Sure they will go deeper, but I think performance starts to suffer. As for a new transducer, you will spend 200+ on a higher end transducer, more than the fish finder itself. I would save for a larger unit with a bigger screen for those depths over a new transducer. The bigger screen will help much more IMO for seeing targets, especially at those depths.
I'm new to this technology for ice fishing, so how do I determine the definition of shallow vs deep when I'm fishing on a lake? Or should I use duel screen to determine which mhz is right for me?
I tend to call 50-75ft deep. You can also use both and see which works for you best. The good news is that on the ice there are less variables such as boat or wave motion to fight as well
Hello, great video. But I have some question please. Considering that English is not my language, can I ask please how can I calculate the 2tan?? Or where do I find this data?? Can someone help me please???? Many thanks in advance!!!
I have 2 questions: 1. Does the 15 degrees and the 45 degrees are fixed by garmin transducer? 2. Are those degrees related to the transducer parallel to the water surface? 3. Does the garmin transducer broadcast the two frequencies simultanusely?
I see 3 questions :) 1. Yes they are fixed angles 2. Yes the transducer must be parallel to the surface to function properly 3. Yes you can select Split Frequency Sonar mode.
With 2D sonar, nor so much, but when you get into down or side imaging transducers, then yes it will. I have my depth set to auto, so the it will follow the bottom.
I have a question regarding deep and shallow water which you often talk about . What depth range would refer to when talking about deep or shallow water ? I often fish in waters from 3m-9m max . I assume that would be referred to as shallow . What cone angle would you suggest for this using the striker 4 vivid ?
My definition of deep varies by body of water, but in general I consider anything 50ft or deeper to be deep. I almost always use the wider cones for more coverage
Since the split frequency gives us the best of both worlds why wouldn't everyone use it exclusively? Does it drain the battery faster? I'm a first timer to fish finders.
(1) As sonar is running right to left, which is right side of boat and which is left -- top or bottom? (2) Is there a way to determine about how far behind the transducer the fish is after leaving the cone?
This is the major downfall of only 2d sonar...these things are very hard to determine. Now with the new side imaging, down imaging, and 360 imaging, you can answer all these questions.
You know I do not have any ice to fish, but I do know a bit about flashers, so I might see about making a video with it...probably in time for next years ice fishing season though.
I just bought the Plus(my first and I'm a newbie ) I have been looking at videos for a couple of weeks and am still having trouble comprehending that most agree that when a fish enters the screen, it is behind the boat.(transom mount) It seems to me that in 30 ft of water and set on 77(24 diameter of cone at the bottom), that fish entering the screen would not have cleared the back of the boat unless it is very close to the boat. Also, how can you tell if the fish is below the boat or 8' right or left at a 30' depth? Like I said, I'm new....lol By the way, the video is full of good info. Thanks
Thank you for explaining this so even I can understand. Where were you when I was flunking algebra?? I'll definitely use your link when I purchase one. 👍
@@christi864 LOL, doing my PhD in electrical engineering so calculus/trig etc is my thing. But my PhD involves telepresence and therefore Human Factors research. So question for you then, I have noise in my measurements and I want to reduce the noise to 25% - how many samples do I need to take to achieve this?
@@1Cast1Fish Yeah bought a Striker 4 after watching this. I have a mini down rigger on my 2HP Honda powered Colmen Ram-X Scanoe. In split screen I can see the cannon ball depth behind the boat on the 77KHz chirp and the 200KHz chirp gives me a good look beneath the boat. With 75' of line out I can adjust the downrigger in real time so that the lure passes closer to the targets increasing my chances of a large strike - as an engineer I love having the data while fishing - beats dropping a sinker and jigging any day.
so would for it to be less confusing , for me anyways , I want to mount this unit on the Port side . So the read out on the screen is showing new data on the right side of the screen. Old data on the left. Data displaying properly with boat forward movement?
