Helix Settings Help

So after four trips on the ice I can’t seem to get my settings dialed in. I have to turn my gain up to like 16/20 just to see my jig or spoon and with it that high I get all kinds of clutter in the bottom 5 ft of my linear graph. Also I still can’t get a solid line for my jig even at that high of gain. Surface clutter all the way down. Scroll speed at ultra. What am I missing here? I love the way I mounted it and have a bunch of other accessories on it so I really want to be able to use it but it is starting to frustrate me.

Turn switch fire off

I only have “clear mode” and “max mode” Can you actually turn it off?

It has been on clear mode while I’ve been using it.

Is the unit up to date with any updates? Look up the technological angler. He does a lot of videos on the helix units

Manaully set the upper and lower depth limits, this should help quite a bit.

weedis wrote:

Manaully set the upper and lower depth limits, this should help quite a bit.

That’s what I’ve done. I have that 3xactly where I want it. I just can’t get rid of the noise and pick up my jig without having the gain at darn near max.

Andrew Pansch wrote:

Is the unit up to date with any updates? Look up the technological angler. He does a lot of videos on the helix units

As of last August. I know there was another one but I haven’t done it yet because of some issues I read about on here.

Is it set up in ice mode?

wormdunker wrote:

Is it set up in ice mode?

Yes.

Are you on a smaller fertile lake or pond by chance? I have issues picking up bugs ect. That are in smaller sloughs. When I go to deeper clearer more traditional lakes it’s a different return I get. In those types of bodies it’s not interference but actual critters in the water column.

mahtofire14 wrote:

Surface clutter all the way down.

Surface clutter acts as a noise filter….try tuning your jig sensitivity with the surface clutter set at mid levels

Andrew Pansch wrote:

Are you on a smaller fertile lake or pond by chance? I have issues picking up bugs ect. That are in smaller sloughs. When I go to deeper clearer more traditional lakes it’s a different return I get. In those types of bodies it’s not interference but actual critters in the water column.

The first lake I was on was, and I thought that’s what it was. But Saturday night I was on White Bear over rocks and still getting it. One of the clearest lakes in the metro.

Mat Peirce wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>
Surface clutter all the way down.

Surface clutter acts as a noise filter….try tuning your jig sensitivity with the surface clutter set at mid levels

Also tried this. Didn’t help. I think the whole problem is I have to set my gain so high to see my lure. If it didn’t have to be set at 16-17/20 I don’t think I’d be seeing all that clutter.

correct…
are you in graph mode or flasher mode?

Hit the check mark button to adjust your Chirp. For whatever reason 3 seems to work for me.

You can make just about any change you want when in “advanced mode” in the settings. I can take a screenshot of my settings tonight when I get home.

Mat Peirce wrote:

correct…
are you in graph mode or flasher mode?

Graph mode.

404 ERROR wrote:

You can make just about any change you want when in “advanced mode” in the settings. I can take a screenshot of my settings tonight when I get home.

That would be helpful to try out. Thanks Eagle.

wormdunker wrote:

Hit the check mark button to adjust your Chirp. For whatever reason 3 seems to work for me.

I’ll try that as well.

mahtofire14 wrote:

Surface clutter all the way down

Turn it up

FishBlood&RiverMud wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>
Surface clutter all the way down

Turn it up

Had that backwards I guess. My fault. I’ll give it a shot. Had it up at like 6 and still had it though. I’ll try it again though.

I just did the update last week and went out friday. The performance seemed to have gotten alot worse after the update. Anyone else notice this?

Other than setting manual depth and gain 1 up or down from default it’s been great for me! No problem seeing a 1/64 jig and a waxie with only pushing the power button.

Not sure what the latest update changed as did it before getting it wet.

I didn’t do the latest update because I heard there were some glitches.

mahtofire14 wrote:

I didn’t do the latest update because I heard there were some glitches.

If you called humminbird they would tell you to update it.

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