I recently went tuna fishing and was able to mark flocks of birds out to 6nm regularly with my DRS25ANXT/6. However, I find that that the amount of sea clutter in the 0--2nm range makes it extremely difficult to track birds once you are in close proximity to them. I found there to be a lot of clutter even when the seas were relatively calm, and that adjusting the seastate to moderate or rough didnt help much because it would affect the bird returns and the sea clutter equally.
I noticed some boats have an open array and dome. Would a dome be better for marking birds in close proximity (0-2nm), ie less sensitive to returns caused by waves?
I noticed some boats have an open array and dome. Would a dome be better for marking birds in close proximity (0-2nm), ie less sensitive to returns caused by waves?