FishingYoda

Hey guys, I'm relatively new and have been building my arsenal of gear. I have a preference towards finesse fishing and am often fishing from my kayak. I had done research and thought that a 2 power Dobyns would be the right choice. I decided on the Dobyns Fury 662SF but am wondering if I made a mistake going with the 6'6" instead of the 702SF. I did not notice until after that Dobyns had rated the 702SF for drop shot techniques but the 662SF is almost an entire different application. The 662SF is rated for darterheads, shakey heads and tubes as far as techniques go and the 702SF is rated for the same 3 (darterheads, shakey heads and tubes) as well as drop shots. I foolishly did not notice the different in recommended techniques between the 2 rods. Just wondering if anyone has any experience and can tell me if the 702SF and the 662SF are markedly different? Would I be okay with the 662SF for drop shotting? I do prefer the shorter rods when fishing from the kayak and bank fishing, which is what I primarily do, but not at the expense of using improper equipment. Thanks for any help guys

Hey guys, first post on here but a long time lurker. I recently got my first fishing kayak, a Wilderness Systems ATAK 120. I have gone about installing a Humminbird Helix 5 G2 SI CHIRP GPS into the flex pod that mounts the transducer onto the bottom of the boat. I have used two small L rackets to get the transducer with the include transom mount to sit below the cut out for the transducer so that the sides of the hull do not block the transducer. I took some pictures so you guys can get an idea of what I did and how it came out. I have a few concerns with the way it came out and am curious as to how they will impact my scans. 1. The transducer sits about flush with front portion of the hull and is about 4 to 5 inches behind it. It is well below every other part of the hull except for the small bit at the front which sits lower than the rest. 2. The transducer seems to sit at a very slight angle relative to the floor and it has a bit of wiggle inside of the bracket (not much wiggle) 3. The fishfinder also is very slightly off alignment with the center line of the kayak and flex pod. Just curious how the issues will impact my scans? I am new to this and not sure of he sensitivity of these systems. Will a perfectly aligned system function markedly better? Thanks again for the help guys.