Tech Talk - How To Read Garmin Sonar Imaging - Easy Tips To Catch More Fish

In today's episode of Tech Talk, we are discussing Garmin Marine's sonar and how to read it. Learning to read sonar can help you be a safer boater and catch more fish by knowing what exactly you are seeing. Garmin includes several features to help make your experience using sonar much easier and better suited for your needs.
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[@leonardarce6117]

Best tutorial yet. Thanks for explaining thoroughly.

[@Coastlconn]

Thanks for the info bud. Going on 2nd season with this unit I definitely need to make these adjustments

[@chriscrawford2401]

Thanks! The more info on adjusting sonar you can offer, the better!

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

Thanks Chris we would love to provide more information. If you have any specific questions feel free to let us know.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Great video and too the point, I just added the 10" to my sailboat caught 2 of the biggest Coho Salmon (wild so couldn't keep them) looking to target Kings I am sure it will be a little more adjustment on the fishfinder.

[@mayriver64]

How would you set it up to mark shrimp on the bottom while deep hole shrimping? Usually looking in water 25-50ft

[@AnthonyAngler]

Great how too. i tried to wipe down my screen while running messed up my sonar adjustments. how do i set it back to default settings. seems locked on the past view and cant get it back. thanks in advance. im not hearing fishfinder and dont see any fish. just blobs weird and cant get back

[@mariojtbenedetti]

Thanks

[@larryjking9223]

I fish Lake Erie and run 20 mph or more, so what are the best settings at higher speeds and what do the marks look like?

[@rodeoactionphotos]

Howdy, terrific video, most helpful. Was wondering if you have any experience with dealing with the downrigger canon ball returns while using traditional sonar. Ours sometime will read that line as the bottom. any suggestions on this? thanks much

[@beauthered2810]

Any thoughts on this please?

[@cjharrin]

Hi there, thanks for the great video. I have a Garmin 74SV. How do I reset the Garman without eliminating the engine data? I’m not really seeing fish on the screen but would like to reset it without having to re-calibrate the Nema set up for twins

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

CJ, we do not have a lot of experience with this unit as we do not use it in our production. However, one way you could try to solve this issue is to check your transducer selection in your sonar menu and make sure that it matches the transducer you have installed. Resetting your Garmin unit will not solve the issue so you don't need to worry about that.

[@brianfuller7888]

Thanks for some good info. I have a gpsmap 8416xsv and would like to know how to focus in on the bottom 30m of 100m of depth. Thanks

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

Brian, the best way to do this is by using the split screen function. When looking at your depth range you just need to zoom to zero and this should allow you to focus in on the bottom. Let us know if this works.

[@geotek6748]

Does it records depth and coordinates?. If does, can be exported?

[@markcuzzocrea9276]

Is there a way to turn on an audible alert when marking fish while trolling?

[@andrewnegro7459]

My sonar seems to be very cluttered picking up a lot of junk any ideas why or tips to clean it up? Adjusting gain doesnt seem to help

[@siutao8788]

I'm still confused about how "scroll speed" works, if I always use ultraspeed when the ship is going slow and fast is it better to know real time in under water. why are there so many categories like slow, medium, fast etc. if ultraspeed is better at reading quickly real time fish in the water.. thank

[@joeybreezy2815]

Can you search points of interest on land such as store or residential addresses in the GPS section of the new Garmins? I can only seem to find POI,s such as marinas.

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

To our knowledge it's only capable of finding points of interest along waterways such as marinas.

[@georgelambert4768]

Can you have your transducer on while in simulator mode

[@AA-dz4hl]

Great tutorial, thanks! Is it possible to find see what kind of bottom it is, like sand, pebbles or rocks? Would be when on anchorage. Would be great with an answer 🙌🏻😊

[@beauthered2810]

Any thoughts on this please?

[@AliRazaqadri1122]

Hi I m new sonar operator. So you can briefing me how can operate sonar device.

[@beachrastaman22]

is this a "bottom machine" or a sonar...because all I see this machine doing is reading the bottom......I have always thought that sonar had the ability to look / see sideways and forward......am I wrong???...because I want the capability to look forward and sideways...so I don't hit a rock or an incline of sand or coral......help please. thanks

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

It's sonar, you'd need to get into some higher end equipment to have side scan capabilities.

[@jamesbarrett3389]

How do I adjust this unit when I am running about 40 my unit is flashing?

[@sicsemper02]

Dude... I love your videos and I'm a GIANT Sportsman fan. Looking at a 302 Open next year (I hope!) but I fricken can't stand it when people point to a sonar image and start talking about shit like I know what it is. Seriously. Couple of questions, because I don't understand the sonar thing. (Not much of a fisherman, but I'd like to get more into it when I get a bigger boat) 1) What is the perspective of what I'm looking at? Is this under the boat? Is it in front of the boat? Is it a side view? Am I looking down on it? 2) Please stop pointing at random dots, calling them "live structure" and moving on. Why is it live structure? How can you tell? Why do you guys always say "I'm gonna say" like you just decided it's live structure. 3) What in blue **** is a "live structure"? Is it a fish? Is it a coral? Is it a rock with a personality? Please and thank you

[@darronwilliamsii3630]

How can I set mine up in the house like that?

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

We have it powered off a boat battery that's on the floor the same way it would be wired into your boat.

[@Price09]

What unit are you using in the video

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

1243xsv

[@vketchum1]

Great video! Can you explain more about finding fish and what to look for on my Garmin 7 Striker vivid SV screen. Could you do a live video out on the water explaining what you’re seeing under your boat and that would sure bring a lot more understanding for the first timers like me, that know nothing. Thanks so much for the advice!❤

[@someonesomewhere7966]

If I see it on the sonar I’ve already passed it right?

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

Correct. Best thing to do is backtrack your breadcrumbs to where you saw the mark.

[@normanmcminns7960]

How can you tell you see fish or what is the symbol for fish

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

Look for arches, these are going to be large fish. Clusters of small artifacts subsurface or down in the water column is likely bait.

[@francissales8400]

How can we realise the direction of fish shoul

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

It's harder to determine this on a 2D sounder, you'd be better off using a 3D sounder to determine this.

[@Bfbfritz343]

How do I get a noise when fish are detected

[@SportsmanBoatsOffical]

To our understanding this is not a feature that's available on the Garmin units. You'd be best to contact your local Garmin Dealer for more in-depth information. Thank you!

[@wylybrown2493]

@@SportsmanBoatsOffical there is a fish alarm. Its under one of the settings in sonar. Not sure which one.

[@arklaskanadventures]

Man that’s a really good video for a beginner like me. But, you need to slow down. You are talking and going so fast I can’t follow you.

[@mydog002]

Bro change the video speed

[@BruteForceIt]

@@mydog002clearly a boomer

[@mydog002]

@@BruteForceIt 27 years old

[@Lana-ro6cb]

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[@rogerdickinson920]

You go too fast!! And talk too fast!!