What Does This Mean??? Bass Boat Electronics and Mapping Explained!

Boat electronics are incredible! The advancements in mapping and sonar give anglers incredible advantages, but only if they know how to interpret them. Today we're taking a look at what different structures look like on the map, then we're going to those places in person to see what they look like with the Humminbird Apex units.
Bass fishing has its own lingo and it can get overwhelming. Humps, ledges, spawning bays, pockets, flats, the list goes on forever. We've all received advice from a well meaning angler at the dock or the local tackle shop but secretly had no idea what they were talking about. The good news is, its not hard to learn and we're about to show you everything you need to know to navigate the lake, find key structures, and locate fish.
Below you'll find links to the best mapping you can buy. We've also included links to all the electronics and equipment we use on our boats, as well as some great budget friendly options to help you start locating bass on your next fishing trip. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
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TIM’S PRIMARY ELECTRONICS…
Console- Humminbird Apex 13: bit.ly/3pdaK1q
Bow- Humminbird Solix 15: bit.ly/2Hazsej
Bow- Humminbird Apex 16: bit.ly/3QBaOli
MAPPING…
•Lakemaster VX Premium Digital Charts: bit.ly/3z2RFmK
Region: Select Your Local Region
•Navionics Platinum Plus Maps: bit.ly/3LPfCn0
Region: Select Your Local Region
MID-PRICED UNITS BY BRAND…
•Humminbird Helix 9 CHIRP G4: bit.ly/35OP5Sm
•Lowrance Elite FS 9: bit.ly/3sxIvtm
•Garmin GPS Map UHD 943xsv: bit.ly/3qNGfPf
BUDGET UNITS BY BRAND…
•Humminbird Helix 5 CHIRP G3: bit.ly/3BxU7mQ
•Lowrance Hook Reveal 5: bit.ly/3BQdG7q
•Garmin Striker Vivid 5CV: bit.ly/2KmQurV
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MAJOR EQUIPMENT WE USE DAILY...
Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Electronics- Humminbird Solix 15: bit.ly/35HuPRY
Anchors- Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
Net- Frabill Conservation PLD 2612: bit.ly/3kdZ3kA
Camera- GoPro Hero 9: bit.ly/2KQ0VEI
FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/3cLH0kl
Favorite Pliers: bit.ly/3xJFwTu
Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
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Favorite Braid Cutters: bit.ly/35KSp3O
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Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/3kngvEG
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[@prideNwinning12]

Man. I love these guys. Clock work. Waiting for the next thanks for the hard work and info

[@akilidebrady3785]

Tactical Bassin' Mondays are the best. Been waiting three whole days to feed my addiction. Let's go!

[@jonathangreen6088]

This is the best ledge explanation video I've ever seen!

[@myriammorrison9840]

I have been fishing for 60 years. Always a little nugget and reminders 😊

[@tracywilson5736]

This video explained several terms I wasn’t sure about plus ledge fishing is something I haven’t been able to get my head around. This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@michaelloucks4448]

Hey Tim excellent video I would love to see some more of these videos. Incredible what you can see on those electronics. Please do another video like this. I can't believe you can look for places to fish at home pretty awesome. Thanks again and God bless you and your family.

[@MooseKnuckle8]

Man I'm so glad you guys done this video! Just bought my first hummingbird 9" mega and needs to say it a big learning curve! Thanks guys!!!

[@danpicciano]

Tim... Great video... one request... in addition to what you covered in terms of fishing spots and topography, could you also explain how you fish these areas when you are doing it... do you fish/cast parallel to the drop off or perpendicular to it... how you approach the spot and start and move from there. You hit on it a little but would be interested in more details. Thanks and great job as always.

[@tnbowhunter1381]

Great suggestion, might I add.. during a how to attack these spots vid, explain what is too deep to fish as well… as I have heard you can injure/kill fish if you pull them out of deep water..(sry, this was a good suggestion and I wanted Tim to touch on this as well)

[@todddalrymple5459]

Those look like crossties I found some just like that on Guntersville in the mouth of Short Creek. It wasn't a train track but a trolley system to take goods from the Top of Sand Mountain to load on a barge in Short Creek.

