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I hear what you're saying Bduck. I had a Lowrance LCX-111cHD for years but when I went to upload current files the thing "crashed" on me. After many calls to Lowrance it was finally determined that it needed a new off/on switch........which they no longer stocked! Gotta love it!! Once you've had...

The fish arches go all the way across the screen and depending on the depth, go about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way down the water column.

Thanks for the advice Ken. I’ve basically done what you’ve suggested, using the 200khz for shallow water and 83khz for deep water. These two parameters are what the instruction manual s suggested also. And I’d like to make something very clear; I’ve very much enjoyed using Lowrance products for...

I've contacted Lowrance about my 'problem' and here's their two responses: 1. "What speeds is the boat moving at when you notice this to be non-accurate? Have you stopped your boat and just let the sonar page scroll? When the boat is completely stopped, you will not get arches. The fish will...

The structure scan shows nothing, no fish. Jestfishin'

Hey Guys (and Gals)! Just a quick survey about a problem I'm having and I'm wondering if any of you are having a similar problem. I have two Lowrance HDS units. A 10" model in the back of my boat and an 8" model in the front of the boat. Both units work fine....maybe too fine. I'm getting a ton...

I’m a firm believer in using a rod that’s appropriate for the fish you’re fishing for. There’s little enjoyment (for me, at least) in landing a 15” Koke on a stiff, heavy rod fitted with 10# or 12# line. I’ve never been able to understand why a person would choose to use 18 lb. lead core line...

Great report! Thanks for the specifics, it really helps the novices like me!

I've been an interested 'watcher' of this whole discussion and I've gotta admit that there hasn't been enough proof positive discussion that makes me compelled to run out and put out that kind of cash for a black box. It did genereate enough interest to make me measure my boats "charge" though...

O.k., thanks guys. I'm going to have to do a little more research. I see that Scotty, Pro-Troll and Cabela's all have black boxes. Cabela's looks a lot like the Pro-Troll model. Big differance in price between the Scotty and the Pro-Troll. Any preferances??

How close does your lure have to be to the downrigger wire in order for the black box current to be effective? Will it still be effective if you have 100' of line out??

All of this color stuff is interesting reading so let me throw a curve at you. The “hot” setup for the last couple of years has been UV. Nowadays just about everything is coming in UV configurations. At the SAC ISE show this year several booths had representatives with small UV flashlights to...

Back to "what color". In the article "Catching Large Kokanee" by Phil Johnson and Phil Pirone let me quote the following passage, "Phil (Johnson) uses the finned or rudder type downrigger ball that he coats with red or black rubberized material. There is evidence that the red ball tends to be...

I just purchased 2 Caiman CM101R reels this past winter and am anxiously looking forward to trying them out. WORD OF WARNING though....don't believe the specs referring to line capacities. My reels state that they will hold 205 yards of 10# line. I was only able to squeeze 135 yds. of 8# P-Line...