New Kayak Fish Finder

[Timothy Glen Vaughan]

I'm looking to upgrade my fishfinder on my Kayak and stumbled upon this.

 

https://www.lowrance.com/lowrance/type/reconditioned/rfb-hook2-7-tripleshot-us-inland/

 

seems like a good deal for what it offers. Is it as good as it looks or can anyone provide some suggestions for finders cheaper than this. 

 

thank you!

[LadiMopar]

A lot of guys on my kayak tournament trail seem to really like the Lowrance products. I was also thinking about upgrading from my Deeper Pro+ to a Lowrance but the waters here in Bassachusetts aren't exactly huge, or deep, so for me it was a matter of simplicity to stay with the Deeper.

 

I did my due diligence before coming to this decision, and was fortunate enough to get a personal "seminar" on the pros and cons of all three major brands (Humminbird, Garmin and Lowrance) from a seasoned tournament angler, who just happens to work at Cabelas. His overall recommendation was for Lowrance. Apparently, Garmin has had issues with their products and this individual shared with me his frustration at needing to send 3 brand new Garmins back because the company couldn't fix the problem with the transducer. No such issues with Humminbird, but according to this person the Lowrance units work better, and have exceptional customer support.

 

What are you upgrading from?

 

Hope some of this info was helpful.

[DogBone_384]

1 hour ago, LadiMopar said:

A lot of guys on my kayak tournament trail seem to really like the Lowrance products.

I second Lowrance products.  I’ve run Hook5’s on both of my kayaks since 2016 and have had no issues with them.  I’m in Massachusetts and like LadiMopar, fish smaller waters.  I find them very intuitive, with well laid out menus and controls.

 

I use a scupper mount for the transducer and FeelFree’s Unimount for the control head.  They’re both powered by 9AH batteries in Pelican boxes stored in the hatch.  I get two full days of fishing from one charge.

 

I like the 5” screen.  It shows just enough information and is out of the way of my pedal drive unit and rod holders.  

 

I believe I paid less than $200 for them when I bought them.

 

I’m hunting SMB tomorrow and will take some photos of how I installed everything.

 

Good luck with your search.

[LadiMopar]

30 minutes ago, DogBone_384 said:

I like the 5” screen.  It shows just enough information and is out of the way of my pedal drive unit and rod holders.  

 

Placement has been an issue with the Deeper Pro+, not the sonar itself, which just clamps to the side of my kayak [Feelfree Dorado 125] with a flex arm, but the screen. I'm using an 8" tablet mounted on the Unitrac with a RAM mount. It took me a bit to get it positioned just right so the peddle drive didn't graze it. This spring I'll be adding a piece of track to the hatch in front of the peddle drive so I can 1. see the screen better and 2. get it out of the way of the peddles.

 

If you want/need a neat and tidy system that you don't need to run wires all through your yak, or carry extra battery power for, you might want to look at the Deeper Pro+, or their newest CHIRP model. They are $239 and $299 respectively. They are charged in advance, and hold a charge for between 6-8 hours. The transducer is in the unit so no need to figure out how or where to run the arm.There are also quite a few comparison videos at YT which test the Deeper against the bigger brands/units. 

 

If you are interested: https://deepersonar.com/us/en_us

 

Best of luck~

LM