Have you ever heard a transducer tick?!?

[Jeff Garrow]

I was out fishing today and noticed a ticking or clicking sound coming from the back of my boat. After a few minutes of checking out the motor trying to locate the source, I discovered that it was coming from my transducer.



As an experiment I increased the ping speed and sure enough the ticking accelerated as well. This is a relatively new unit (Fishmark 480) thats only been in the water about 10 times and I've never heard the ticking before.



Has anyone ever experienced this sort of thing before?

 

[Geo. Beason]

I've had several Humminbirds and the Transducers ticked on those.

 

[George Welcome]

Ticking is normal

 

[Brian Bell2]

Yep,

Ticking is normal.. I never run my sounders after I locate fish. Think it tips them off...

 

[Mark Hofman]

I've heard it before. It can be especially noticable in a tin boat, fishing over a hard bottom like gravel or rock. To me, it's less noticable in sand, and almost impossible to hear over mud or weeds. I think you're actually hearing a reflection of the sound wave bouncing from the bottom back up to the underside of your boat. But I could be wrong, too.



MO

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Jeff,

I can hear mine and also feel it if I put my hand on the puck that is on the TM when I pull it out of the water.



Carlos