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Fish Finder on a Kayak?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:33 am
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:33 am
Is this actually worth the money? Or is it just another accessory people insist on sticking on the side of their yaks to make it look better?
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Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:36 am to sushisucks
do you fish deep holes or look for edges? If so, it could be valuable. If you just throw spoons at the shoreline, then it is probably unnecessary.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:47 am to sushisucks
I use mine just for depth really
And being able to get far back in the marsh with a GPS is nice
And being able to get far back in the marsh with a GPS is nice
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:48 am to jimbeam
Which model do you have with GPS, beam?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:49 am to jimbeam
Well the GPS is a different story, those are definitely handy to have on board.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:01 am to Polar Pop
Lowrance elite 4 dsi
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:10 am to sushisucks
quote:
Is this actually worth the money?
Depends on where/how you fish. Makes a huge difference when targeting fish not relating to visual cover, knowing your water temp and finding contour lines. If you fish shallow marshes in the summer or beat the bank with spinnerbaits for bass, it will be an annoyance.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:11 am to The Last Coco
Yep
Probably wont use it as much this summer
Nice for deep holes though
Probably wont use it as much this summer
Nice for deep holes though
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:30 am to jimbeam
Do yall think the cheaper <$100 models would be alright with finding depth?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:49 am to sushisucks
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Do yall think the cheaper <$100 models would be alright with finding depth?
i have a $100ish hummingbird on mine because i like to find holes, works great
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:53 am to TexasTiger34
How hard was it to install?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:01 am to sushisucks
not hard
-used a scotty brand depth finder mount
-put adhesive velcro on the bottom of the inside of the hull just beneath the scotty mount
-put the other side of the adehsive velcro to the bottom of a water tight plastic container to put the battery in
-used silicon gel from home depot to mount the transducer to the bottom of the inside of the hull
-run the wires from the battery/transducer up through the hatch to the back of the depth finder
very simple, plenty of people have pictures online of this installation
-used a scotty brand depth finder mount
-put adhesive velcro on the bottom of the inside of the hull just beneath the scotty mount
-put the other side of the adehsive velcro to the bottom of a water tight plastic container to put the battery in
-used silicon gel from home depot to mount the transducer to the bottom of the inside of the hull
-run the wires from the battery/transducer up through the hatch to the back of the depth finder
very simple, plenty of people have pictures online of this installation
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:03 am to TexasTiger34
Sounds easy enough, same deal with a sit in?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:13 am to sushisucks
Temp gauge will work better if its actually in the water
I have the lowrance ready system in my kayak
I have the lowrance ready system in my kayak
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:16 am to jimbeam
What would the easiest spot to mount one on here be?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:24 am to sushisucks
If you dont mind losing your polar pop holder in the middle, you can easily rig it to fit in there.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:39 am to Polar Pop
90% of the time its a copenhagen holder, and I'm sure I can find a better spot for that. But that looks clean.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:48 am to sushisucks
I got one for christmas but can't figure out the best way to mount it. Would someone care to post a pic of theirs mounted on the yak?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 11:56 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Riseup, what kind of yak do you have, and do you have geartrac system?
I am about to post a new to the market FF stand-alone install unit in a few minutes that quite a few people might be interested in.
ETA: I will be getting one of these as soon as they release. Yakattack cellblok is a gear trac mounted, stand alone unit. The battery is housed in the compartment, FF takes a ram mount on the front ball, transducer takes an arm mount on the rear ball, cleat to wrap wires.
If you do not have gear trac, they sell the pieces in small and large sections to mount on your kayak.
This will work great on open boats like Commander and Ultimate due to no hatch storage for battery boxes and wires.
I am about to post a new to the market FF stand-alone install unit in a few minutes that quite a few people might be interested in.
ETA: I will be getting one of these as soon as they release. Yakattack cellblok is a gear trac mounted, stand alone unit. The battery is housed in the compartment, FF takes a ram mount on the front ball, transducer takes an arm mount on the rear ball, cleat to wrap wires.
If you do not have gear trac, they sell the pieces in small and large sections to mount on your kayak.
This will work great on open boats like Commander and Ultimate due to no hatch storage for battery boxes and wires.
This post was edited on 2/11/14 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 2/11/14 at 12:01 pm to sushisucks
I'm a shallow water marsh fisherman, so no real need for me. But if someone gave me one, I'd consider mounting it.
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