"John H" wrote in message
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Mitch, if I were getting prop strikes and my depth finder was reading 6
feet,
I'd be checking my depth finder. Something isn't right, unless you hit
something
like a tree stump projecting frrom the bottom.

You should have a paper chart of the area you're in. A GPS is a nice
back-up,
until it breaks.

John H

Agreed. Electronics are strange. I regularly fish in an area which,
according to my anchor line, is about 8 feet deep. It's loaded with long,
vertical weeds (aka "bass motel"). The sounder says it's 70 feet deep - same
sounder that works beautifully everywhere else.