Kayak Fish Finder Installation: Episode 8

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Macanudo Espinoza - 14 years ago

that was just clear marine glue?

Arcticgator79 - 14 years ago

i really thought the song was going to be hey there cthulhu

TROYENGEL - 14 years ago

your the man.. used a lot of you clips.... thanks

fishyaker - 14 years ago

Is there a fairly flat spot just behind the seat? If not, you can make a bracket to place on the rudder mount area. If you shoot at an angle it will not be very accurate.

Cory Fritzley - 14 years ago

I have a sit in Kayak and as such do not a have a flat spot pointing straight down on the hull to mount the transducer. What would be the best way to mount one in this case?

fishyaker - 15 years ago

Sorry for the delay... Just make sure the bottom of the puck is flat. I have used standard H-birds and agles with no problem at all. Cheers!

Sloth Cannon - 15 years ago

The hull isn't made of lead, boss.

Patryk Smiarowski - 15 years ago

yeah all i need. it shows everything well for the average fishermen who doesn't go out too often

jmelville27 - 15 years ago

the sound waves penetrate the hull, remember this is a solid meaning sound waves travel fast through it than air (air bubbles are bad for sounders). Though the waves can only penetrate through hull thickness of a couple of mm.

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Patryk Smiarowski - 15 years ago

cool i just got that fish finder today... is it good? i h to wait till spring time to use it

fishyaker - 16 years ago

Really easy... Just find a centered spot inside the hull, and rough it up with sandpaper. Then glue down the puck. Make sure there are no air bubbles in the glue though, or resolution will be affected.

fishyaker - 16 years ago

Sorry about the deal... It is glued to the inside of the hull, centered under the cockpit of the kayak.

dvanbramer88 - 16 years ago

did u Goop the transducer to the interior floor or the bottom of the kayak

fishyaker - 16 years ago

I push it all the way down in the Goop. Make sure there are no air bubbles between it and the floor too.

fishyaker - 16 years ago

If you feel like you have some extra cockpit space, take some plexiglass and make a small flat dashboard at the front of the cockpit.

Dustin Grant - 16 years ago

Thank you so much for this vid. Very helpful

Fish Diver - 16 years ago

I would be alot happier if u showed how to mount a fishfinder with the transducer out side not in side, -FLfisher12

fishyaker - 16 years ago

The transducer is basically centered in the kayak. I try to make sure it's not in a place that may break out of the water's surface. If there is room under the seat area, that is what I would prefer.

fishyaker - 17 years ago

Thanks again! Yeh, my life revolves around three things... Family, work, and kayak fishing. Shout if you ever need anything.

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fishyaker - 17 years ago

We use 12V sealed hobby batteries. They seem to work forever on a single charge. We installed an Eagle FF in this application, but maost any model works for a through-hull application, as long as the bottom of the transducer is fairly flat. This model does not have a GPS option. As for temp reading, you do lose some sensitivity, but I hear some FF's still work quite well with temp readings, depending upon the type of glue used.

fishyaker - 17 years ago

This kayak is an OK Prowler Big Game. It has a factory battery rack in the hull. We mounted the transducer almost directly under the console, pretty much under the battery rack. It is just inside the front hatch.