[@backwoodzbassin44]

Been waiting for this seasons electronics video 📹

[@ryanvarner6520]

Excellent explanations!!

[@glennbaker127]

Excellant information. You all do a good job explaining electronics and mapping

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

👏👏Thank you Tim,that was INCREDIBLE ❤👍

[@christopherlawrence3927]

I like how Tim is able to overlay his sonar image on the video it really makes it easy to see what he's talking about. And please come to the northeast

[@ericwilliams6915]

One of the best videos y'all have done in my opinion thanks really learned a lot

[@kirkb6329]

good explanation of these areas, hoping for more forward facing sonar videos when you get the chance, thanks !!

[@retired-Tomcat]

Awesome video thanks Tim

[@fishmarketdohar]

খুব ভালো লাগলো ভিডিও টা, মাছ গুলো খুব সুন্দর ❤❤

[@natematlock9316]

This was a great vid! They always are!

[@ddmnov22]

Best video you have done. Thank you!

[@phenglee6084]

Great video and informative. Keep these up!

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

🍺Well done. I enjoyed this one.👍

[@nathanielcarson8425]

Ideas for next time... rock piles and dock pilings. Great video very informative.

[@Cody-wit-a-D]

Awesome video.

[@dustinharris8828]

There’s so much good information in this video!! Thank you Tim for a great video!!!👏🏻👏🏻 I was wondering if maybe y’all could do the same type of video for natural lakes? Down here in NE Florida our lakes are pretty featureless and it’s seems like nobody ever makes videos on how to fish those types of lakes. Our lakes aren’t that deep and don’t have the contours like other lakes. it would be awesome to see how y’all breakdown a natural lake and show where’s good places to start and how fish move in lakes that aren’t in highland or lowland reservoir or river systems.

[@theman21030]

Got me a Tactical wake in Hitch was clacking the point today 😁

[@bobfishnut]

Great job! 👍

[@TWC6724]

Love sonar videos. Awesome

[@WadeLife]

Awesome info, but them weird structures could be old gardening beds since moving to Tennessee. I've learned most of our lakes are highland reservoirs before the daming there used to be a lot of communities, just a possibility... Great upload, Tim

[@benjiemilsaps8144]

Yea Tim the lower part of Watts Bar is a massive area!

[@CapnPink28]

Wish I could post pictures here!! Caught an 8lb bucketmouth with the Dirty Jigs 3/8 oz jig (Go-To) and Reaction Innovation Sweet Beaver (Tramp Stamp) trailer……these guys are the best!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@TheFitiGv]

How to approach the point to cast? Boat position, never see a video explaining this here, nice video!

[@steveodonnell2921]

Excellent

[@WestTx]

Awesome video! I have a much better understanding of lake contour terminology. 😊

[@GaryRamsey-b9h]

Great video. Could you do a video like this on a highland reservoir?

[@bradefulle7732]

Love the vids 3 am for me

[@kensimpson8581]

Enjoyed the video. Tim what mapping do you recommend for hds live? Im in South Tx

[@pfft7738]

Tacticalmappin Zoom zoom zoom pause zoom zoom zoom pause..lolol

[@docbrown9054]

Building my 1st boat right now. Gonna be a huge learning curve operating my 1st bow mount and a tripleshot at the same time. Pollyanna just leave it in 2D till I learn the foot pedal lop

[@B3BlueBellyBaits]

Hey Tim, I was wondering if you guys can do a video on the Smart Strike part of the Lakemaster chip? Thanks again Eric

[@rodfather_bass_fishing]

According to Navionics Web App there are three submerged bridges in that arm. I think you may have been going over the footings for one of those bridges.

[@jamesmcdougal1594]

Very good video and I'm pleased with how much I really knew, but my biggest problem is knowing where to exactly where to cast when I see fish on sonar or down imaging, help

[@DHW448]

Thanks Tim. I would love to see what a 'ditch' looks like, please. And how to set up & fish one. What is the difference between a ditch and a saddle? Thanks.

