Kayak Fishfinder: Yay or Nay?

[Bankc]

On 6/29/2021 at 7:47 AM, HookInMouth said:

Don't underestimate how slow I am haha. Seriously, that's good to know. 

 

I'm probably showing exactly how little I know about marine electronics but...have you had any issues with "leveling" the transducer? I don't think my boat spends much time level in the water. It rocks, wind, waves, my weight in the seat. 

If the waves get choppy enough, you'll notice the bottom starts to look wavy.  But that's about it.  As long as it's roughly level, it should tell you what you need to know.  You're fishing, not taking USGS survey data.  And even if it's showing a wavy bottom due to your kayak bouncing around too much, you can still figure out where structure and fish are as well as get a general sense of the depth and stuff.   The waviness will usually be pretty regular, so just look for irregularities in the regular pattern.

[HookInMouth]

55 minutes ago, Bankc said:

If the waves get choppy enough, you'll notice the bottom starts to look wavy.  But that's about it.  As long as it's roughly level, it should tell you what you need to know.  You're fishing, not taking USGS survey data.  And even if it's showing a wavy bottom due to your kayak bouncing around too much, you can still figure out where structure and fish are as well as get a general sense of the depth and stuff.   The waviness will usually be pretty regular, so just look for irregularities in the regular pattern.

Thanks. That makes more sense.