SOUNDER SECRETS COURSE

Your Sounder Knows Where The Fish Are. You Don't. Yet.

Taught by Nabeel Issa, Tournament Angler, Fishing Writer & Presenter

Sounder Secrets Course

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You spent good money on that unit.

Got it professionally installed. Dialled in the settings. Screen looks perfect.

But you’re still not finding fish the you want.

That’s not a sounder problem. That’s a knowledge problem.

Every mark on that screen means something. Structure, bait, fish, bottom composition. It’s all there, every single trip. But without knowing how to read it, you’re driving past fish and prime spots that have never been fished before.

And YouTube? You’ve tried that. Forty-five minutes of watching some bloke explain settings that just confuses things and doesn’t translate to your waterways, your species, your conditions.

We came up with a better way.

What Changes After Sounder Secrets

Nabeel Issa

Nabeel Issa

30 years on Australian waterways. ABT competitor since 2006. Multiple bream competition wins. Regular contributor to multiple Australian fishing magazines. Presenter and educator trusted by anglers across the country.

Nabeel didn’t build Sounder Secrets to teach theory. He built it because he spent years figuring out through tournament fishing, thousands of hours on the water, and every mistake possible, exactly what a sounder is telling you and how to use that to find fish nobody else is finding.

Every module in this course comes from hard-won, on-water experience. Tested in competition. Proven in results.

Learn your Sounder with this Online Course

Power Up: Get your sounder installed and configured correctly from day one. The settings most anglers get wrong before they even leave the ramp and how to fix them.

Inside Sounder Secrets 5

Sonar: Learn to read 2D sonar with total confidence. Fish arches, bait balls, bottom composition, water column, decoded.

Inside Sounder Secrets 4

Sidescan and Downscan: Learn to read structure, rock, and fish holding positions across both modes and how to use them together for maximum information.

Introduction to GPS:  Mark waypoints, read contour maps, identify new ground and build a library of spots that produce fish trip after trip.

Inside Sounder Secrets 2

From Theory To Practice: Everything from Modules 1 to 4 applied on the water. Real conditions. Real decisions. This is where it all clicks.

Finding Spot X: The module that changes everything. How to use your sounder to find completely new ground, rockbars, ledges, wrecks, structure nobody else is fishing.

Mick D
If you want to learn and get more out of your sounder, then Sounder Secrets is for you. I had been self learning before this, and completing this accelerated my learning. I never really used downscan, just 2D and side scan with mapping. Now feel I can get so much more information from what I am seeing on all visuals.
Miles W.
I have done a couple of sounder courses before so the first technical sounder operation sections were more refreshers but i got some good extra tips there - i really enjoyed the practical stuff in the later sections where he is actually targeting fish i go after . For the money the course is a steal !!!
rp09991
What a cracking course….absolutely worth every $ for me. I’ve been floundering around my fish finder for 18 months on and off..reckon I learnt more in this 3+ hour course than it would have taken me in a lifetime. Now to try it all out. Thanks Nabeel…love your presentation style and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Jason K
I found the course very helpful and full of excellent tips on how to get the most out of my sounder. The explanations regarding how a sounder works and what you are seeing on the screen were easy to follow and understand. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn how to use their sounder.
Martin Tucker
This is a fantastic course. A person who is new too using a sounder could easily use the information within this course to become proficient in short amount of time. It takes someone a very long time and many hours on the water to figure out this information on their own. I have a fair bit of experience using my sounders to help me catch fish and locate new locations to find fish. However, this course showed various different features on my sounders that I had overlooked.
Matthew Moate
This course was excellent for a newbie boater / fisher looking to understand how to use their sounder and to get the most out of it. I've been trying different parts each time I go out and it definitely pointed me in the right direction. Definitely worth the $$'s invested.

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Try the full course for 7 days. Watch every module. Take it out on the water. If you don’t feel more confident reading your sounder, contact us and we’ll refund every cent.

