Lowrance Fish Finder?

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by Cbad Mike

Just a little FYI

WhenI was learning how to set up my Cuda 350 I kept looking but wasnt seeing the fish arches (boomer rangs as called above). I tried numerous times on outings to dial the fish finder in correctly to be able to see them.
Frustrated, I went back to the manual and read it all again. One short sentence in all 89 pages said something like "you wont see the arches unless you are moving at atleast a certain speed". This, the manual said was due to how the sonar bounces off of the fish when it enters the sonar cone.

So basically if your not moving or just slowly drifting you will see the straight lines that I saw instead of the arches that I was looking for.
Once I learned that, I was able to see and understand better what was going on beneath me.

Im only familiar with my Cuda and dont know if its like that on all or most fish finders.

Anyway, if it IS like mine I hope I just saved you hours of wasted time trying to dial the finder in to see the arches.

Mike

1.The sensitivity control is the most important control on your fishfinder. learn how to use it....learn the hell out of it! This will help you see your lure on the screen as it goes down.

2. Increase the chart speed. If your on a kayak, you want your speed ultra fast. If your on a boat going fast, you want your chart speed slower.

3. Always have the correct depth as you move deeper and deeper.
And turn off suppressor features. All this should make your marks on your FF more defined.