Finding depths on rock marks

[weedave]

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

[patcharlie]

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

[weedave]

so simple yet so effective..

thank you for that

[fishermannum1]

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

[weedave]

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

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

[fishermannum1]

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

[weedave]

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.

[The Austrian]

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

[fishermannum1]

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

[shambobala]

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