Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Best Portable Fish Finder?

Nicely rigged, Andy! My only question is why isn't the fish finder finding fish for you?  Haha...

Actually, I'm also looking at something with a suction cup holder for the transducer, like the "Humminbird 4089701 571 HD DI Portable Down Imaging and DualBeam Fishfinder with Soft Portable Case." If that sticks to the side of the kayak then I wouldn't have to be drilling holes in it for a mount. AND, if your battery setup works for it, that's icing on the cake. However, it might be a bit too big for the kayak.

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 6:37 AM, Andy Rheuban <andy.rheuban@gmail.com> wrote:

I sometimes fish from an inflatable kayak and had trouble finding a fish finder that used a battery wouldn't damage my kayak due to weight.  

After searching online, I figured out that I could run a Garmin Echo off of 8 AA batteries, so I bought this inexpensive battery carrier, these connectors, and 8 rechargeable AA batteries, this transducer arm mount, and a bunch of 1" ball and socket RAM mounts and rigged it up.  It works great (mostly as a depth finder - I haven't actually had much luck using it to find fish) and everything quickly comes apart when I deflate my kayak for storage.

The batteries last a surprisingly long time - a couple of weeks of frequent summer fishing in between charges.

This setup would probably work for any model fish finder - but I used a Garmin Echo as it was small, lightweight and cheap. 

Hope it helps!

On Monday, December 29, 2014 3:24:29 PM UTC-5, Rex Moore wrote:

I'm looking for suggestions, and there's very little in the archives on this topic. I'd like a finder that I could use on a kayak, or take with me in other situations. I don't have one of those nice fishing kayaks that have a dedicated battery compartment and the ability to mount the transducer underneath.

 

The Humminbird 140C Fishin' Buddy 3.5-Inch Waterproof Fishfinder seems pretty neat because it will run on AA batteries (so no need for the bigger batter and case on the yak). I'm just wondering if I'd be able to mount it properly on the kayak. Might have to modify something, which I'm not so good at.  J

 

Thanks,

 

Rex

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