Fishfinder (Lowrance) Issue - Need Input Please

[WeCallEmRockfish]

Anybody figured out how to set the minimum speed on the Trip counter to 0? I still haven't had any damn luck.

[mchottie]

Mark told me the trick for this, but I forget. I'll send him a PM.

[Romo]

I get the importance of the water temp but why the trip calculator? I didn't even know that was a function on these things

[mchottie]

Ah my memory may be a bit fuzzy. I remember a fix to either the yak speed, or total trip mileage? It's a setting defaulted wrong in the lowrance firmware if you are using a yak. Memory is still a bit fuzzy.

Importance of trip distance is so I can guilt my GF into exercising when I tell her "I yakked 10.4 miles today, what did you do" haha

[J.A. Veil]

Most FF/GPS units are designed for boats. They have a setting that distance traveled is only registered when the boat is moving above a certain speed. That threshold speed can be adjusted through the menus on the screen of the unit. Unfortunately Lowrance has not been consistent in where it places those functions as you move from one model to another.

The default setting (again planned for boats) is several miles per hour. In fishing kayaks, we rarely go more than 3-4 mph. Unless the speed threshold setting is adjusted to a lower value, the GPS will not indicate how far you have actually traveled. I reset my threshold to 0 mph, so that any movement is registered as distance traveled.

To find out how to adjust that setting, I recommend looking at the owner's manual that came with your unit. If you did not get one, you can probably find that information online. You might even be able to find a Youtube video that shows how to do it for your particular model.

[WeCallEmRockfish]

The default setting (again planned for boats) is several miles per hour. In fishing kayaks, we rarely go more than 3-4 mph. Unless the speed threshold setting is adjusted to a lower value, the GPS will not indicate how far you have actually traveled. I reset my threshold to 0 mph, so that any movement is registered as distance traveled.

To find out how to adjust that setting, I recommend looking at the owner's manual that came with your unit. If you did not get one, you can probably find that information online. You might even be able to find a Youtube video that shows how to do it for your particular model.

Right, that's what I'd like to do. I've been unable to figure out how, whether through searching online or in my owner's manual. Lowrance just has one manual for every Hook (1-9 or whatever...helpful! Not!) and what's listed in there doesn't work for mine. I assume there HAS to be a way to adjust it down to zero...but I still can't figure out how.

[WeCallEmRockfish]

Ah my memory may be a bit fuzzy. I remember a fix to either the yak speed, or total trip mileage? It's a setting defaulted wrong in the lowrance firmware if you are using a yak. Memory is still a bit fuzzy.

Importance of trip distance is so I can guilt my GF into exercising when I tell her "I yakked 10.4 miles today, what did you do" haha

haha exactly. I just really like to know how far I paddle each time out. For what we pay for these things, I don't think that's too much to ask.

[RavensDfense]

Sorry this problem is giving you such a fit. I also like to know how far I pedal. Just curious, did the directions I provided earlier on in the thread not work? Maybe they were for an older model?

[WeCallEmRockfish]

Sorry this problem is giving you such a fit. I also like to know how far I pedal. Just curious, did the directions I provided earlier on in the thread not work? Maybe they were for an older model?

Unfortunately not. Appreciate it, but like you said, must have been for an older model.

[RavensDfense]

Bummer. Good luck figuring it out.