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Lowrance X-50 Manual

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The
temperature
of water in the lake is seldom constant from
top
to
bottom.
Layers
of different
temperatures form,
and the
junction
of a warm
and cool
layer
of water is called a thermocline. The
depth
and thickness of
the thermocline
can
vary
with the season or time of
day.
In
deep
lakes
there
may
be two or more at different
depths.
Thermoclines are
important
to fishermen because
they
are areas where fish are acti ye.
Many
times
bait fish will be abovethe thermocline while
larger game
fish will
suspend
in or
just
below it.
The X-50 can detect this invisible
layer
in the
water,
but the
sensitivity
will
probably
have to be turned
up
to see it
A
knowledge
of the water
temperatures
various fish
prefer,
and in
which
they
usually remain, helps you get
the most from
your
X-50.
SURVEYING A LAKE
The most successful
anglers
on
any
lake or reservoir are those who
fish it
day
after
day
and
year
after
year
until
they
learn the
hot
spots
that
produce
fish
consistently. They
discover
through
experience where,
and at
what
depth, they
can
expect
to find the kind of fish
they
want at
any
season. And
they
realize that these
productive
areas
change throughout
the
year depending
on water
level, temperature, food,
and other factors.
With the aid of the
X-50,
anyone
can eliminate
guesswork
and con-
centrate
on the areas where fish are
likely
to be-even if its the first time on
the lake!
The most
efficentway
to become
aquainted
with a
body
of water is to
survey
it with
your
X-50. Start out with a
map
of the
lake,
if
possible,
and
indicate the
promising spots
in relation to landmarks on shore.
Keep
a few Lowrance Fish-N-Floats in the
boat,
ready
to toss over-
board. When the X-50 indicates
a school of
fish,
throw the
buoy
out.
The
string
will unwind until the sinker hits boftom.
Then,
because
of the
marker's flat
shape,
it won't unwind
any
further.
With the school thus
marked,
you
can make
your
turn and come back to fish
in
exactly
the
right
spot.
This is essential when
you're
far from
shore
on a
big
lake. Unless
you
mark the school
of
fish when
you're
over
it,
you
may
not be able to find it
again.
BAIT FISH
The
importance
of bait fish to successful
fishing
can't be over-
emphasized. They
are the
principle
food of all
game
fish in most waters.
Bait
fish are the
plankton feeding forage
fish,
such as minnows and
shad. Bait fish can also be the
young
of
game
fish,
such as
crappies,
bluegill,
and bass.
Most bait fish are concentrated within five feet of the surface where
sunlight promotes
the
growth
of the
plankton
on which
they
feed. One
method of
fishing
is to use the X-50 to find the bait fish first A school
of
bait fish will look like
a
"cloud"
on the X-50's
display. Usually, game
fish will
be
nearby,
often
directly
beneath the school of bait fish.
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TRANSDUCER
Installation
instructions for the transducer are
supplied
with the trans-
ducer in a
separate package.
Please read the instructions
carefully
before
you
start
installing
the transducer.
NOISE
Electrical
noise
picked up by
the
power
cable can
be minimized
by
routing
it
away
from other
possible
sources of electrical interference.
One
of the
largest
noise
generators
is the
engine's wiring
hamess that runs
from the
engine
to the instrument
panel.
This
harness
usually
contains a
wire for
the tachometer which radiates SF
(radio
frequency) energy.
For
best
results, keep
the
power
and transducer
cables
away
from the
engine
wiring. Also, bilge pump wiring
can sometimes radiate noise
so
try
to
keep
the X-50's cables
away
from those wires.
VHF radio antenna
cables radiate SF
energy
at
higher
power
levels
than even the
engine's wiring
harness. It is
very
important
to
keep
the
X-50's
power
and transducer
cables as far
away
as
possible
from VHF
radio antenna cable.
If there is no noise—interference—on
the unit when the boat is
sifting
still
with the
engine running
in
neutral,
but interference
begins
at slow boat
speeds, worsening
as the boat
speed increases,
then a
probable
cause is
acoustic noise,
or cavitation. This
noise is not
electrical,
but rather
mechanically
induced noise from the transducer
Usually,
acoustic noise is
created
by
air bubbles
passing
over
the face of the transducer. As a boat
travels
faster,
more air bubbles are created
which
generate
noise on the
display.
To eliminate this
problem,
read
the transducer owner's manual for
proper mounting techniques.
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