Thread: Fish finders for kayak

Any recommendations? Also, what's the best way to mount the transducer? (I've seen some fisherman mount them inside the storage compartments in the past)

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I made an aluminum and wood bracket for my sit in yak for this.
Humminbird Fishin' Buddy Max Fish Finder | Sportsman's Warehouse
I haven't tried making a bracket for the sit on.

Originally Posted by canebreaker

I made an aluminum and wood bracket for my sit in yak for this.
Humminbird Fishin' Buddy Max Fish Finder | Sportsman's Warehouse
I haven't tried making a bracket for the sit on.

Borrowed a friend's fishing buddy to try on my sit in sun dolphin. Pulled whole rig hard and made paddling almost impossible. It's the pole connected to transducer causing excess drag. My 2 cents worth... Fishing buddy on yak doesn't work,at all.

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Originally Posted by halibut4me

Borrowed a friend's fishing buddy to try on my sit in sun dolphin. Pulled whole rig hard and made paddling almost impossible. It's the pole connected to transducer causing excess drag. My 2 cents worth... Fishing buddy on yak doesn't work,at all.

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Haven't had a problem with drag. I carry the unit in the kayak until I get to where I want to fish then drop it in it's bracket.

Originally Posted by canebreaker

Haven't had a problem with drag. I carry the unit in the kayak until I get to where I want to fish then drop it in it's bracket.

That would work,but I'm a trolling nut,even between fishing spots.

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I wanted something easy and portable. I bought one of those ammo boxes and put the battery inside and attached a Ram mount on top to be able to attach and de-attach the unit to. Then drilled a couple holes plugged with rubber grommets, one for transducer cord out the side, and one for the unit on top.

For mounting the transducer: I use one of those YakAttak tube style rod holders which slides onto the track mounted on the top left side of my kayak. Then I used one of those flexible bendy bungee type of things where you can bend them around something. I run the transducer through the rod holder and attach at desired angle and depth with flexible bungee thing.

I love it because the whole set up can be easily stored, used in my other kayaks, or elsewhere, and requires no drilling or gluing in my kayaks. Best of all I like having the unit itself on a movable ram holder right at my feet to where I can easily adjust angle, view screen or touch any controls.

My description may sound complicated but it was actually very simple to make and easy to use.

This looks pretty good. Amazon.com : Scotty #140 Kayak/SUP Transducer Mounting Arm, Slip Disks Included, Fits All Scotty Post Mounts : Sports & Outdoors

Originally Posted by JayByrd

This looks pretty good. Amazon.com : Scotty #140 Kayak/SUP Transducer Mounting Arm, Slip Disks Included, Fits All Scotty Post Mounts : Sports & Outdoors

That is what I have.

Originally Posted by halibut4me

Thanks for update on your opinion on lowrance! Have older unit on my big boat that thinks time stamp should be years ago, so it can't find sats for good lock. Can't use gps now, but at least sonar works. Still haven't rigged kayak for ff, but not leaning towards lowrance now-a- days,once i can find time to start that project( or even use the yak). Tight lines

There is a known GPS chip bug in some gen 2 HDS units causing this; there's a 20-page thread over on BBC Lowrance forum about it. No fix yet.

Just be mindful that any side imaging must be unobstructed. Down image and sonar will work through hull.

I'm no fish finder expert, but I bought a Garmin Striker 4CV for my kayak a few weeks ago. I mounted it inside the hull with Goop adhesive. I have no complaints so far.