fisher Posted March 30, 2005 Posted March 30, 2005 Anyone fish from a Kayak......If so do you have a fish finder on it..... Quote
GamblerFL Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 A friend of mine only fishes from a Kayak. He loves it and he does pretty good. He has a fish finder that is hand held. It is a small one. He uses it more for the depth than finding fish on it. Quote
cgs2004 Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 I fish out of my kayak quite a bit. Right now I have a side mounted portable fishfinder that just runs on AA batteries. I've been looking into buying a nicer one that has the transducer mounting under the kayak with a suction cup and runs on a 12v battery. I love having a fish finder with the kayak because sitting so low to the water makes reading the water pretty tough sometimes. Quote
fisher Posted March 31, 2005 Author Posted March 31, 2005 I was looking at a fishfinder that ran off AA batteries ....Does yours work good....I mainly want it to find drop offs and structure..... Quote
cgs2004 Posted March 31, 2005 Posted March 31, 2005 It's not too bad. I think its called the "fishin buddy". Itd be a good one for knowing the depth and finding dropoffs and all that but I have a feeling its not the best for locating the fish. It might be something that would work good for you. "fishin buddy" fish finders start at around $50 and go up from there. I think I got mine at Cabelas. Quote
eagleeye299 Posted April 1, 2005 Posted April 1, 2005 I have been fishing out of a kayak for two years now. I have a Wilderness System Tarpon 140. I have a Lowrance X68 fishfinder mounted right in it. Use a thru the hull transduce and the small 7amp 12 volt battery the Cabelas sells. Works great. Check out some of the kayak fishing sites on-line and you can get some great ideas about setting up a kayak for fishing. Check www. Kayakfishingstuff.com best site that I've found. Quote
Rattlinrogue Posted April 7, 2005 Posted April 7, 2005 Always wanted one for fishing creeks and rivers.Probably gonna get one for Christmas.They look so cool! Quote
Bassin101 Posted April 12, 2005 Posted April 12, 2005 I have been fishing a 9 1/2 foot recreational Swifty for two years. I have it rigged to carry three rods and my gear but no finder. I fish it 4 to 5 times a month in my local lake, and during the summer in the Arizona mountain reservoirs. I am considering an Eagle 128 portable finder so I can use it in my other boat also. Check out the kayak fishing stuff site there is a lot of info. Paddle on. 8) Quote
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