GP1871F & squids

pespinar

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Hello,

I have a GP1871F with a B45 transducer and I wonder if this fish finder is able to detect squids.

Regards,
Pablo
 
pespinar,

The B45 is a Bronze, 600 Watt Dual Frequency 50/200 kHz Transducer. And keeping in mind that Squid are very hard to detect due to the nature of them being soft-bodied, no bones or any swim bladders, and filled are with sea water. So, they barely mark on a typical fish finder.

You might see is a blue fuzz when a school of squid passes under the boat.

So you want to use the highest frequency available for use in squid detection, and I recommend setting the GP1871F at high frequency of 200 kHz or greater. The when fishing for squid, the commercial fishing uses sonars that are 240kHz.

- Deep Blue :)
 
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