I got it installed today. Think its gonna work out nice. One question I noticed a rapid clicking noise coming from the transducer while powered on is this normal?
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I got it installed today. Think its gonna work out nice. One question I noticed a rapid clicking noise coming from the transducer while powered on is this normal?
i beleave so mine does it
It is on my 959.
Out of the water ... The unit is varying the power output to the xducer looking for bottom ...
Rickie
Thanks guys I got a piranha max on front and it doesn't do it.... so I had no clue. These high tech fish finders are new to me. Ive watched all the vids on youtube, and played with all the settings think i got a pretty good idea of whats going onscreen. Can't wait to hit the water and see what she'll do!
i just purchased the same one. i have only had it on the water 3 times so far really just learning how to use it and understanding side imaging. im getting the hang of it but i still have a lot to learn. Just like today i located some fish with it, just couldnt find any willing to bite.
I'm really having trouble seeing fish on it. I can see all kind of logs and structure pretty good. I fished 5 ft of water today and slayed em, but I never seen a fish on side imaging. Any suggestions? Zoomed into 38 ft showing left side only.
Post some SI images ...Quote:
Originally Posted by dmane82
It could be the fish echoes are there ...
We will see if we can pick them out ...
Rickie
Thanks Rickie I'll take some captures next time I'm out.
Here we go. Ive been out 5 times and slayed em. I cant see them in side imaging though. any clue?
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Those are some great shots of shallow water structure ...
Most I can only find a couple random echoes ...
This one I found several scattered white dot echoes ...
http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/r...psaz7ohxrw.png
Rickie
I think we all expect fish to stand out like sore thumbs, I know I do. If you think about it even a giant crappie is still a relatively small fish. Place him 30 to 50 feet away from where your standing in real life and he would look tiny. Now imagine trying to see him on a little screen with the sun glaring on it. I imagine those specks that Rickie circled are the fish. Still trying to train my eyes to notice those little things, it was hard on the helix, hoping it will be a little better on an 899. On humviewer I see lots of rice grains, wish I could have my laptop on the boat.
Same for me. I see more fish with 2D and DI. I see more when I run the scan in Humviewer. Then I mark them and go back out to the lake and hit those spots.
Those things are very hard to see on the screen. I was kinda thinking maybe the transducer wasn't working right but your opinion on the shots makes me feel a lil better! Zippy you right about the size. Lol I was kinda expecting to see bigger white dots! Thanks for checking it out for me guys. I'll look at em a lil harder on the water.
Like Zippy said ... Fish make really REALLY small white dots when the display is trying to "squeeze" all that acreage into that little display ...
Experiment with the different palette choices under different lighting conditions ...
Some white dot echoes contrast against the bottom detail better dependent on how your eyes decipher colors ...
Find some fish you know are fish and freeze the screen ...then change the palette colors to see which choice your eyes will allow the white dots to contrast better against the bottom detail ...
My eyes contrast white dots better in Inverse than any other HB palette choice ...
Yours may be different ...
http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps92ba975b.png
Rickie