Catch More Walleye With Side Imaging / Down Imaging / Sonar

In short this video is all about how to read sonar, SI and DI. Walleye fishing is all about reading your graph. Being able to decipher what you see is huge. I go through a number of screen shots explaining what I see and what I would use to catch these fish. I hope this video is useful as I can do many more of this style of video. Drop some comments below and let me know what you think. Thanks
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[@jonconrad6460]

Hummingbird should be sponsoring you, along with Alumacraft!!

[@kirtwalbrink2998]

Hi Tom, I stumbled across your channel a couple of months ago wanting to find out how to use my Helix 7 better. After watching your videos, use tips, fishing techniques, etc. all I can say is thank you, I've learn a lot. Keep up the great work, it is greatly appreciated.

[@jimsinegal9872]

I could watch these for hours

[@jarenruble4856]

You should do another one like this with G2 and non mega imaging screenshots because not everyone has mega imaging and G3. Very informative videos!

[@billsutorius2753]

I like that video a lot it was very educational I learned a lot watching that. Thank you very much, it was very enjoyable.

[@mattnogalski9317]

Love the technical videos!

[@nofakenews9558]

Best video I have ever seen about what is what on my fish finder ..... great !

[@brianharrington5593]

Really enjoyed the screen shots and your explanations. NO GLARE on screen, big improvement. Screen shot 4 and 5 in the area back of where the boat has traveled is that small group of bait fish. You didn't mention this, I was wondering what they were. You have been a big help deciphering what is picked up on the screen. Now to get some of my settings dialed in a little better.

[@Silentwoody]

Tom love your stuff the videos on side imaging and slip bobbers have added a new presentation in my limited arsenal with great success... you ever come to western mn look me up ! We fish just about every day ....thanks again!

[@jamesolson1333]

Keep doing this type of video, you really make something very confusing seem really easy. I’m not good at reading my sonar, but you explain it very good. I know this will help me out

[@pauljanicki9447]

I hope you do more of this, extremely beneficial helping me interpret my own equipment, thanks

[@juliebluhm5508]

Great video !! Like to see more video on using the Humminbird. How you set a wave point then go back to fish that spot. I also liked how you explained the chart speed as it relates to the fish location . Great presentation Tom .

[@donelliott344]

Awesome video. My biggest weakness correct use of my new helix

[@garyhaughn6357]

Thanks Tom, always value in your presentations. Keep up the great fishing.

[@andrewjohnson214]

I appreciate your video's and are very helpful. Just bought a Garmin with side imaging and this will help me get started. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@shanerust6969]

Your 15 minute videos are truly program changers. Nobody else teaches this kind of information. Thank you Tom

[@ironman-vx1qs]

Please, more videos like this. Thank you

[@deanniek5163]

Thanks for the video I think you have me convinced on the need for a SI imaging as well. Have a Humminbird 597 with DI but never realized SI has such an effect in water any deeper than 10'. Thanks.

[@scottgauthier9608]

Thank you for making this video, very informative.

[@gregcavender7798]

Excellent video Tom. I hope you do more like this.

[@rogerramjet7567]

Real meat and potatoes!!! Just what I was looking for. Thanks so very much. Ice finally off inland lakes in northern Michigan. Hooray.

[@mwesley175]

Great video Tom!

[@perryhiggins434]

Love your videos, definitely helping me understand the Helix screen images. You often refer to slip bobbers which I totally enjoy fishing. I would like to see some close up details of how you put your slip bobber rigs together. Also, is there some kind of magic formula for how far behind the boat your bait needs to be in order to achieve a specific running depth, short of resorting to lead ore?

[@mikeeverding7532]

Great video, I just need a little more time setting up and interpreting what I am seeing on my Helix, not always able to interpret what it is that I am seeing on the sometimes dirty Mississippi River.

[@blake.everyday]

Awesome educational video. Fundamentals though simple really help out even as a reminder.

[@charlesronk2989]

This is an excellent video. Thank you.

[@davidferrari4264]

Hey Tom another great informative video, perhaps scene shot number 8 illustrates suspended fish lots of marks high in the water column...thanks bro

[@yup10221991]

Thank you it was very Informational

[@chadclark2070]

Very helpful!! Awesome as always.

[@alecolson1435]

Damn u can read a hummingbird better then I can read a book!

[@nickstojanovic8868]

Your videos are very informative and entertaining however ive seen plenty of videos on using side scan and seeing fish, rocks, brush piles, roads, old foundation houses, basically flooded reservoirs everywhere but how does a weedline show up on sidescan. This is what i primarily fish up here in ontario. Thanks

[@wms7004]

Look at that, 1,000 likes, 18 dislikes! It's because you're not riddled with friggin ads!!! Big difference in your content vs others.

