Vexilar fl8 help needed

[DANMAN]

I have an old fl8

Appears to work fine

I fish 15 feet over silt bottom


When I increase gain so I can see my jig dot....the bottom reflection gets pretty red and wide ...and I believe I lose the bottom two feet of water  in the red clutter

Once the jig enters that zone it disappears into the reds.   and I still need a few more foot of line to reach bottom


Any tips on adjustment?



Thanks Danny

[youngblood]

If there are weeds you could be marking them not the bottom.

[Loudmouth879]

don't have the gain set so high.... I usually have my gain set so my jig is a thin green line or flickers when i jig it

[DANMAN]

If there are weeds you could be marking them not the bottom.

No weeds

[Coachkwj]

Being optimistic but it could be a bunch of fish. What transducer are you using. As said, just enough gain so you can barely see your jig.