Lowrance - fishing mode question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

BigTunaL · 06-14-2018, 02:25 PM

For those with an Elite / HDS FF, what fishing mode do you select when fishing LJ 60'-150' depth. Most Lowrance videos on youtube adress shallow fresh water settings.

Thanks

TJones · 06-14-2018, 03:19 PM

fresh water, which limits it to 1000' ft. the other option salt is for very deep water (up to w 10000' ft. ). shallow water would be in fresh water conditions 80' ft or under. somebody else chime in, if I got the numbers wrong? the main objective is to cap the unit from trying to look beyond what is necessary.

BigTunaL · 06-15-2018, 10:56 AM

Thanks man. I also read that for 2d sonar color palette 13 is best.

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FISH11 · 06-15-2018, 11:35 AM

I use general fishing mode on my Elite 7TI. Only use freshwater setting at lakes. This is a picture at Lake Havasu. Still looking for a good pict of La Jolla screen shots

TJones · 06-15-2018, 02:41 PM

google fishing modes lowrance. information straight from manual came up. fresh water mode ls for 400 ft and under. general mode is 1000 ft and under. yes general will work and is probably the default setting. but, you want to prevent the unit from trying to look farther than is necessary. obviously most inshore fishing is around 120' up to maybe 250'.

TJones · 06-15-2018, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigTunaL

Thanks man. I also read that for 2d sonar color palette 13 is best.

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with this palette also after having watched a video on you tube from a lowrance pro staff member. this selection marks the hard bottom with a dark brown color and makes returns stand out more.

06-14-2018, 02:25 PM	#1
BigTunaL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 170	Lowrance - fishing mode question For those with an Elite / HDS FF, what fishing mode do you select when fishing LJ 60'-150' depth. Most Lowrance videos on youtube adress shallow fresh water settings. Thanks __________________

06-14-2018, 03:19 PM	#2
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	ironically fresh water, which limits it to 1000' ft. the other option salt is for very deep water (up to w 10000' ft. ). shallow water would be in fresh water conditions 80' ft or under. somebody else chime in, if I got the numbers wrong? the main objective is to cap the unit from trying to look beyond what is necessary.

06-15-2018, 10:56 AM	#3
BigTunaL Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 170	Thanks man. I also read that for 2d sonar color palette 13 is best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

06-15-2018, 02:41 PM	#5
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	found it on web google fishing modes lowrance. information straight from manual came up. fresh water mode ls for 400 ft and under. general mode is 1000 ft and under. yes general will work and is probably the default setting. but, you want to prevent the unit from trying to look farther than is necessary. obviously most inshore fishing is around 120' up to maybe 250'.