HDS Gen 2 need help

[Lipripper92592]

Originally Posted by Navyyak

I selected the correct transducer in the list based on the tag and I have it mounted in the scupper hole made for the lowrance transducers. Most of the time the top half of the screen is just a bunch of clutter and then clears up, I never see any fish arches. I tried messing with every setting, ping, surface clarity, fishing mode, sensitivity and still can't seem to get it right.

Check and see if you have sand packed into the transducer area. I was getting crappy readings until I washed all the sand out. I hauled the PA backwards packing the transducer with sand and pieces of kelp.

[ful-rac]

Also remember that your fishfinder will never display perfect fish arches like the demo mode does.

Here's what my FF looks like.

broadband/dsi/sidescan
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