Andy135 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, GPSguru said: The sounder tells you quite a lot about the sea bed, but using a rod with just a lead tells you a whole lot more. I tend to use a cannonball lead, but it really should be something like an Aquapedo to get the full effect, however to do this, you must use BRAID as the mainline. Just drop the lead down, drift, and let the rod do the talking, if it is hard rock you feel the grating and sometimes snagging as the lead drags across the rocks, if it is gravel you just feel a steady vibration, if it is sand you feel very little and this is the time to wind up 20 turns and let the lead drop, if when it hits the bottom it sticks, then it is mud, if it doesn't stick, then it is sand. When I used to do a lot of luring for bass I could tell the same sort of thing by using a Fiiish Black Minnow on light braid. The difference between rock, gravel and sand/mud is quite noticeable thanks to the light braid, and to a lesser degree, a light rod. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) @Andy135 ............ Hmmm, first time I have uploaded to you tube. This is a vid that recently came to me, and it was taken from Alans boat when we went to the Skerries last year. We are both cruising at about 32kts. It was a strange format from a Phone (Samsung I guess ?) and I had to reformat the vid via Corel VideoStudio. Does this work OK for you ? Edited May 17, 2022 by GPSguru Geoff and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 That works just fine. Looks like a lovely day on the water 👍 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 works fine for me too GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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