Fish finder

Fish finder

"Fish finder" may refer to:

* an identification key used by fishers to identify the species of a caught fish; also known as a "fish identifier".
* a fishfinder, a sonar device attached to a boat, used to measure the amount of fish at various depths underneath the boat.


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