Thursday, May 10, 2012

What Might Go Wrong With Your Depth Finder

By Will Barker


A terrific gadget to possess on your vessel is a fish locator. No matter what type of fisherman you might be, or in which rivers you angle, your results will significantly improve using a unit similar to this.

Nevertheless there are issues that may take place while making use of a fish tracker. A lot of the problems could be resolved, several can't, and you'll have to look for a replacement, if your manufacturer's warranty is still available. Therefore, below are a few things that might go wrong with your fish locator, specially in the event that you use a Humminbird. As an angler that utilizes a tool similar to this, you should be aware of these details.

Exhibiting incorrect depth is among the snags which could occur with your fish trackers. A few of the Humminbird depth finders, like the Humminbird 597ci hd di, or Humminbird 958c di by way of example, happen to be manufactured to operate in waters over 600 ft deep. Nevertheless, depth and bottom composition may be showed faulty, or not even shown at all. This can be a problem which lots of anglers have dealt with with their fish finding devices.

In most cases, this trouble happens because of the inadequate set up of the transducer. If you do not mount your transducer adequately, obviously, it will give negative details to your screen. Additionally, keep in mind that from time to time your depth finder will not likely illustrate the details correctly before at least a little bit of fine-tuning. In fact, before confirming your unit as defective, you need to spend some time figuring precisely how it truly does work, and configuring it thoroughly.

The guidebook of the fish locator you happen to be working with may also be of a lot of help, while you're on the water. So, in the event that by some reason, you don't receive one with the package, go to the main site and get it from there. Often you merely could forget about a tiny little element when configuring your fish finder, and with no manual to figure it out, your unit could be just unbeneficial.

Displaying the correct contour and structure of the bottom level and water depth while you're on the move, is another problem that could happen with a Humminbird fish locator. You need to know that in the event that you want 100% correct results, you should not sail at high speeds. Also, in the event it's windy, if your vessel strikes bigger waves, your transducer may emerge from the water. This will definitely cause a erroneous reading of the under water conditions.

And the last element which I want to add in this article regards the lakes and rivers you're throwing your lines in. In the event that the lakes and rivers you happen to be cruising through are actually filled with stumps, submerged logs and trees and shrubs, you could waste your transducer in the event it hits too many of those objects under the fishing boat. In a case similar to this, a unit equipped with a removable sonar could be very practical. Portable Humminbird marine electronics, like the Humminbird 385ci Combo Portable, or any Humminbird Fishin' Buddy are built with a transducer similar to this. In the event the detachable transducer hits a sunken object, it's going to simply detach from its place, but will nevertheless remain linked to its cable, consequently you'll be able to retrieve it and re-install it it. A transducer mounted in anchoring screws is generally smashed after a collision with a sturdy thing.




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