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Got on the water with my 597 tonight couldnt figure out how to see my lure on the  screen. Any tips? Thanks.

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I myself don't have a bird

But there all the same
Make sure your in Manual and turn up the sensitivity
And I'll say this but I would hope you know it
You do need to be in cone (area) of were the transducer is reading

Quote from: Manxfishing on August 08, 2012, 05:36:11 AM
I myself don't have a bird

But there all the same
Make sure your in Manual and turn up the sensitivity
And I'll say this but I would hope you know it
You do need to be in cone (area) of were the transducer is reading

Yeah I know that. Do I use 200 or 455 hz. Thanks for the responses

Quote from: CMURoss on August 08, 2012, 07:34:36 AM

Yeah I know that. Do I use 200 or 455 hz. Thanks for the responses

I beleive the 200hz is for your sonar and the 455hz is for your down imaging, so you want to use the 200hz. 

I use lowrance, but with everything on auto, I can see my drop shot. 
I don't think the sonar picks up your plastic so well though, I think its the lead weight that has the density to appear on your display.

Try using a larger weight to get used to positioning and confirm that you're set up correctly.  It's a lot of fun once you do get it figured out.

can u actually see the fish eat it?

You can see the mouth open and gulp it down! It is really awesome.... ;-)

The reality is that you can see fish rise to the bait and that can ready you to a strike.