Purchase a new fish finder or install rudder - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

CardShark · 06-07-2020, 11:45 AM

I had a rudder on my Malibu Stealth 12 for a long time and hardly ever used it.
It just ended up being extra weight and another thing to knock around when I would load/unload the kayak so I sold it.
I hate fishing in the wind though so I would almost exclusively go out on when it was calm so perhaps you're different.

If you had no fish finder now and were trying to make that decision, it should hands down be the fish finder.

For you, the decision is it better to have the rare (to me) usefulness of a rudder on certain days or a better fish finder you will probably utilize everyday.
Some of this probably depends on exactly how much better of a fish finder you are planning on getting.

06-07-2020, 11:45 AM	#7
CardShark Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mission Hills, CA Posts: 184	I had a rudder on my Malibu Stealth 12 for a long time and hardly ever used it. It just ended up being extra weight and another thing to knock around when I would load/unload the kayak so I sold it. I hate fishing in the wind though so I would almost exclusively go out on when it was calm so perhaps you're different. If you had no fish finder now and were trying to make that decision, it should hands down be the fish finder. For you, the decision is it better to have the rare (to me) usefulness of a rudder on certain days or a better fish finder you will probably utilize everyday. Some of this probably depends on exactly how much better of a fish finder you are planning on getting.