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Fishing Kayak fish finder reviews
Hope this is not the incorrect forum to bring this up......
I'm the happy owner of a Wilderness Systems Pungo 140, really love it. I'd like to buy a fish finder ( a mountable one, not one of those hand held or wrist watch models), in the $100.00 - $150.00 range. Any reviews, feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I'm familiar with the Kayak Fishing Stuff website and forums, I'm looking farther afield here. Thanks very much, MB |
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Fishing Kayak fish finder reviews
I use a Humminbird Piranha, and have no complaints. It's not the latest
model, but it's not more than about 4 years old. I have the transducer mounted in the hull of my sit-on-top, and the display is mounted to a flat area within easy reach. The battery is in a dry bag, and secured within the forward hatch. I mounted the transducer with marine Goop, as far back as I could, to get to a more horizontal area of the hull, but it's still at about a 5 degree angle. I get good feedback from the device, and it's especially helpful for identifying structure and changes in bottom density, along with depth and spotting fish. I used a maple block and wood screws to mount the display. The maple block is inside the hull, and everything is sealed with silicon. Kevin "MB" wrote in message news Hope this is not the incorrect forum to bring this up...... I'm the happy owner of a Wilderness Systems Pungo 140, really love it. I'd like to buy a fish finder ( a mountable one, not one of those hand held or wrist watch models), in the $100.00 - $150.00 range. Any reviews, feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I'm familiar with the Kayak Fishing Stuff website and forums, I'm looking farther afield here. Thanks very much, MB |
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Fishing Kayak fish finder reviews
Kevin Singleton wrote:
I use a Humminbird Piranha, and have no complaints Thanks so much for your input Kevin. -Matt B |
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Fishing Kayak fish finder reviews
MB wrote: Hope this is not the incorrect forum to bring this up...... I'm the happy owner of a Wilderness Systems Pungo 140, really love it. I'd like to buy a fish finder ( a mountable one, not one of those hand held or wrist watch models), in the $100.00 - $150.00 range. Any reviews, feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I'm familiar with the Kayak Fishing Stuff website and forums, I'm looking farther afield here. Thanks very much, MB Hey MB, I don't know if this would fit the bill or not but a while back Radioshack was selling the NorCross portable fish finder: Norcross Fishfinder Fish and depth readings from 2.5 to 50 feet SKU: 6301162 $49.99 I use it in my Crawdad boat on lakes and even have used it in the Chesapeake bay. It is actually pretty good, the only time it has trouble is on choppy water since it relies on a float for the transducer. It is nice and portable and the float system allows you to send it out away from your boat, however it has a "through the ice" mode that allows it to go through Ice or thin boat hulls (like a Crawdad/kayak). I got mine on clearance for $29.99 and while they may not be available at RS anymore they are fairly easily found. - Dominic |
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