The rice flats on he north side of the lake is where those big slabs spawn. We used to slide up in there in a canoe or small boat and you could see them all lying in about 8″ of water, fins sticking out of the water everywhere! Literally, we were catching them as fast as we could cast. Mind you this was 15 yrs ago. I remember my dad getting soooo mad because when we would walleye fish, we would catch big gills and he would say “those damn things are wasting our leeches!”…lol

Now, I have 4 kids and they are itching to get on some nice fish. My local lakes here in the Elk RIver/Zimmerman area have not been much help.

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up and thanks for the great forums.

Jim

Well, I booted the unit up and the transducer IS pinging. So it must be the unit itself or some wiring interference?

Well, I spoke with Lowrance today and they seem to think that its something with the unit head itself. Just for giggles, I stopped by a lake with it and backed it into the water, just to check it out again. And, you guessed it, it worked fine. . So, I guess I will wait ill I get my darned STARTER FIXED!! and take it out on the water again and see if it acts up again.

I have had no other units running or any other electrical draw happening and the issue was still there.

When it happens again, I’m sure I will post. I will be happy to pass on any info that I get.

Thanks guys,

Jim

Wade,

Thanks for your response. The transducer is clear. I checked all of the wires from the unit to the transducer and everything is fine. No cuts or cracks. The unit itself was stored indoors over the winter. Yes, it worked perfectly last fall and nothing has been done or added to the boat since then. Again, the temp is reading fine and is very accurate. I have tried adjusting the sensitiviy while problem is occuring and it does make a difference in the amount of clutter on the screen, but the depth reading still flashes at incorrect depths (from 0 as much as 350 ft….in a 30 ft deep lake..lol) and the chart still goes at a crawling speed.

Thanks again for the info. I will give Lowrance a call tomorrow.

Jim