[@earnestjust4706]

If you have not, are you able to demonstrate how to set up on a waypoint, using your electronics, after you've marked it?

[@sbdude52]

Thanks I have watched many of your videos . Could you comment on what CHIRP frequency you use in different conditions , Thanks

[@wiscowalleye7954]

Great video thanks for posting! I just updated my helix gen2 units software and it added a feature called “dynamic imaging contrast” have you played with this at all? I also see they added a feature where you can adjust the water column sensitivity independently and then it increases proportionately when you adjust the side and down imagining sensitivity. I have yet to try either feature though. I believe it’s software version 2.110

[@greyhunter9287]

Great video! Really helpful!

[@Randy_Savage_ohyeah]

Excellent, love it!

[@torsorlien1820]

Thank you, very informative

[@daleyeager6083]

thank you great

[@stevehansel5080]

thanks

[@charlesronk2989]

Seems to me with my hummingbird 798 the closer they are to the surface the whiter the return. I noticed this with leaves in the fall. They show up very white.

[@MsPrincesspaulina]

Great info. Thanks

[@johnkirkwood3445]

Excellent presentation! Could you enlarge your cursor a little tho for us more senior students? Thanks!

[@dmouse522]

Very helpful! Thanks. Just to be clear..if side imaging set at 45' and you're in 15' are you really are looking only 30' to each side? That's been my impression.

[@TomBoley]

Correct

[@paulszalinski1238]

Are two transducers needed to get this level of detail in side imaging?

[@struckus]

I only have traditional sonar with a garmin striker 4..I keep seeing the typical arch or sometimes ~ symbol..seems to be a lot of them in the fall..could this be debris that i'm trolling over? broken branches, leaves etc..I'm starting to think it is because I can't catch anything and a lot of them are shallow (enough to see, 3-4 feet) ..thanks for the video..learning a ton..

[@brell5606]

Tom. Great video. What are the settings your using to get such a clear image. Thank you keep up the great work 👍🏼!!!!

[@jonconrad6460]

Great review Tom! Nice insights. How does your last week of June Look?

[@TheAirborneAngler]

Awesome stuff Tom, quick question on DI, do you prefer Wide, Medium or Narrow beam width??

[@tygs6984]

Is the Garmin® Striker™ Plus 7SV capable of finding fish like the Hummingbird? Love the Hummingbird but out of my price range for the units you use.

[@craigsager9660]

Why do you choose to run Hummingbird over the other two competitors ?

[@daveholte7658]

Tom Can you provide information on using my SI on my Helix to look for fishing river current wing dams? Different than lake and or reservoir? Thanks

[@algray2604]

what is the distance of the black right under the boat depth plus what.

[@joemartin6439]

I like Gatmin fish/ GPS have 45 cv am way point are Geary aids

[@jerometorrez8789]

Dude Irish bridges here in Michigan and we catch some fish. The bay is 1.3 miles away do they travel that far to eat in a swamp that’s connected to it or are they spawning? Can they move that far to come eat all the bait that in thier????!!

[@kylecasetta4091]

I see you run two units at the helm of your boat, I have a couple questions. I currently do not have down or side imaging only 2d and gps helix unit. After watching your videos I convinced myself I need side imaging. Would you think adding a second unit , non networking, would be worth it if I used my current on 2d and map and the new one on side and down imaging will the work or will the signals fight each other. Or just switch out my older one for a new one . Like the thought of a larger screen for mapping and not taking up space for detail on side image or down. What's your take on this and any pointers.

[@devonjames9584]

Whats up tom What lake master chip would u recommend someone getting for Minnesota

[@dreunmason8315]

In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens kzbin.infoUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.

[@lonniehall9006]

What settings are u using for the si, and 2d.

[@timothyroche6445]

Tom, I call em like I see em and to be honest, the reason it is easy to miss fish is because it is a horseshit image,with everything brown but oh thats a fish, well ,like saying see that blade of grass on my lawn LMAO THIS CRAP HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, A LONG WAY BABY 🎉 THE PRICE HAS COME A LONG WAY THOUGH

[@troutbum8699]

Side question; debating on a kicker motor, of all the videos I’ve seen you never use yours. Is it worth it? Or should I spend it on a dual talon setup

[@TomBoley]

Use mine to troll almost everyday

[@pooncrusher04]

Same crappy weather over here in the mitten...

[@alwayswright77]

at 10:46, the fish off the left side of your boat, how can you tell how deep they are?

[@francismotzko8487]

I would assume that if this is level like a football field and you're on the 50 yard line, the depth would be the same all the way out to the edge on both sides as the 16.5 feet under your boat. The shadows are short enough that the fish are very near the bottom.

[@mikewingate4630]

Really like this video, Tom. Exactly what I want - how to interpret what my graph shows and how do I approach it? Please make these videos a regular occurrence.

