What the f@ck! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Denis_Ruso · 08-21-2017, 10:53 AM

When its showing like that, the fish finder is not getting feedback from the transducer. This can be for number of reasons.

1.) The transducer is picking something up before the sonar signal hits the water.
2.) The transducer is not connected properly.
3.) The unit is faulty.

So I have a similar issue sometimes, my culprit is that I get sand in the Lowrance ready slot on the beach launch and as the water shifts the sand in the slot. This causes me to go in-between having and not having a reading.

I found that my remedy for that is to stick the mirage drive in backwards and get the kayak going backwards to push the sand out. Then I get good signal.

I would take the cover off the Lowrance ready slot, check the orientation of the transducer and make sure its facing straight down and isn't crooked. Check for sand while your at it.

Recheck your connections, make sure the twist lock in the back of the connector is twisted all the way.

jruiz · 08-21-2017, 01:05 PM

Is your depth set to auto? Turn that off for now and set it for something reasonable like 100ft. Your screen will always look like that if your range is <5ft.

socalyaker556 · 08-21-2017, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jruiz

Is your depth set to auto? Turn that off for now and set it for something reasonable like 100ft. Your screen will always look like that if your range is <5ft.

I had the auto setting on and my buddy adjusted some sruff afyer that and it was working fine.. i had the sonar sceen zoomed in and i was at about 300ft and all of the sudden on the screen the bottom of the screen scrolled up to the top and then the whole screen went mostly yellow with blues and red mixed in and it was saying my depth was 1ft at one point... i reset to default settings and turned it off and on a few times amd finally it was working for a few hours then it did it again

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08-21-2017, 10:53 AM	#1
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	When its showing like that, the fish finder is not getting feedback from the transducer. This can be for number of reasons. 1.) The transducer is picking something up before the sonar signal hits the water. 2.) The transducer is not connected properly. 3.) The unit is faulty. So I have a similar issue sometimes, my culprit is that I get sand in the Lowrance ready slot on the beach launch and as the water shifts the sand in the slot. This causes me to go in-between having and not having a reading. I found that my remedy for that is to stick the mirage drive in backwards and get the kayak going backwards to push the sand out. Then I get good signal. I would take the cover off the Lowrance ready slot, check the orientation of the transducer and make sure its facing straight down and isn't crooked. Check for sand while your at it. Recheck your connections, make sure the twist lock in the back of the connector is twisted all the way. __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

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08-21-2017, 01:05 PM	#2
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	Is your depth set to auto? Turn that off for now and set it for something reasonable like 100ft. Your screen will always look like that if your range is <5ft.