Trident Fish Finder Help - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bellcon · 08-25-2007, 06:46 PM

AC,
i finally have my ff.

ended up getting a 737, i went to the long beach west marine and after all the blah blah blah with a pretty knowledgale guy... i got a great deal on it. it was a demo and i got it for 230.00
i did end up getting a mini ram and will see how that goes v.s the "salad bowl"

also i picked up the gps receiver (as gr 16) now to start drilling &cutting
i also ordered
the thru the hull transducer (model xpth 9 qb 90 p) directly from humminbird (web showed 2 that apply to the 737 (again confussed)
will worry about the exchange latter i guess

aguachico · 08-26-2007, 06:28 PM

Damn good price. My 727 was $240. Be sure to extend the warranty. I'm working on a way to use the thruhulll xducer without a permanent mount.

I did notice the larger head unit needs to be tighten down on the ram mount. Dialectic grease all the connections prior to use, you'll love it.

metalbob · 08-28-2007, 07:04 AM

"hummingbird compatible" i wanna scrape that shit off my kayaklol going with the mini Ram myself due to the lack of mobility from the mount . I do store my head unit on Launch and landing ,i want this to last a little while,

Live and Learn...

Bobby

aguachico · 08-28-2007, 09:03 PM

the quad beam xducer doen't work well on the left beam due to the depth of the xducer pocket. Oh well - guess compatible has an asterisk next to it.

Damon · 04-14-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aguachico

Damn good price. My 727 was $240. Be sure to extend the warranty. I'm working on a way to use the thruhulll xducer without a permanent mount.

I did notice the larger head unit needs to be tighten down on the ram mount. Dialectic grease all the connections prior to use, you'll love it.

Are you (or anybody else who has one) happy with the performance of your 727? How is it in the sun light?

Thanx?

dorado50 · 04-14-2008, 02:37 PM

I just installed a Raymarine 400 in the "pisser hole" it will give me years of reliability.. Sonar shield doesn't close all the way but thats ok, this unit is submersible and all connections waterproof. Transducer set on hull bottom below seat, giving me full access to store at least four 7-ft. rods with reels if need be.This yak laid out real nice for me, much better than expected......

Bill Lane · 04-14-2008, 04:45 PM

I use a Hummingbird Matrix12 in the sonar shield and love it. Good fit, works fine. I probably should bag it on launch and landing though. It has been soaked a time or two. As 4 the rod pod, I have stowed 5 rods from 6 to 8 feet in there for a landing precaution. No worries!

bellcon · 04-14-2008, 07:52 PM

Heres how mine ended up.... have done a few more things but these show most of it....
http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=9215

http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=9456

Don
p.s. wow this post is old (thanks for everyones help back then, esp. art)

martuka · 04-16-2008, 02:48 PM

Here's the 717,

here's 717 with shield down,

here's the 575,

and 575 with shield down,

I don't go thru the surf with it mounted anyway, so i use either one. I mainly use the 717 though, my p13 has the 575 quad beam trans in it and they kinda go together, both units are compatible with either trans i just had put the 575 w/ the quad trans in the p13 before i got the trident, and it's "mounted with marine goop pretty solid so thats were it stays.
Here's a question for anybody who has mounted there Humm FF in the bowl, drilled a hole and used a water tight wire seal "behind the mount",
have you checked your wires lately, when i was taking pics of my FF's for this post i found this.

it's kinda "blurry"and i had already taped up one wire with orange electrical tape before i thought of taking a picture, but if you look close you can see the other wire is also exposed, and it's from the wire seal behind the mount the nut on it is taking up the little bit of space between the mount and the boat and giving the wires no room to push back in, "so there getting pinched when you adjust your mount to close the shield.

Here's the back plate,

"Well i hope nobodies wires look like mine".

08-26-2007, 06:28 PM	#2
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	Damn good price. My 727 was $240. Be sure to extend the warranty. I'm working on a way to use the thruhulll xducer without a permanent mount. I did notice the larger head unit needs to be tighten down on the ram mount. Dialectic grease all the connections prior to use, you'll love it. Last edited by aguachico; 08-28-2007 at 08:03 AM.

04-16-2008, 02:48 PM	#9
martuka Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: redlands ca, Posts: 22	Trident FF Here's the 717, here's 717 with shield down, here's the 575, and 575 with shield down, I don't go thru the surf with it mounted anyway, so i use either one. I mainly use the 717 though, my p13 has the 575 quad beam trans in it and they kinda go together, both units are compatible with either trans i just had put the 575 w/ the quad trans in the p13 before i got the trident, and it's "mounted with marine goop pretty solid so thats were it stays. Here's a question for anybody who has mounted there Humm FF in the bowl, drilled a hole and used a water tight wire seal "behind the mount", have you checked your wires lately, when i was taking pics of my FF's for this post i found this. it's kinda "blurry"and i had already taped up one wire with orange electrical tape before i thought of taking a picture, but if you look close you can see the other wire is also exposed, and it's from the wire seal behind the mount the nut on it is taking up the little bit of space between the mount and the boat and giving the wires no room to push back in, "so there getting pinched when you adjust your mount to close the shield. Here's the back plate, "Well i hope nobodies wires look like mine".

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08-25-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	AC, i finally have my ff. ended up getting a 737, i went to the long beach west marine and after all the blah blah blah with a pretty knowledgale guy... i got a great deal on it. it was a demo and i got it for 230.00 i did end up getting a mini ram and will see how that goes v.s the "salad bowl" also i picked up the gps receiver (as gr 16) now to start drilling &cutting i also ordered the thru the hull transducer (model xpth 9 qb 90 p) directly from humminbird (web showed 2 that apply to the 737 (again confussed) will worry about the exchange latter i guess

08-28-2007, 07:04 AM	#3
metalbob King of Constipation Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Park Posts: 56	"hummingbird compatible" i wanna scrape that shit off my kayaklol going with the mini Ram myself due to the lack of mobility from the mount . I do store my head unit on Launch and landing ,i want this to last a little while, Live and Learn... Bobby

08-28-2007, 09:03 PM	#4
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	the quad beam xducer doen't work well on the left beam due to the depth of the xducer pocket. Oh well - guess compatible has an asterisk next to it.

04-14-2008, 02:37 PM	#6
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	I just installed a Raymarine 400 in the "pisser hole" it will give me years of reliability.. Sonar shield doesn't close all the way but thats ok, this unit is submersible and all connections waterproof. Transducer set on hull bottom below seat, giving me full access to store at least four 7-ft. rods with reels if need be.This yak laid out real nice for me, much better than expected......

04-14-2008, 04:45 PM	#7
Bill Lane Junior Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 10	I use a Hummingbird Matrix12 in the sonar shield and love it. Good fit, works fine. I probably should bag it on launch and landing though. It has been soaked a time or two. As 4 the rod pod, I have stowed 5 rods from 6 to 8 feet in there for a landing precaution. No worries!

04-14-2008, 07:52 PM	#8
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	Heres how mine ended up.... have done a few more things but these show most of it.... http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=9215 http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=9456 Don p.s. wow this post is old (thanks for everyones help back then, esp. art)