Lowrance hds settings

[steelie1]

I have a Lowrance hds-5 gen 2. Is there certain settings to which marking fish is easy?

I use this unit ice fishing and love it but trolling on the lake I seldom ever mark fish

I keep seeing posts of pics of Fishfinder screens with big hooks on them and I've never had that

Obviously I must be doing something wrong but for the life of me can't figure it out. Please help

Maybe a bad transducer? It seems to mark depth fine though

[zackblain]

Post a picture of how your transducer is set up on your boat, that's usually the first issue.

[steelie1]

Ok def will. First thing tomorrow. Is there a general rule of thumb?

[Kymloch]

I had same problem. You have to download update from Lowrance website to SD card and stick card into unit . Will automatic fix. You can call Lowrance and they will walk you through it

[steelie1]

Another question. When I was setting up my unit for ice fishing I had to go in and select the transducer. How do I know which one I have

[steelie1]

[Andre wallyandre]

It is mostly a HST-WSBL but to be sure if you look at you're transducer cable near the blue connector there is a aluminium tag and on that tag you got the exact model #. That setting is a must but there is something else: you need to get the latest update for you're HDS

 

http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Software-Updates/HDS-Gen2/

Edited April 7, 2014 by wallyandre