Thread: 898c SI needs help before i throw it in the lake!

thanks of the comments. yes, i do know that fish symbol settings relate only to the sonar when activated and seen only on the sonar screen. yes i realize that structure scan will show almost the real fish in a white manner. question is still on the contrast settings---i can make the finder show more fish just by adjusting the contrast---or is it contrast? i will be talking with lowrance today to try to work this out. while catching all my fish last night with my eagle on my trolling motor---the bad boy on the dash (lowrance) was blank in both structure scan down and sonar---------looking for answers today.
how many of you have actually turned on the fish symbol to see if it works in sonar mode? i am not even getting the arches---and then to top it off---on #6 palette in structure scan, my bottom of the lake is lighter than the water----------regardless of contrast--------any ideas on that?
i'm not even getting the fish below beep ---------but catching fish anyway---------thank god! 17 big ones last night by myself ( husband hates mosquitos) lol
be fishing tonight----will post comments by lowrace later afterwards
lowrance says new update in a week or so to take care of the water level showing 1 foot offset or so with no keel offset marked.

Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

thanks of the comments. yes, i do know that fish symbol settings relate only to the sonar when activated and seen only on the sonar screen. yes i realize that structure scan will show almost the real fish in a white manner. question is still on the contrast settings---i can make the finder show more fish just by adjusting the contrast---or is it contrast? i will be talking with lowrance today to try to work this out. while catching all my fish last night with my eagle on my trolling motor---the bad boy on the dash (lowrance) was blank in both structure scan down and sonar---------looking for answers today.
how many of you have actually turned on the fish symbol to see if it works in sonar mode? i am not even getting the arches---and then to top it off---on #6 palette in structure scan, my bottom of the lake is lighter than the water----------regardless of contrast--------any ideas on that?
i'm not even getting the fish below beep ---------but catching fish anyway---------thank god! 17 big ones last night by myself ( husband hates mosquitos) lol
be fishing tonight----will post comments by lowrace later afterwards
lowrance says new update in a week or so to take care of the water level showing 1 foot offset or so with no keel offset marked.

i agree with you,crappie girl.these units do not do everything that there advertised to do. the problem is when people buy them and find that they dont do as advertised they dont say anything because they want to believe that they have a better unit than the other person that has a different name brand or there advertising that brand,witch is alot of whats happening here. if your wanting to use these units to fish with they will do a good job.all of this other stuff monitoring gas milege,radar,satalite radio,differant color pallets and so on is just stuff people use to brag and boast and to advertise. im going out today and i bet you that i catch my limit again on crappie.i wont see any donuts and i bet that my hummingbird will work and if i had a lowrance it would do the job to.P.S. you cant catch fish on the internet.you got to get on the water

Crappiegirl, Please ignore my previous post. You see Mduncan and I have an ongoing problem. He continues to support Lowrance, and I support H/B. You will note that he mentioned your post didn't bash H/B. Well, I'm pretty sure that threatening to throw your new 898 into the lake wasn't a pleased customer comment. :D He's just luvin the title to the thread. I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of your new Lowrance!

Originally Posted by Shellback

Crappiegirl, Please ignore my previous post. You see Mduncan and I have an ongoing problem. He continues to support Lowrance, and I support H/B. You will note that he mentioned your post didn't bash H/B. Well, I'm pretty sure that threatening to throw your new 898 into the lake wasn't a pleased customer comment. :D He's just luvin the title to the thread. I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of your new Lowrance!

Yes Crappiegirl, if you have a problem with an HB unit, please don't post it on the interweb. That hurts some. I enjoy your banter, and HB die hard support shellback. I have no problem. I know I made the right decision. Navico continues to integrate, and the future is even brighter. Panbo: The Marine Electronics Weblog: Navico 2011, firing on all cylinders?

Originally Posted by kosmo

you cant catch fish on the internet.you got to get on the water

No need in looking at this thread then… Virtual Crappie Fishing Tournament:D

Actually I’m a Fishing electronics and trolling motors LURKER and like reading all the comments which will help make my decision on a very near purchase. There is a wealth of information on this boardThumbs Up and I just take the "mine is better than yours" thing with a grain of salt. Makes for some good reading though!Rofl