Vexilar Sonar Phone Vs. Hummingbird Fishing Buddy

[THE BASS WHISPERER]

 I have the demo app on my I phone for the vexilar i phone sonar and it looks great i also have a i pad with a life proof case just in case i get the vexilar sonar phone.

 hearers my question does any own one or know of anyone that owns one? I'm looking at the portable t box 125khz single beam . i don't know that much about fish finders but i rent a lot of jon boats where i go and would like to have something portable with me. 

   These are the only 2 unit I'm aware of that are portable. 

  I would really like to find a GOOD Bluetooth  sonar that can hook up with my I pad , instead of paying $1,400  on a system  that seems like I'm just paying for the screen

 any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Wayne P.]

You can make ANY sonar unit portable.

 

[Megastink]

You can make ANY sonar unit portable.

I need to know EXACTLY how you did that.

[Wayne P.]

I need to know EXACTLY how you did that.

LOL, quite simple.

 

The unit is a Humminbird 1198c SI Combo and I use the RAM mount system for the boat. All I needed for portability of the display is another mount ball and a surface to hold it. The board is just a circular board from Lowes--maybe for making bar stools ?? I need that size board to handle the weight of the unit so it won't tip over. Smaller/lighter units can use a smaller mount surface.

 

The GPS antenna is attached to a series of 3/4" PVC fittings attached to the board.

 

The Side Imaging transducer is attached to a former Minnkota trolling motor transom mount and shaft.

 

All I need more than that is the power connection and I use another unit power cord with an auto plug adaptor attached to an auto cigarette plug that has two battery clips. If the boat I am on has the cigarette ligher plug, I just use that for power.

 

That particular setup only works with aluminum boats that don't have a thick transom.

 

For fiberglass boats, I use another transducer mount system which is 1/2 " PVC attached to an aluminum flat bar that I form to the thickness of the transom and hold it on with duct tape.

 

 

I have used these setups for demo on other's boats and I also have them prepaired in case my equipment is needed for a SAR operation with the authorities' craft- if I can't use my boat.