portable fish finders
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portable fish finders
Looking for options ( other then drilling holes) to fit a fish finder to my ski.
Has anyone tried those portable fish finders that you throw a floating transponder in the water, and if so are they reliable.
Thanks
doggie-
Number of posts : 42
PWC : Seadoo GTI LE RFI
Best fish landed on your ski : 46 cm snapper
Location : Tauranga
Job/hobbies : Operations manager
Registration date : 2008-12-22
Re: portable fish finders
Do NOT buy a portable fishifinder unless Humminbird or Garmin. Even then the transducers supplied are attached to the ski with a suction cup which I reckon I would have ripped off within the first 5 mins on the ski.
I am gathering from peoples talk you are all on a budget like myself, so I will advise what I have found works good for me. However if you have a larger budget the Raymarine A60 unit that Andrew is running is in a league of its own and definately a desireable unit to purchase should you have the budget.
I am now on my second Lowrance X51. Reason for this is on my Seadoo I wanted a unit that sits perfectly inside the glove compartment with the battery and still allows me to put keys, phone and bits and pieces in their along with it. My finders have always been completley seperate from the ski and can be removed at any time. I drill hole is required for the transducer cable into the glove box. Benefits of it in the glove box are that when viewing the sun is sheilded by the lid etc and no holes are required to be drilled to fit the sounder. Yamahas proivide more options due to the drink holders. If you did not want to have the finder in the glove box several can be flush mounted into the top of the lid providing a great finish also.
I use a dry cell sealed battery which is a 12V rechargeable available from Super Cheap Autos for $35.00 The batteries dimensions are only approx 10cm long by 5cm wide and 6cm tall and can be easily charged of a standard car battery trickle charger. I get around 6 hours constant running out of each charge. Alternately you can connect straight to the main battery. I decided not to so all charge in main was there for starting etc.
My transducer will one day be mounted on a bracket that JETSKIFISHING will make for Seadoos, but in the mean time it is cable tied to the boarding ladder bracket and runs perfectly. I get an perfect reading up to around 30mph then it starts fuzzing out.
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Number of posts : 728
PWC : 2009 Yamaha FX HO 1.8 litre
Best fish landed on your ski : 8lb 9oz (Small Fulla Auw)
Age : 48
Location : Bucklands Beach
Job/hobbies : National Sales Manager
Humor : What do you think ...?
Registration date : 2008-10-14
Re: portable fish finders
I just fitted a second hand humminbird wide 100 to my ski, didnt really want to drill holes either, but ended up doing it, turned out sweet and those finders are CHEAP as second hand
I see you are in Franklin, Where bouts ? keen for a trip out on the manukau over the Xmas break ? I live out at Clarks beach
softbaiter-
Number of posts : 517
PWC : Yammie FX140 fishing machine.
Best fish landed on your ski : 9lb Snap
Age : 45
Location : In the water / Clarks Beach
Job/hobbies : IT System Admin / fixer of anything with button and plug, servers to coffee machines
Humor : haha
Registration date : 2008-11-20
Re: portable fish finders
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
Re: portable fish finders
softbaiter-
Number of posts : 517
PWC : Yammie FX140 fishing machine.
Best fish landed on your ski : 9lb Snap
Age : 45
Location : In the water / Clarks Beach
Job/hobbies : IT System Admin / fixer of anything with button and plug, servers to coffee machines
Humor : haha
Registration date : 2008-11-20
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
Re: portable fish finders
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
sounder
keen to know about a sounder if it means I don't have to put hole in my ski though?
Regards
Keith
swasy-
Number of posts : 139
PWC : 2007 YAMAHA FX160HO
Best fish landed on your ski : 10 KG Kingi on light gear (4kg)
Location : North Shore
Job/hobbies : Buisness Manager & Contract Sales Resource
Humor : I have 4 kids...you have to have a sense of humor
Registration date : 2008-12-01
Re: portable fish finders
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
through the hull
do you have any pictures of the transducer installation?
Keith
swasy-
Number of posts : 139
PWC : 2007 YAMAHA FX160HO
Best fish landed on your ski : 10 KG Kingi on light gear (4kg)
Location : North Shore
Job/hobbies : Buisness Manager & Contract Sales Resource
Humor : I have 4 kids...you have to have a sense of humor
Registration date : 2008-12-01
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
HOTBODZ-
Number of posts : 179
PWC : 2008 SEADOO GTX LTD 215 SUPERCHARGED
Best fish landed on your ski : 7lb Snapper
Age : 84
Location : East Auckland
Job/hobbies : Company Director
Humor : Tag and Release
Registration date : 2009-02-12
Re: portable fish finders
Fishoe-
Number of posts : 539
Best fish landed on your ski : monster
Age : 49
Location : auckland
Job/hobbies : Refrigeration engineer/catching big fish
Humor : Fillet And Release
Registration date : 2008-10-15
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