Vexilar ???

[Iceman1026]

Ok I have had vexilar's for years so I know how to work them. My inlaw has a fl8 and you can read the bottom but cant see jigs or fish has anyone else had or heard of this happing ?

Thanks

[20lbSloughShark]

your simply not over fish

seriously though, I have a lowrance 235 that can barely read the bait, but if i jig it just right, it will flash once or twice. It will read fish if it reads bottom, true bottom that is.

edit: some things i have found wrong are...

1 transducer is not pointed straght down resulting in a bad reading

2 batterys are low (very common)

3 bad transducer (check by simply lifting the transducer, keep it in the water, and seeing if the depth changes on the screen)

4 no fish (probably the case)

[hamms-scooter]

With a vexilar you should see your jig easily. First check your power supply. Swap battery out then if its not the batt. it is the ducer. My dual beam just died a week or 2 ago. Wide beam went on it. The 9 degree is fine.

[smeese]

ducer or battery for sure, if those are not the problem send it in for service and they will do what they have to do and send it back to you

[gonehunting]

Not trying to be sarcastic but did you turn up the gain.

[Rippinlip]

Yep, check the gain.

Also try a horizontal jig instead of a vertical jig just to see if you are seeing it.

Make sure the transducer in not angled when in the water and that the ducer is clean on the bottom.

Check the plug in in the back of the unit also.

All that checks out, then off to Vexilar it goes.

Good Luck

[hamms-scooter]

Nics in the cord?

[BartmanMN]

Search you tube for 'Vexilar ice ducer in detail' and watch the new video that Matt Johnson filmed at Vexilar. Very good video

[walleyeking19]

Is your gain turned down? I've had that happen before