[@helotaxi]

A ditch is usually, but not always, an old creek bed or drainage that runs across a relatively flat portion of the lake bottom. A lot of times you'll find them running across shallow flats. They're not very pronounced much of the time, and often they don't show up on the map cards because the depth change is less than the contour interval (depth change between contour lines) of the map. Locating ditches on a large flat is where side imaging really shines.

[@dewaynewilson8937]

When you’re fishing a ledge how do you set up to fish it? Do you set deep and cast shallow or do you set up shallow and cast deep?

[@mikeantes9597]

Hey Tim if your s.s was set at 150' and you were in 30' of water you were s.s. out to 120' correct? Did you only have 2 custom depth colors set red for 0-5' green 15' -20? Thanks for sharing very helpful.

[@hunterjarnigan7220]

Could you guys do a video on fizzing bass

[@AndrewGarnerAdventures]

Make the graph screen cover the page and you vid the small block.

[@ryanhill7770]

How do you get the green dotted line in your creek channel

[@scottr1274]

Can you do a video of you finding spots and catching fish on them

[@LT1BURNOUT]

Tim, what exactly is a "shell bed" and what's it look like? I'm from California and I'm not sure if it's really a thing out here, but I hear the term all the time.

[@jessemoore1733]

Fishing those ledges, are you catching fish out there in 40’ of water in the summer and if so how is it impacted by the thermocline?

[@AndrewGarnerAdventures]

How fast are you idling?

[@tonyb-50]

When you are fishing points, humps, ledges,etc… do u get shallow and fish deep, or get deep and throw shallow?

[@peytonsimien4043]

Does Lowrance have the options to color the maps like you did?

[@mikeantes9597]

Yes it is called shading

[@AdventurerAnthony]

I have the Elite FS9s, I’ll tell you what, it’s a decent little unit, but I won’t be going back to Lowrance on my next boat, I’ll be going to birds

[@FreedomFishing]

Can you guys show us what bass look like hanging out around a bluff wall?

[@MalkavianC]

Any recommendations for the bank guys who still want to know what the bottom looks like? Can those navionics cards go in a handheld gps or similar device? I know there are some mobile apps (Fishbrain using a navionics product for one) as well but personally I’m not a huge fan of that one so I’d be interested in suggestions.

[@kawishiwib9776]

Yes. I have both LakeMaster & Navionics on my phone.

[@arandomdude5304]

Im not gonna lie i be watching theese videos even tho there is only peacock bass in my lake and no large mouth

[@levi_fishing]

How do you do this at home? I was told not to run the transducer out of water but idk how to turn the transducer off. Sorry just got my first boat a month ago.

[@kellymoore4517]

Go to systems and turn on disable transmission, that will turn off the transducer, go to maps and look around, just remember when you fish again to enable sonar transmissions.

[@garyvolpe1770]

I have smart strike chip and my helix doesn't look like that Can you tell me the exact chip you are using Also can you show how to transfer waypoints from Google earth to the unit Hummingbird has some moves on the computer that I am not understanding Thanks in advance

[@afgcomputing3639]

Is there an issue turning on your unit in your garage out of the water? I heard it wasn't good for the transducers is that correct?

[@helotaxi]

The transducer might overheat. You can select the "Stop Sonar" option to disable the transducer if you're doing map study on the unit while you're not on the water.

[@afgcomputing3639]

@Kung Pow yea that is what I thought I usually just disconnect mine from the back

[@eschiti1]

What lures or fishing techniques would you use to fish ledges/breaks that are 40'-50' deep?

[@ryunmiskus3468]

I was wondering the same thing…spoon maybe?

[@brentperry5833]

How deep do you catch bass in TN river

[@johnnybellamy3855]

What is some names of the apps that I can get on my phone at home.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

Haven't watch but I know the answer, thumbnails. Those are thumbnails for your video.

[@johnparrish5681]

I’m not sure how to upload chip info onto my sonar, not really any videos out there showing how to. Just don’t wanna waste money on something I can’t upload

[@Williamqtlowrey]

What are you throwing in 40ft of water ???😅