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We can offer this because every single one of our students has loved it.

Sounder Secrets

Course Features

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Learn at Your Own Pace

Bite-sized modules with diagrams and visuals so every concept actually sticks

Ask Nabeel Anything

Course enrolment includes direct access to Steve through the course dashboard for any questions you have

Watch Anywhere, Anytime

On your phone, tablet or laptop – pause, rewind and rewatch as many times as you need

See It Done on the Water

Nabeel demonstrates every technique in real fishing situations, not just theory

Tools for success

  • Sounder Settings Cheat Sheet
  • Terminology Comparison Guide

Unlock the Power of Your Sounder

Fish with the kind of confidence that comes from actually knowing what you’re looking at

Discover new spots, new wrecks, new structure that nobody else on the water has found

Change the way you think about every session – before you even leave the house

Never rock up to the ramp and wonder where to start again

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Introduction to Sounder Secrets
    06:59

Module 1: Power Up

Module 2: Sonar

Module 3: Sidescan and Downscan

Module 4: Introduction to GPS

Module 5: From Theory To Practice

Module 6: Finding Spot X

Sounder Secrets Course Inclusions:

Nabeel Issa a young man with a beard holding a large Jewfish with a background featuring a sounder screen and topography map. Teaches you sounder secrets to catch more fish.

Make the most of your time on the water and learn from my 1000s of hours of sounder experience.

Understand how to read your sounder better than ever, and learn the exact tools to use to start finding your own new spots.

Become one of the 10% of anglers who catch 90% of the fish.
You’ve made it this far for a reason,
its time to take the next step.

Student Ratings & Reviews

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GM
2 days ago
Excellent. I didn’t realise just how much I missed until learning this course. Really enjoyed it
CB
2 months ago
Great course. Very well explained and easy to understand Filled in lots of gaps.
MT
3 months ago
This is a fantastic course. A person who is new too using a sounder could easily use the information within this course to become proficient in short amount of time. It takes someone a very long time and many hours on the water to figure out this information on their own. I have a fair bit of experience using my sounders to help me catch fish and locate new locations to find fish. However, this course showed various different features on my sounders that I had overlooked. Applying what I have learned from this course will certainly make my sounders more user friendly by maximising the information they can provide to make for an improved experience on the water. Thanks!
MM
4 months ago
This course was excellent for a newbie boater / fisher looking to understand how to use their sounder and to get the most out of it. I've been trying different parts each time I go out and it definitely pointed me in the right direction. Definitely worth the $$'s invested.
PA
4 months ago
Awesome course, help unlock the full potential of my sounders. Self paced learning allowed me to study when I had the time.
JN
4 months ago
exactly what i needed to dial my sounder in!
JT
4 months ago
Steve Morgan’s LiveScope course was absolutely brilliant. I loved every part of it and learned a huge amount.

The way Steve explains LiveScope, fish behaviour, settings, positioning, and how to actually interpret what you’re seeing on the screen made everything much clearer. There’s so much practical information in the course that I know will make a real difference when I’m out fishing.

I’m really looking forward to getting back on the water and putting everything I’ve learned into practice. Highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to get better with LiveScope and actually understand how to use it properly.
GV
4 months ago
This course was well presented and very informative, I really enjoyed it. Hopefully a few more fish will land on the deck! Thank you Nabeel.
D
5 months ago
I wasted so much time and effort trying to find the bait on drop offs generic stuff you hear from everyone. Now listening to a real expert i would much rather find the actual fish and catch them! Thank you very much.
MR
5 months ago
Yes I loved it. I've just retired and knew I had only been using my sounder to not run into things. Now the journey begins. I live on Currumbin Creek and am buying a Jet Ski so I can get outside more and chase some Snapper and Mackerel. I knew to do this I had to learn how to use my sounder.I've been practicing in the creek with the waypoints etc and will continue to do so. Cheers mate.
John
8 months ago
awesome content!!
DC
9 months ago
Very informative and shows how to apply the theory into practical application
DB
10 months ago
Having used sounders for many years, I assumed I knew a lot about them, but after starting this course, I realised how much they’ve changed with the new technology. So restarting the course and letting my old bad habits behind, I learned more from this course than I like to admit.

