Fish Finder Not Showing Arches

If i switch the sonar over to 200khz i see the fish as arches. Hummingbird fish finders troubleshooting posted on january 8 2012 written by whether you own a hummingbird fish finder or youre planning to purchase one you ought to know that various problems may occur with it.

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Fish finder not showing arches. These fish finders will simply show what the transducer receives. A fish that only swims through only part of the cone will also not show up as a fish arch. Three have to do with the alignment of the sonar signal to the fish the forth deals with water conditions.

I just got and elite 3x for 99 thursday. I have a new 1197 running 475 software. The second fish finder data display type is the raw data or arch fish finder.

My understanding of chirp is that it sends out multiple sonar beacons and is suppose to give you a clearer picture and better target separation. In this part of 2d sonar tips n tricks we discuss the reasons why fish do not arch or how they will be represented on your humminbird electronics. A buddy of mine has a similar finder and its easy to tell when you have a fish under the boat and the bigger fish definitely show larger arches.

A fish must move completely through the entire diameter of the cone for an arch to be formed. The fish look like blobs instead of arches. The problem im seeing is that because the kayak is moving slow or just drifting the fish appear like the ones shown in my image at 5ft.

The screen will show any fish inside that cone. Tim morgan and shaun clancy help to explain how to identify what a fish looks like and how fish arches are formed on a humminbird sonar device. Depth sounder will not markdraw full arches or marksdraws only partial arches there are main factors that would cause a unit to display only partial arches instead of a full fish arch.

Ive used it 3 times and got it pretty well tuned in and works great for depth and yada yada except for fish arches. They are notoriously hard to get the hang of but once understood they can save a lot of time and are often worth the trouble. A fish must move completely through the entire diameter of the cone for an arch to be formed.

I have a 2d transducer and 3d transducer connected through a y cable.

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