01-12-2004, 03:55 PM
Bigcat - Push you menu button until you come to the gain menu then change the power setting. The gain is the power your unit uses to decipher material in the water. A low number sends out a weaker signal, large number a stronger signal. With fresh batteries in water less than 30' you should be able to get by with a gain less than 6 and for deeper water turn it up until you get a good strong bottom reading. Don't turn it up so high that clutter starts showing up on the screen. If you fish a small spoon or a BB shot sized jig it should show up as a nice horizontal line on your screen. Turn up or down your gain until it shows up nicely.
Guest - is that you hashbaz? just a guess by your email. I have the 1200 and you're right it doesn't show depth of the fish but it shows relative depth and I basically turn up the gain so I can see my bait so I can know where I gotta go to the fish. The sidefinder on the other hand does tell the distance to the fish. From this I can determine to a degree how deep fish are. As I turn the finder around I can see fish comming in to view. If I see fish in all ranges then I can theorize them to be within 2' of the surface. If they only show up way out there (40-60' away) then I can theorize them to be about 4-6' deep. With fish being less active in the winter you often need to be within 6" of their level in order to get them to bite. When I see a bunch of fish a given distance away I will punch several holes in their near vacinity, wait ten minutes then point my finder in the direction of the new holes and fish the hole(s) that show fish.
Others know more than I and can give better instruction but I hope that helps get you going.
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Guest - is that you hashbaz? just a guess by your email. I have the 1200 and you're right it doesn't show depth of the fish but it shows relative depth and I basically turn up the gain so I can see my bait so I can know where I gotta go to the fish. The sidefinder on the other hand does tell the distance to the fish. From this I can determine to a degree how deep fish are. As I turn the finder around I can see fish comming in to view. If I see fish in all ranges then I can theorize them to be within 2' of the surface. If they only show up way out there (40-60' away) then I can theorize them to be about 4-6' deep. With fish being less active in the winter you often need to be within 6" of their level in order to get them to bite. When I see a bunch of fish a given distance away I will punch several holes in their near vacinity, wait ten minutes then point my finder in the direction of the new holes and fish the hole(s) that show fish.
Others know more than I and can give better instruction but I hope that helps get you going.
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