shouldn't you be on 200khz??

I'm not using the 200K range as the top right hand side of the pic displays 50K

sorry do you mean I should be using 200K for shallow depths?

yea grayzeeeee is rite i think it should be on 200khz

I can selcet dual however there appaers to be no difference the manual states the lower the freqency the wider the detection but still no shcools/fish

first of all you must expect in perth that you wont read solid fish arches. in fact if your in say 40mtr of water you wont read much at all unless you zoom in.

i know exactly what you are talking about. ive had my sounder for four years and only now have i been fishing with some success. Only because i have been interpreting my picture correctly.

one of the best tips i can give you is reset to factory settings.  the settings wont be too far off someone who sets manually. your should be in the right direction then

also make sure you dont have any fish filters on small med large. you might be hiding the fish yourself

just because there are no arches doent mearn there are no fish. most bottom fish are hiding in there holes. Dont expect too much from your pic.

also your simulation is exactly that a simulation. dont get fooled into thinking your picture will be the same as the simulation. the simulation is lamens terms. your picture will be far more complicated and cluttered. its how you interpret your screen 

Hi Ledge64,

I have this unit in my boat and very happy with it.

1. Use 200KHz for your fishing unless really deep. I have fished the sambo aggs in 112m of water and still used 200. Picked up the sambo schools easily.
Fish will be picked up easily, mainly in greens and yellows.

2. You are using the 10m range and 5.6m depth will only give you that window. That rubbish at the top of the screen is interference and you will notice it will get smaller as you select a larger scale.
Once in deeper water, say 30m, use your SHIFT button to narrow down to the bottom. Use this function with BOTTOM LOCK set to 5m and you will see great fish when you go over them.

3. As for the ray, there was no sounding as rays don`t have air bladders I think (thats what gives you fish soundings.)

4. Your GAIN needs to be tweeked. Greater gain for deeper water. I have mine on about 3.5 for anything under 15m. 30m I use about 4.5-5.

PM me if you need more help.

Chris

Use 200khz as mentioned, more definition, smaller footprint but better!

Surface clutter issue, check your manual re TVG settings!

Make sure your "clutter control" isnt set too high ie restrict echo info (see manual)!

Thanks Chris will pm with screen shots of my set up I'm told it a good sounder and looking forward to some great fishing

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