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Portable. The fish finder comes in a plastic box that you
usually strap on your kayak, and the transducer (the part
that goes in the water) is usually on a suction cup that you
slap on your hull. Easy and convenient. A popular portable
unit is a Humminbird 200DX(TM), and it uses 2 square 6 volt
lantern batteries. The downside of a portable is there is
a small amount of resistance to paddling with it in the water,
and you can snag it on weeds, grass and the like. But, for
going from boat to boat, its hard to beat.
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Permanent Mount. With this, you usually mount
the transducer inside the hull with some slow cure epoxy,
or you can use some 3M 4200 marine adhesive, after you rough
up the hull with some #80 grit sandpaper. The main thing here
is you DO NOT want ANY air bubbles below the transducer. The
flat part of the hull, facing straight down is good. Next,
figure out your battery requirements, size, and mounting location.
A general rule for a battery is about 250ma
use per hour. So, a 4amp battery would last about 16 hours
on a full charge. Call the manufacturer for specifics here.
Remember, the inside of a kayak does get wet sometimes, so
some type of waterproof box to hold the battery might not
be a bad idea. Most gel-cell batteries are pretty small. Lay
out the wiring route for the transducer and battery, and make
sure you won't have problems with storing other things below
deck due to the routes-mounting locations.
If your going to stow rods below deck on the
right side, you might want the wiring along the left side,
that sort of thing. Next, figure out where you want to display
mounted. How is it going to be protected during launching
and landings? Can it be removed during these times? Where
will it not interfere with other stuff and so on.
Flush Mount rod holders are nice because they
are pretty flush with the surface of your kayak. The model
shown has a seal on the bottom of the tube, and a large stopper
for the top. Very little water gets in at all. They work well
if properly mounted. I have two mounted in front of my seat,
and they're angled out about 60 degrees.
Instead of reaching up and around, I just
reach forward about 16", and they're right there. The
down side to them are, you have to drill a 2" hole in
your kayak to mount one. ONLY use this type if your 100% sure
you want them, the mounting locations etc... One tip though
is that there is a flange around the top.
If you do happen to mount one where it interferes
with something, it can usually be rotated, old holes filled
with silicone(temporarily), and new ones drilled for the 3
small mounting screws.
The surface mount are also nice. Just a few
small holes to drill, and your set. Since most of these have
a wide range of adjustment, they can be used almost anywhere.
With some of the brands like Scotty's, you can also get different
types of mounts for them.
So, if you wanted to mount it on a rail of
some type, you could do that also. Another option available
to you is to use the mounting system that comes with surface
mounted rod holders for other things. I use a modified mount
for my fish finder, and it works very well.
Regardless of what your fishing for, most
will agree live bait is hard to beat. I love plastics and
artificial lures as much as the next guy, but when I want
to hunt white seabass or yellowtail, I want to be soaking
a live bait.
With most SOT kayaks, it's not that hard to
do. You can use a square plastic container, bucket, or even
a small sized ice chest. If you have a tankwell, you can usually
just strap it down. If you have a large hatch cover, you can
buy a spare cover, and cut a large hole in it to fit your
tank, and use that to secure it in place.
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