Help with lowarance 5 hdi fsh finder chartplotter

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I need some help on getting it adjusted so i can get the best sonar picture i play with the sensitivitey, color line ,clarity things like that but not sure what that is doing seems like there is always alot of stuff on the screen dont know if that is fish, baitballs or just clutter also how do you tell what crappie look like on it or the down scan part . THANKS for any help on this . This is my first fish finder so that may be some of the problem .

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What are your current settings:

Sensitivity

Contrast

Colorline

Is this transducer mounted on the bow or transom ?

You mentioned down scan. Do you have Structure scan on the boat ?

Brian

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I will check to see what they are and post here first of the week i have changed them so munch not sure what they are now also it does not have side scan only down scan . Thanks

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I will check to see what they are and post here first of the week i have changed them so munch not sure what they are now also it does not have side scan only down scan . Thanks

Just noticed in the title it said HDI.

When I set my sensitivity, my test is to lower my drop shot rig down directly below the transducer. I will continue to lower the sensitivity until all that is showing is the 2 lines, which is the bait and the sinker. If I need more detail, I will raise my sensitivity some. Normally, this setting will allow you to see bait fish and predator fish and that's all I really care about. These units today are so powerful, they will pick up pollen in the water column.

Brian