Finding depths on rock marks

Hi,

how would you lads go about finding the depth of water infront of you if you are on a rock mark etc.

mainly for float fishing so i can gauge what depth fish are feeding at?

dave

I have found the best way is to slide a lead on the line then fix float on the end. Cast out, wind down till float is tight to lead, then feed line off your reel a foot at a time until the float comes to the surface. The amount of line you let off the reel is the depth to the bottom.

Hope this helps

Good fishing

so simple yet so effective..

thank you for that

got a handy piece of kit last year for checking out new marks, finding gully's and checking depths type of ground and so on, and its a great wee kit, think i paid £55 for it, it also shows you the depth were the fish are feeding.
just cast it out and look at the handheld monitor. can read depths up to 120feet
i know i'm a tart

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wow.... a tart you may be but i think thats awsome.

are you finding it improves catch rates?
and where did you get it?

wow.... a tart you may be but i think thats awsome.

are you finding it improves catch rates?
and where did you get it?

it has inproved catch rates, a quick sweep with the sensor and it shows you the exact depth of were the fish are, and i just set my float acordingy.
there is also an alarm on the monitor, it will bleep when ever it picks up a fish and show you were and what depth its at, got it on line.....ebay

wow.... a tart you may be but i think thats awsome.

are you finding it improves catch rates?
and where did you get it?

it has inproved catch rates, a quick sweep with the sensor and it shows you the exact depth of were the fish are, and i just set my float acordingy.
there is also an alarm on the monitor, it will bleep when ever it picks up a fish and show you were and what depth its at, got it on line.....ebay

i think i,m going to have a look for one too.

wow.... a tart you may be but i think thats awsome.

are you finding it improves catch rates?
and where did you get it?

it has inproved catch rates, a quick sweep with the sensor and it shows you the exact depth of were the fish are, and i just set my float acordingy.
there is also an alarm on the monitor, it will bleep when ever it picks up a fish and show you were and what depth its at, got it on line.....ebay

i think i,m going to have a look for one too.

plenty here on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-Sonar-Fi ... etTopBoxes
cheaper now too , £31.90 + £5.90 delivery

plenty here on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-Sonar-Fi ... etTopBoxes
cheaper now too , £31.90 + £5.90 delivery

i got mine just last year and it was £49.50 + £5.50 postage
thats a fair wee drop in price

bloody hell, never even knew such a thing existed , and then I see it 24 hours before i'm back to cork ..what timing!

new toy for me then