Fish Hawk question??

[wolfe99]

For some reason My fish hawk will cut out at faster trolling speeds. at like 1.8 to 2.0 its ok (sometimes) at 2.5 or higher forget it Even with the gain turned up, also I think it works better when there is no line in the release. And when the speed goes up it seems like the temp goes up also. it is a used system and my first time using it. Is there a certain way to set it up release whise. or something I need to adjust??

[GLF]

It sounds like you are getting out of the signal cone. The temp rise may be because it(probe and cannonball) are rising up in the water column because of blow back. How deep are you running it down when you have the issues? What pound cannonball are you using with your probe?

[wolfe99]

I think it is a 10LB ball, and it was down 90', but I think is doing it at around 40' also, what ball weight you recommend with it?

[huntingfool43]

wolfe99

A 10lb ball should work fine. Check the probe and make sure not moisture is getting into it when it's down. Another thing with the fish hawk is they seem to like to eat the batteries, you might want to try a new one and see if that helps.

[GLF]

Check for moisture first. In the instructions it says to apply vaseline to the seals before you screw it back together.

If there is no moisture, try it with a 12lb or 15lb weight.

[Empty Hook]

they are right i used to have one, you will get blow back and if it gets just on the side of the cone of the transducer you might not pick up the signal or you will get goofy readings like 90 degrees and 1 mph. you can try to adjust your trandsduce so it angles more away from the boat . that way when you troll at faster speeds the back of the boat sits farther in the water and the angle of the transducer will be shooting back into the swaying ball. batteries- keep a good supply of them and not cheep ones, the water is cold down there and the temp will eat them up fast and give you false reading or no readings. if your not getting water seapage from the lake you will definatly get condensation from being in the cold water then brining it up in the warm air temps. since the probes are not sealed from the battery area the cond. will leak into the wiring. check the battery connection terminal also. the cheep radio shack ones they use come apart after taking the batteries out so much. personally i like it when i first got it but the more i used it the more i hated it. i liked the no coated wire but since then i have sold it and went to a coated cable down speed unit. too many headaches with it for me. hope this helped some.

[LIQUID PLUMBER]

I use a 15 lb shark on mine and it helps with blow back. I had same problem with 10 lb when I would run deep and fast. DEL