Fish Finder Questions (side imaging) - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 02-19-2020, 02:09 PM

Kinda depends on what you are going to use it for, and where. Probably the number one consideration, even if you love the technology, is having an appropriate place to mount the transducer. It needs a clear view out to both sides, at up to a very shallow angle to the water line. That can make it troublesome for beach launching/landing. The range for a kayak mounted system is not going to be much more that a couple hundred feet.

On the plus side, it can help you locate and mark structure features more accurately than just your basic FF. My number one use for it is finding and following bait schools that are up in the water column. That feature alone has been worth the effort I had to put in to customize a Berley Pro to fit my Trident.

02-19-2020, 02:09 PM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Kinda depends on what you are going to use it for, and where. Probably the number one consideration, even if you love the technology, is having an appropriate place to mount the transducer. It needs a clear view out to both sides, at up to a very shallow angle to the water line. That can make it troublesome for beach launching/landing. The range for a kayak mounted system is not going to be much more that a couple hundred feet. On the plus side, it can help you locate and mark structure features more accurately than just your basic FF. My number one use for it is finding and following bait schools that are up in the water column. That feature alone has been worth the effort I had to put in to customize a Berley Pro to fit my Trident.