Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

[anple]

Hello,
What would be good alarm settings for Depth and Shallow Water? I have a 17' runabout with 120hp outboard. Thanks - Anthony

 

[cheejudo]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

id put it for anything u feel uncomfortable in. mine set for 10 feet

 

[Rick.]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

If the walleye are biting at 15 feet you can set it for 12 feet as a reminder (wake up) that you need to get back to deeper water. Again there is no correct answer to your question. Best of luck. Rick.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

Again there is no correct answer to your question. Best of luck. Rick.

I disagree. The correct answer is "the depth that keeps you from running aground".

 

[skargo]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

Mine is set at 3' I also set mine to read from the surface of the water.

 

[dingbat]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

Low water alarms are pretty useless. If you're moving at an speed and the alarm goes off, chances of recovery are not good.

If I'm in water that is shallow enough to be a concern, I'm off plane and watching the deep finder like a hawk.

 

[cheejudo]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

Low water alarms are pretty useless. If you're moving at an speed and the alarm goes off, chances of recovery are not good.

If I'm in water that is shallow enough to be a concern, I'm off plane and watching the deep finder like a hawk.

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[emoney]

Re: Fish/Depth Finder - Depth and Shallow Water Alarm Settings

I keep mine at 3', too, even though I can go a lot skinnier than that. I'm always searching for the sand bars, but it's the shelf that concerns me as the tide goes out. Having the sailing experience keeps you more cognizant of the shallows I think, or maybe it's paranoid of them. For cruising, and that's what I think you're talking about, I'd double the minimum draw. What I mean is, if you boat draws 18" of water, then I'd set the thing at 3'.