Highly recommended!
BC
10 months ago
Ive had 3 sounders over the years and have never known how to use them well.
Even after watching multiple YouTube instructional videos it just wouldn't sink in.
This course has changed that..Amazing knowledge and easy to understand and will increase my Catch rate for sure.
10/10 would recommend!!
MW
10 months ago
I enjoyed the course. Lots of practical tips to use on the water to try locate fish.
R
11 months ago
What a cracking course….absolutely worth every $ for me. I’ve been floundering around my fish finder for 18 months on and off..reckon I learnt more in this 3+ hour course than it would have taken me in a lifetime. Now to try it all out. Thanks Nabeel…love your presentation style and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
MW
11 months ago
I have done a couple of sounder courses before so the first technical sounder operation sections were more refreshers but i got some good extra tips there - i really enjoyed the practical stuff in the later sections where he is actually targeting fish i go after . For the money the course is a steal !!!
JK
1 year ago
I found the course very helpful and full of excellent tips on how to get the most out of my sounder. The explanations regarding how a sounder works and what you are seeing on the screen were easy to follow and understand. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn how to use their sounder.
The website was super easy to navigate and very beginner friendly. Nabeel explains everything clearly and shows it on the water, which makes it really practical. A great course for anyone wanting to get confident with a sounder.

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All your questions answered

Do I need to have a particular sounder for this course?

No — you don’t need a specialised or “top-of-the-line” model. As long as your sounder supports basic 2D sonar, side-scan, and down-scan modes, you’ll get full benefit from Sounder Secrets. The techniques we teach are brand-agnostic and focus on interpreting sonar returns, reading structure, and making smart decisions on the water — not on brand-specific layouts or menus. If your sounder is older or very basic, you might notice less clarity compared to high-end units. But you’ll still learn the same skills: how to interpret what you see and make smart decisions.

Can't I Just Learn This On YouTube?

You can try. We tried too. What you'll find is hours of content from some bloke explaining settings that just confuses things and doesn't translate to your waterways, your species, your conditions. Sounder Secrets is built specifically for Australian conditions, Australian species, and Australian waterways. By someone who has won competitions on them.

I've Been Using A Sounder For Years. I Probably Know Most Of This.

Dan B had been using sounders for years when he enrolled. His words: "I realised how much I didn't know." rp09991 had been trying to figure his sounder out for 18 months before he took the course. Experience on the water doesn't automatically translate to reading a sounder correctly. This course will either confirm everything you know or show you exactly what you've been missing. Either way, you're covered by the guarantee.

$179 Is A Lot For An Online Course.

A quality sounder costs $1,000. Some cost $3,000. Professionally installed, that's another few hundred on top. This course costs $179 and teaches you to actually use it. Every trip you go out without this knowledge is another trip of guesswork on water that's holding fish you're driving straight past.

How can I trust that the coach knows their stuff?

All of our coaches go through a rigorous filter process to ensure they are experienced and highly knowledgeable in their topic. As experienced anglers ourselves, we know when information is nonsense, so we’re quick to dismiss anything low value. We want the best of the best, tried and true information out there, so we look to work with the elite.

How can I learn more about Nabeel?

You can learn more about Nabeel by checking our MFC youtube page ! He is also active on his socials, so you can check him out on Instagram and Facebook too.

Can anyone do an MFC course?

Absolutely! Our courses are designed to cater to anglers of all different skill levels. Most of our courses are suitable for beginners with limited fishing knowledge. However, if it is a more advanced course that new anglers may not understand, we will specify that on the course information page.

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