FFS cone angle vs where you lure really is

[SeaMonster]

FFS Guys-
I learned a lot about what is shown on your screen in relation to where objects (fish, weeds, lures) really are in the cone able of your transducer.
Very interesting!
Be happy, be healthy.

[MuskyAddict]

Interesting, Scott. I don’t have FFS but I appreciated the measurements based upon the cone angle. On my Garmin I can set the cone angle as low as 9 degrees, which I do for my traditional sonar. I don’t know if I can do that on my Humminbirds. I’ll have to check.

[John Bales]

With all new sonar views, there are things to learn about each new product that has come along. The desire to learn what each new tool will do is equal to every learning curve in this whole ball of wax. Flashers, traditional sonar, down scan, side scan, and now FFS. Each of these tools takes a bit of time to get good at using them. At first, all that was important was knowing the depth. If we just know the depth that unit shows, we can now use that tool to interpret structure situations. We can now know where to place our markers to make exact trolling passes, have exact anchoring positions, and shortens the whole process of eliminating unproductive water and arrive at the fish more quickly. With traditional sonar and down scan, the time of what is seen is not real time like a flasher so the fisherman will find out that making fast adjustments while contour trolling is more difficult. Some had a hard time making that change and so many still use the flasher for that reason. Humminbird side scan by far is better than the rest for showing fish but all the different units allowed the fisherman to use this tool as a way to look at structure, breaks and breaklines in a different view. You still have the learning curve in the settings that will show what you want to see the best. Settings in each view is important in order to show everything you want to see. This also takes time. A persons desire and how much time they can spend on the water is the key to how fast this knowledge will come. FFS is no different although this live view we now have is a new opportunity to take all that is known and expand this knowledge. After a few years of using it, more questions of what fish do are answered but not all. When you get 20-30 years of doing the basics, I might suggest buying one, but you better be willing to spend the time using it. John