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    How do i read what I see on the screen? Why am i not seeing arches?I just see long blobs.Name:  20170802_192044.jpg
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    I hazarded a guess on your post on the Main Forum (sensitivity too high) ... but, on second look, here, I have a question : were you moving or sitting still ?? I know that it will draw out any signal across the screen, if you're not moving much ... even turning fish arches into straight lines.

    I don't know much about HB's, or 2d sonar for that matter ... so I'm just guessing based on what I've seen/read on here, and having used 2d sonar (black/white) units since the 1960's. But I never could read them with any accuracy, so they were basically just used to tell me depth (and the occasional piece of cover I might cross over). I'm currently using a Down Image unit, which pretty much shows me a "picture" of what's there.
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    I agree sensitivity looks to high. I would run your unit no more than 12 feet in that shallow of water to keep from getting double image. Could be algae or moss/grass; kinda shallow for thermocline. Are you set to 2D max? I am a HB guy buy I don't have that unit.
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    I also suspect sensitivity set too high . Chart speed may need to be set closer to boat speed also. I also would set depth just a couple feet deeper than water depth .
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