My Lowrance

[buddygr53]

ok here i go i here about all the people say you must have the best electonics. i read about seeing lines go across and wham they have a fish. i know some one is going to call me stupid but here it goes. i have a lcx113chc lowrance can anyone help me set it up. i can not get it set up to where it will pick up the deep tember in table rock lake. can anyone help

[Fishrman]

Look at your sensitivity, make sure it is not too high, also look at your sonar features and have the filters on low for surface clutter and noise. After that, go manual. A lot of times if you are fishing slow, timber will look like a solid line or even bottom. I know when I fished with Bill Beck 2 Decembers ago, I asked him why it was not very deep in the cove we were fishing, looked like 60 feet, he said that was the top of the trees and when you move slow it will look like a false bottom, your return is reading the same area for longer than normal. Also, if you know someone who is good or even avg. (as I am) take them out and have them show you. Last but not least, find an area with a lot of cedar trees, go over some that are below the surface and see how it reads on your graph. Big Creek is a good area to do this.

Remember this, I am only a novice and this is what worked for me when I was trying to figure out my LCX 27. There are a lot of other gentlemen who are more educated at this than I.

Good luck.

[buddygr53]

Look at your sensitivity, make sure it is not too high, also look at your sonar features and have the filters on low for surface clutter and noise. After that, go manual. A lot of times if you are fishing slow, timber will look like a solid line or even bottom. I know when I fished with Bill Beck 2 Decembers ago, I asked him why it was not very deep in the cove we were fishing, looked like 60 feet, he said that was the top of the trees and when you move slow it will look like a false bottom, your return is reading the same area for longer than normal. Also, if you know someone who is good or even avg. (as I am) take them out and have them show you. Last but not least, find an area with a lot of cedar trees, go over some that are below the surface and see how it reads on your graph. Big Creek is a good area to do this.

Remember this, I am only a novice and this is what worked for me when I was trying to figure out my LCX 27. There are a lot of other gentlemen who are more educated at this than I.

Good luck.

hey thanks thats more than i have ever gotten. i will try it

[redbud]

make sure your transducer is pointed down properly.look at the water line on your boat and adjust it parrelel to that drop a large spoon in deeper water ,you should be able to see it on the way to the bottom ,it will appear to be going at an angle jig it up and down you should see it zig zag. experiment with your sensitivity and you shuold be able to see a drop shot rig both sinker and worm.set your ping speed high seems to help me. go to lowrance website they have a simulator and a program you can download to watch files that you can record while on the lake you can also tweek settings with that program .Im no pro but i can tell you that when you get it right its cool to show your friends a fish moving over to grab your lure. dont give up it really does work.

[CaptainJoe]

ok here i go i here about all the people say you must have the best electonics. i read about seeing lines go across and wham they have a fish. i know some one is going to call me stupid but here it goes. i have a lcx113chc lowrance can anyone help me set it up. i can not get it set up to where it will pick up the deep tember in table rock lake. can anyone help

Buddy,

I don't have the 113, but I did have the 25C and now the HDS-8 and 10. Here are my initial settings:

Ping: 50% (You only need 75% or higher on the dash unit).

Sensitivity: 90% in manual mode

Chart Speed: 50%

Surface Clutter: Off

Noise: Off

Fish ID: Off

Depth: Manual. If I am fishing 80' and I am graphing fish from 20 to 40' feet, I will set my upper limit to 10' and the lower limit to 50'. That way, I eliminate almost 40' of unproductive water (0-10' and 50-80').

Now, put the boat in 20' feet of water. Tie on a senko, spoon, brushhog, or any other large bait. Drop the bait near the trolling motor and see the results. Adjust the sensitivity to watch the bait go down without filling the screen with return echos. Turn the surface clutter on low and watch the result and then turn it back off. Turn on the noise filter to low and watch the result and then turn it back off. Now, move into deeper water and repeat the procedure. Keep doing this until you are in 50 or 60' of water and repeat, only this time, start using the depth procedure and set your lower and upper units. Once mastered, you can then deploy the zoom feature. Don't forget that you can zoom in and then hit your up arrow button and move the screen up to the surface to cover the upper limits of the water column. It is a process of learning what each feature does and does not do. The Lowrance simulators are a big help, because you can practice on a computer vs. sitting in your boat in the garage or in your driveway or worst yet, on the water, when you should be fishing.

Let me know if this works for you or what problems you continue to experience. The other contributors were right regarding your transducer. It must be pointing straight down towards the bottom. Plus, if you have been in alot of shallow water and have hit the transducer alot, it may be bad. I have replaced several.

With that unit, you should be able to see the bait and sinker on a dropshot rig. You will also be able to see the trees and fish in them and between them. It will not take you long to master "video fishing." I can see the rig go down and I can see the fish approach the bait, look at it, and swim away; eat it; or just hang around with the bait watching and waiting.

Good luck,

[Guest csfishinfool]

Buddy,

I don't have the 113, but I did have the 25C and now the HDS-8 and 10. Here are my initial settings:

Ping: 50% (You only need 75% or higher on the dash unit).

Sensitivity: 90% in manual mode

Chart Speed: 50%

Surface Clutter: Off

Noise: Off

Fish ID: Off

Depth: Manual. If I am fishing 80' and I am graphing fish from 20 to 40' feet, I will set my upper limit to 10' and the lower limit to 50'. That way, I eliminate almost 40' of unproductive water (0-10' and 50-80').

Now, put the boat in 20' feet of water. Tie on a senko, spoon, brushhog, or any other large bait. Drop the bait near the trolling motor and see the results. Adjust the sensitivity to watch the bait go down without filling the screen with return echos. Turn the surface clutter on low and watch the result and then turn it back off. Turn on the noise filter to low and watch the result and then turn it back off. Now, move into deeper water and repeat the procedure. Keep doing this until you are in 50 or 60' of water and repeat, only this time, start using the depth procedure and set your lower and upper units. Once mastered, you can then deploy the zoom feature. Don't forget that you can zoom in and then hit your up arrow button and move the screen up to the surface to cover the upper limits of the water column. It is a process of learning what each feature does and does not do. The Lowrance simulators are a big help, because you can practice on a computer vs. sitting in your boat in the garage or in your driveway or worst yet, on the water, when you should be fishing.

Let me know if this works for you or what problems you continue to experience. The other contributors were right regarding your transducer. It must be pointing straight down towards the bottom. Plus, if you have been in alot of shallow water and have hit the transducer alot, it may be bad. I have replaced several.

With that unit, you should be able to see the bait and sinker on a dropshot rig. You will also be able to see the trees and fish in them and between them. It will not take you long to master "video fishing." I can see the rig go down and I can see the fish approach the bait, look at it, and swim away; eat it; or just hang around with the bait watching and waiting.

Good luck,

Great information much appriciated!!!