[@farmboy7978]

Great content. Thanks for doing these instructional clips, very helpful. Keep up the great work. Thanks again!

[@TheEverLovingOutdoors]

Hey Tom, I was wondering if you could do a video about side imaging.

[@treyferguson7943]

This is side imaging screen shots

[@claudemgosselin8745]

More, more on how to interpret the Helix 9.......

[@aurillarabello8164]

*I used it, I was amazed, **enjoyable.fishing** recommend The color screen really lights up. For such a small unit it is very easy to read.*

[@willfredregill9064]

Thanks Tom, super helpful on interpreting the sidescan and sonar and applying the info

[@matthewnoll8936]

Awesome video, Tom. How about a video on scouting for ice fishing spots? Not sure if anyone else does this, but i was going to throw some waypoints on my handheld this fall while i can still get around easy in the boat. I know you just transfer the big unit to your wheeler, but i haven’t gotten there yet and still use the handheld or navionics on my phone.

[@davefletcher3878]

This is so much better than other published walleye wisdom. Maybe you should write a book using your videos as a basis and make some money! Keep ‘em coming.

[@BlaesRacing]

Tom Boley is da man when it comes to walleye!

[@markelliott3050]

Tom, can't thank you enough. Very educational.

[@betweenthebluffs9690]

Hey Tom, great vid here. My issue I am currently having is determining the difference between small rocks and actual fish/walleye. Any tips you would say here? Would pulling that scan length down to say 40-50ft help clear that up? Do you just quickly hit that spot expecting they are fish? Thanks much for any insight!

[@mattress2331]

Really need this tutorial thanks

[@bryandvirnak4699]

Very beneficial...great help in interpreting what my Humminbird graghs are showing. Keep'em coming...Thanks.

[@kdhag99]

Love the info Tom... I'm new to the advanced tech from Humminbird and Minn Kota.. H7, H9, and Ulterra recently installed. Thanks for what you're doing for us walleye chasers out here!

[@Lateraaberi]

Greetings from Finland! 🇫🇮 I really like your content. 🤗 Can't wait for the open water season and to test my brand new Humminbird in action. Keep up the good work! 👌🏼🤩

[@RH-qk5lt]

Fantastic explanation. Glad to hear these aren't real time consuming for you. Would love more.

[@martigoyete2795]

You are great at explaining things on the graph. Thanks so much for doing these videos!

[@darrylhamer8960]

Absolutely the best instructional videos Tom. I've put these techniques to use with amazing results. It's scary how accurate the electronics are. Your videos are the reason I can trust my Helix now.

[@shanerust6969]

More great info, where your willing to share your knowledge. Thank you Tom!

[@larryreid8562]

In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens kzbin.infoUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.

[@whales302]

How do you know those are fish at 8:45? I'm new to these new graphs but couldn't those also be rocks? Having a hard time on the water deciding on what is a fish and what isn't. I have my humminbird set up following your recommendations. Lots to learn... thankfully your videos are making it easier and more enjoyable to fish.

[@robertbuston1951]

Love your videos, Iam new to walleye fishing, live near resvore walleye are stocked , not many people fish for them, question how do I know Iam targeting walleye and not another species when using side imaging and how do I tell the depth they are at, I mostly pan fish Not much of a walleye calture in southern Indiana, if someone catches one it's by accident fishing for bass any help would be appreciated

[@paulenslin2069]

Great video! Would love to see more like this!!

[@phillipimsdahl3563]

I have sat in a few classes that are mostly boring i have learned more in your short class then all of them

[@donandrix5576]

You talked about having a split screen with map/sonar or map/down image. What about the 3 views at once? Is it too small to see stuff on a 7 in. hummer? Thanks for explaining what a lot of this means.

[@jtothefx]

Great self help vid. Nice to hear someone else’s approach. :D

[@stevehansel5080]

Tom would you consider doing a video on how to use your hummiinbird helix. I'm sure lot or u are still trying to learn how. Thanks

[@kevinmantz]

Awesome video thank you - I learn every time a new tip to try and fish where there are actually fish, and why there are so many views on my humminbird

[@Cornuts1000]

Bought new helix units and do you push mark twice to save a waypoint. I pushed it once and the next time I went out, all my waypoints were gone.

[@mattnogalski9317]

Great video, would love to see more like this!

[@ThoughtIwasFishin]

Really helpful video. Definitely educational. Thanks!

[@sbdude52]

How can you make sure your bait is at a specific depth with bottom bouncers thanks

[@andysboxinggym4972]

Always smooth vids!

[@donfoster783]

I thought Tom had a down rigger on the back of his boat... any reason why

[@igadget56]

Don't fish show up white and their shadows are black

[@leejames7514]

Thanks Tom, this video was really helpful!

[@jamesathendune9026]

This interpretation is so helpful! Thank you !