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not try to use that ducer again.
MOVING THE DUCER TO A NEW LOCATION
Being mobile is one of the keys to being successful on the ice. Whenever you
move from one spot to another, it is tempting to leave your transducer hanging
on the transducer arm. This is likely to lead to failure of the transducer arm,
and can cause damage to the transducer itself. Always stow the transducer
inside the pack when you are moving. Keeping the amount of transducer cord
you have out at a minimum will make transporting your LX-5i easier. Similarly,
you may need to quickly remove your transducer from the hole when about to
land a fish. We have actually seen anglers in a panic actually grab the shuttle
itself and toss the entire unit to the side. This is no way to treat any piece of
electronics; a much better approach is to simply lift the transducer out of your
way by the cord, and the shuttle itself can be gently pushed aside. Whenever
you are moving via sled or vehicle, always fold up your transducer arm, stow
the transducer inside, and close the protective soft pack.
HOW TO INTERPRET THE DIAL
We receive many phone calls from users who are having a hard time
interpreting the different rings of numbers around the dial. When on the 20’
range, simply go by the white numbers on the outside. When on the 40’
range, use the white numbers but multiply x 2 [13 on the dial = 26 feet]. When
on the 80’ range, use the red numbers on the inside of the dial. When on the
160’ range, use the red numbers x 2. The innermost yellow numbers are for
the split screen zoom, and they are used in a similar manner.
WHICH CONE ANGLE TO USE
One of the benefits of the LX-5
i
over our other flashers is the ability to switch
between a standard 20 degree cone angle, and a narrow, more precise 8
degree cone angle. The 20 degree cone angle is suitable for general use, but
here are some situations where you will appreciate the precision of the
narrow beam.
1---Fishing in deep water (over 40’) for walleyes, perch, or lake trout.
When fishing in deep water, the energy of your transducer beam gets spread
out over a wide area, making it difficult to highlight targets. The narrow beam
focuses the energy in a smaller area, giving you better resolution of targets in
the area below you
2---Fishing along very steep drop-offs for bottom-hugging walleyes.
The
transducer beam will register the highest point of the bottom below you as the
actual bottom, and this creates what we call the “Shadow Effect”, where your
lure and fish can hide in the “shadow”. In 30’ of water with a 20 degree
transducer, your sonar footprint is an approximate 10’ circle on the bottom.
Now, if one edge of that circle is 29’ and the opposite edge is 31’, the
transducer will read the shallowest part first, and 29’ will be displayed as the
bottom. In this situation, when you drop your jig down to the actual bottom,
you would have to raise it up at least a foot before it would show up on your
sonar to escape the shadow. Switching to a narrow beam will minimize the
Shadow Effect. Underwater objects like boulders or standing timber can also
create sonar shadows.
3---Fishing in big schools of fish, like suspended crappies or tullibees.
Imagine you fishing in 30’ of water, and there is a big school of crappies
suspended five to ten feet off the bottom. It’s a huge school, comprised of
hundreds of fish, and at any given time there could be twenty or more fish
hanging in your 20 degree transducer cone, and they are likely to show up on
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