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rigging a fishfinder on a kayak
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:52 pm
got a Lowrance Mark 4 I want to install on my kayak.
First thing is to get a battery and somehow make a battery box for it to be waterproof that can sit in my front hatch.
Second thing is what to do with the wires. For the time being, I am going to leave the front hatch slightly open and run them thru but want to find something better in the future.
Also, I want everything to be portable so I can remove it when I don't need it.
First thing is to get a battery and somehow make a battery box for it to be waterproof that can sit in my front hatch.
Second thing is what to do with the wires. For the time being, I am going to leave the front hatch slightly open and run them thru but want to find something better in the future.
Also, I want everything to be portable so I can remove it when I don't need it.
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Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:55 pm to AuburnCPA
Shallow water fishing you dont need no sounder.....
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:55 pm to Drop4Loss
I know, that is why I want it to be removed. Nothing permanent. I fish a lot of deep water and offshore.
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:55 pm to AuburnCPA
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got a Lowrance Mark 4 I want to install on my kayak.
Holy shite.
I got a bass boat that doesn't have a working "fish finder". We still catch fish though.
Fishfinder on a kayak may be a little overkill.
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:57 pm to Drop4Loss
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Shallow water fishing you dont need no sounder.....
Overkill IMO, but to each their own. Is there a battery on board?
Posted on 10/8/12 at 7:59 pm to AuburnCPA
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I fish a lot of deep water and offshore.
you go offshore in your kayak?
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:03 pm to Tino
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you go offshore in your kayak?
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AuburnCPA
It's a calculated risk...
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:05 pm to Clyde Tipton
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It's a calculated risk...
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:08 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I recently lost a kayak tournament from the lack of a fishfinder. dropshotting in 70 ft water is tough with no fishfinder.
Yes I go offshore in a kayak. How else am I suppose to catch Kings, tarpon, etc.
Yes I go offshore in a kayak. How else am I suppose to catch Kings, tarpon, etc.
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:11 pm to AuburnCPA
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kayak tournament
Someone actually has the balls to host an offshore kayak tourney? Sounds like a dozen lawsuits waiting to happen. How do you fight a tarpon and not take waves on? It's hard enough fighting a fish standing in a boat...
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:11 pm to AuburnCPA
how far do you go out?
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:15 pm to Tino
so nobody here uses a fishfinder on a kayak?
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:26 pm to AuburnCPA
Go Texas Fishing Forum or here TX Kayakers and look through the Forums. I've seem several threads on installing FFs on kayaks. In a big TX reservoir, you need a fish finder to consistently find bait schools or gamefish if you venture away from the shoreline.
And YouTube has lots of videos on this too.
And YouTube has lots of videos on this too.
This post was edited on 10/8/12 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:27 pm to AuburnCPA
I would think a GPS could come in handy, although I could easily look at maps beforehand/bring them with me. Also a depth finder for finding deep pockets for winter trout. Currently electronics free though 
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:38 pm to BobABooey
add the kayak section of the pensacola fishing forum to that list
Posted on 10/8/12 at 8:47 pm to AuburnCPA
I do but its the little portable hummingbird uses AA bat trees
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:28 pm to AuburnCPA
You need to buy a 12 v gel cell battery. They have them on amazon. Get a one amp inline fuse holder and fuse or as specified in your owners manual. You should have plenty of power and transducer cable. If I were you, I would just shoot through the hull and then you can have all of your hatches sealed. I use a tupperware container instead of a battery box because the inside of my kayak stays relatively dry. Look online for ways to mount your transducer.
Posted on 10/8/12 at 9:33 pm to AuburnCPA
You don't need no stinkin fish finder. Take that crap off and go minimalist. Your back and knees will appreciate it.
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