Lowrance Hook 7 Tripleshot with constant issues

[Flyrodder]

My boat dealer tried to talk me out of buying a Lowrance unit when I purchased my new boat and I didnt listen. The unit has not functioned consistently since I purchased it 6 months ago. It intermittently displays depth and sometimes takes forever to start displaying depth after coming down to idle speed. I have tried a host of things Lowrance customer service suggested but with no luck. I downloaded the software update and still no depth display. Its too much trouble to have to send in the unit,then if its not the unit I have the transducer cable removed and send it in. I will never buy another Lowrance product again. I'm going to try a new Hummingbird unit to see if theres a difference.

[Chief Brody]

Ive had zero issues with mine

[Flyrodder]

Glad to hear your unit is working without issues. The icing on the cake for me was when customer service told me I would have to ship the unit to San Diego, CA and then on to Mexico for it to be bench tested.

[badgerboy46]

same here! spend a lot of time trying to get the damn thing to find the bottom , reads 2.5' a lot,power down/power up, junk!!!!

[Team Colibri]

Hook2 is somewhere between useless and junk. Look to Simrad Cruise or Lowrance Elite Ti2 if you want a better unit.

[fishin couillon]

Hook2 is somewhere between useless and junk..

Did TC just say that???

[Chief Brody]

lol yes he did

Ill continue to praise my Hook2 until it gives me trouble.

[Team Colibri]

lol yes he did

Ill continue to praise my Hook2 until it gives me trouble.

Here are a few screenshots from a Hook2 7 Splithsot to fuel you on that quest. ;)They are all saltwater, depth in feet.

The deepest I have been with it:



Well defined arch:


Vertical jigging:


And the trick to make it work like it should is a fairly easy one to, ditch the original Hook2-transducers. In the screenshots above I`m using HST-WSBLand adapter 000-14068-001. The one to the right here:

[Team Colibri]

Did TC just say that???

One of the benefits of not beeing prostaff. :)

My beef is actually not with the Hook2 itself, it is with the transducers its sold with. (As described in #8). But I must admit that I`m disapointed in Lowrance on that part of it, they made a mistake with the 2D-element in those transducers, transforming what is a quite capable unit into junk.

[Chief Brody]

One of the benefits of not beeing prostaff. :)

My beef is actually not with the Hook2 itself, it is with the transducers its sold with. (As described in #8). But I must admit that I`m disapointed in Lowrance on that part of it, they made a mistake with the 2D-element in those transducers, transforming what is a quite capable unit into junk FOR DEEPER WATERS

Fixed that for ya

Deepest waters I fish are about to 150ft, but 80% of the time im under 50ft. For me the idea of having a 2d view that covers a lot of water under the boat is desirable for finding fish. If i want more detail of structure i'll use DI and/or SI.

A "normal" coned 2d transducer just doesnt cover enough water for me. Seeing only 5ft of the bottom in 2d a lot of the time is basically useless

[Team Colibri]

A "normal" coned 2d transducer just doesnt cover enough water for me. Seeing only 5ft of the bottom in 2d a lot of the time is basically useless

Which is wh the sonar-gods gave us tools like sidescan, 360, Livescope and LiveSight. :) Covering a large area but without messing up your abilities in deeper water.

[jeffblanton]

OK - Not unusual when it comes to electronics - I am confused. I posted this question in another thread and Team Colibri responded the same as above. I bought a 7" and 9" Hook2 Triple-Shots for a great price, the transducer is huge and too big for my T/M, I am going with either a Hook2 Splitshot or TC's recommendation. I will never fish deeper than 100 ft and 99.99% will be under 40 ft.

Which one will give the better view?

Thanks,
Jeff

[BDPIL]

My boat dealer tried to talk me out of buying a Lowrance unit when I purchased my new boat and I didnt listen. The unit has not functioned consistently since I purchased it 6 months ago. It intermittently displays depth and sometimes takes forever to start displaying depth after coming down to idle speed. I have tried a host of things Lowrance customer service suggested but with no luck. I downloaded the software update and still no depth display. Its too much trouble to have to send in the unit,then if its not the unit I have the transducer cable removed and send it in. I will never buy another Lowrance product again. I'm going to try a new Hummingbird unit to see if theres a difference.

I have this same problem as well. Thinking of ditching the Hook2 7 for something else. I also have a hard time seeing anything on SI and have tried all kinds of settings.

[yupitsme]

Did TC just say that???

+1 “If it’s a spade, by’gawd, I’m calling it a spade!” [spits on the floor, drags his sleeve across his lips n’ stares you in the eye]

[tomas_mas]

Here are a few screenshots from a Hook2 7 Splithsot to fuel you on that quest. ;)They are all saltwater, depth in feet.

The deepest I have been with it:



Well defined arch:


Vertical jigging:


And the trick to make it work like it should is a fairly easy one to, ditch the original Hook2-transducers. In the screenshots above I`m using HST-WSBLand adapter 000-14068-001. The one to the right here:

What transducer do you recommend or did you run with the adapter cable when you ditched the original hook2 transducer. Im looking to do the same with your results on a hook2 5 splitshot that im having issues with

[tomas_mas]

specifically looking for your recommendation for good transom mount for inshore/offshore use compatible with hook2

[Team Colibri]

What transducer do you recommend or did you run with the adapter cable when you ditched the original hook2 transducer. Im looking to do the same with your results on a hook2 5 splitshot that im having issues with

My testing with Hook2 was brief, but I did test 83/200-HDI, HST-DFSBL and Airmar P66. I got the best results with 83/200-HDI.
When Hook Reveal was launched I spent a considerable amount of hours testing a 7 Splitshot/ HDI though. A good thing with Hook Reveal, was that here in Europe they where sold with the MUCH better HDI-transducers, and not the crap Bullet and Splitshot. Hook Reveal and Hook2 have the same connectors, so a 83-200-HDI and 50/200-HDI was created with connectors that fit Hook2/ Hook Reveal. 83/200-HDI with the push-style connector is SKU 000-15640-001.

[tomas_mas]

Thanks appreciate the input!