Humminbird question

[Sheepdog264]

So I finally got the boat rigged and in the water yesterday for a shakedown everything is great except my Downrigger balls did not appear on the humminbird. The unit is an 859 ci combo. We marked fish and bait but I never saw the Downrigger balls. Should I adjust my transducer a touch or should I adjust a certain setting on the unit. As of now the unit is on factory defaults except I did adjust the sensitivity a bit. Any input would be appreciated, thanks.

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[baitrigger]

Play with all your settings for a couple trips before moving your ducer.

[anytime]

I have the same unit. There is always give and take as with anything. If you want to see your cannon balls you may have to except that you may not get returns on the bottom when running on plane. Tilted back you may see your balls(sorry). Tilted forward you get bottom return at higher speeds but no balls. Also they recommend  you but the unit in salt water mode deeper than 350'. There is a lot to these units. Read your disk completely.  

[tlr426]

If you go to your sonar settings and change from clear mode to max mode or switch fire mode you should have no trouble seeing your balls. Inside of 100 feet you will need to adjust your sensitivity a little lower. That is as long as your transducer is point in the correct direction. I have noticed that the stock transducer on mind can be a little temperamental some days I get some strange readings but a reboot usually solves that problem.