Fish Finder

[Schmalzy88]

Originally Posted by LawDog

Lowrance 4x is pretty cheap, there are also the cheap brands like echo and garmin. You can get a small basic black and white unit for around $100 and battery will run about 30. If you want a waterproof battery that's about 90 or build yourself for about 60-70. If you fish a lot just give in and drop the extra $$ on a color unit. GPS isn't a necessity but a nice freature. Look on craigslist. Just keep in mind a ff doesn't really find fish. You find structure and bait and reading it gets easier with a larger, higher resolution color screen.

Go to west marine or bass pro and take a gander at what they have. Take your sunglasses (polarized) to see how the screen looks at different angles.

cool thanks for the info. i was looking at the lowrance 4x or 5x. im hoping to figure out how to install it without drilling any holes in the yak. looking on youtube currently for ideas. probably going to buy new as opposed to craigslist cuz i just dont know what a used model has been thru. mostly looking to find the structure below me so that i can match my tactics to the area and target the right species. i dont use sunglasses because i wear regular glasses and dont have prescription sunglasses yet.