I don't have any experience with that one but see that it takes AA batteries. You'll be buying batteries all the time. You should make a new post titled fishfinder for a kayak or something like that. I'm sure all the guys that kayak's will tell you what they have and how they hook em up.
The fishing buddy looks like a pretty sweet Solution for a Kayak. I love that it can be installed so quickly.
During the Holidays I bought a Hummingbird Piranha MAX 170 because it was on sale for $70.
It's a little more work to mount but the price was right. I've searched around and I'm thinking of mounting the transducer in the hull using Electrician's putty. Now I just need to setup a battery for the unit (another good thing about the buddy)
I'm looking forward to getting out on the water and giving it a shot this Spring.
Good luck.
During the Holidays I bought a Hummingbird Piranha MAX 170 because it was on sale for $70.
It's a little more work to mount but the price was right. I've searched around and I'm thinking of mounting the transducer in the hull using Electrician's putty. Now I just need to setup a battery for the unit (another good thing about the buddy)
I'm looking forward to getting out on the water and giving it a shot this Spring.
Good luck.
it was my first fish finder - tbh i lost it at one point in teh lake and it sank like a stone - and i was not that sad about it -
as said u can use it like a gauge for temps, and depth and to find drop offs - but it wont find any fish let me tell u that -
problem with lowtech devices like that - it will distract you and make u do decisions based on some dumb display - rather then use your head and hunting instinct
as said u can use it like a gauge for temps, and depth and to find drop offs - but it wont find any fish let me tell u that -
problem with lowtech devices like that - it will distract you and make u do decisions based on some dumb display - rather then use your head and hunting instinct
I have a really great experience with my portable Hummingbird (sounds like some others maybe not). I turn off the the side view and just use the down view with auto res and the fast screen roll.
I get over 50 hours out of the 6 AA batteries, just need to change out once a month to six weeks.
I do find fish on mine, if there's something there it will pick it up: bottom contour, picks up weeds / vegetation, and even used out at Quabbin to find smallish in 20 feet of water with a drop shot.
I get over 50 hours out of the 6 AA batteries, just need to change out once a month to six weeks.
I do find fish on mine, if there's something there it will pick it up: bottom contour, picks up weeds / vegetation, and even used out at Quabbin to find smallish in 20 feet of water with a drop shot.
I have a really great experience with my portable Hummingbird (sounds like some others maybe not). I turn off the the side view and just use the down view with auto res and the fast screen roll.
I get over 50 hours out of the 6 AA batteries, just need to change out once a month to six weeks.
I do find fish on mine, if there's something there it will pick it up: bottom contour, picks up weeds / vegetation, and even used out at Quabbin to find smallish in 20 feet of water with a drop shot.
Anyone have any suggestions for a portable FF with DIfrom bass pro? I have some gift cards from Xmas and a birthday coming up and wanted to invest, but since my boat is of the hard plastic variety I don't really have a way to mount a non portable.
