JC1515 on January 27, 2025 10:51 pm Baitfish or sound. Sound/interference travels weird through water.
TalesFromMyHat on January 27, 2025 11:07 pm Thermal stratification causing more sonar noise in that region, possibly because of phytoplankton or zooplankton in that temperature band. When trolling for Kokanee, this band is usually the depth I target first, until I see actual fish marks telling me to go to a different depth.
ironluke10 on January 27, 2025 11:24 pm I have the same Striker 4 set up and under the ice there’s always “static” like that around the 30foot line I find.
Yakker65 on January 27, 2025 11:52 pm Play with the settings . I can pick up the coils in my line if I jack up the gain
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Could be bait fish
Or bubbles from your line.
Baitfish or sound. Sound/interference travels weird through water.
mermaid man and barnacle boy
Thermal stratification causing more sonar noise in that region, possibly because of phytoplankton or zooplankton in that temperature band.
When trolling for Kokanee, this band is usually the depth I target first, until I see actual fish marks telling me to go to a different depth.
Is there another sonar being used nearby?
I have the same Striker 4 set up and under the ice there’s always “static” like that around the 30foot line I find.
Play with the settings . I can pick up the coils in my line if I jack up the gain