Fish finder help - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Cadillyak · 08-17-2014, 11:12 PM

Damn good sale there !!

bus kid · 08-18-2014, 07:59 PM

I have had a lowrance elite 5 hdi, gold with the 83/00 455/800 transducer since march of this year and Im pretty happy with it.

tsugg · 08-19-2014, 07:48 AM

Well I went out at oside harbor sunday as planned to learn how the dragonfly works. As usual(for me) no love from the good but fish lots of macs and pesky lizard fish. The dragonfly is the bomb! coming from a elite 4 dsi, I couldn't go 10 feet and the FF showed structure with fish(not biting fish,lol). I was off the pier in 40' of water playing with it and I found I could drop a 4" z-man down next to the yak and I could watch it all the way down to the bottom then jig it up and down and watch the action from above. So I sure can see everything down below now but I've got to do something tp change my luck out there. Not bringing dinner home is getting old. Still, I could have called in sick and gone back out on monday but I didn't. I love it out there !! I haven't been on a lake( where I know how to bring home dinner) in months.LOL. Saw a pod of porpoise out there, really awsome!.
So the dragonfly works fantastic, I'm completely happy with it.

kauaiboy04 · 08-19-2014, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tsugg

Well I went out at oside harbor sunday as planned to learn how the dragonfly works. As usual(for me) no love from the good but fish lots of macs and pesky lizard fish. The dragonfly is the bomb! coming from a elite 4 dsi, I couldn't go 10 feet and the FF showed structure with fish(not biting fish,lol). I was off the pier in 40' of water playing with it and I found I could drop a 4" z-man down next to the yak and I could watch it all the way down to the bottom then jig it up and down and watch the action from above. So I sure can see everything down below now but I've got to do something tp change my luck out there. Not bringing dinner home is getting old. Still, I could have called in sick and gone back out on monday but I didn't. I love it out there !! I haven't been on a lake( where I know how to bring home dinner) in months.LOL. Saw a pod of porpoise out there, really awsome!.
So the dragonfly works fantastic, I'm completely happy with it.

i've had my dragonfly for quite some time now, and absolutely love it too!

Siebler · 08-19-2014, 11:33 AM

Cant say it enough... I absolutely love mine as well. Bets sonars I have ever used.

tsugg · 08-19-2014, 04:30 PM

Here it is in the pro angler.

Seabass · 08-20-2014, 06:19 AM

Why transducer is recommended for the dragonfly?
I was looking at ray marine web page..looks like there is a 60,70 and 80.

tsugg · 01-22-2015, 11:05 AM

so cal here are pics of mine installed in a 2014 PA

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Originally Posted by tsugg

Here it is in the pro angler.

alanw · 08-19-2014, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tsugg

I was off the pier in 40' of water playing with it and I found I could drop a 4" z-man down next to the yak and I could watch it all the way down to the bottom then jig it up and down and watch the action from above.

You can make out the 6 individual sabiki hooks and the weight down to 40', maybe deeper, pretty nice. But I've found that the beam is quite narrow at that shallow. My ducer is mounted near the rear scupper so if I drop in front I can't see it. Compared to my old X-4 Pro though it's amazing.

John59 · 08-20-2014, 06:02 AM

Looked online at the West Marine deal, it does not include the transducer.

08-17-2014, 11:12 PM	#1
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Damn good sale there !! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

08-18-2014, 07:59 PM	#2
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	I have had a lowrance elite 5 hdi, gold with the 83/00 455/800 transducer since march of this year and Im pretty happy with it. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

08-19-2014, 07:48 AM	#3
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	Dragonfly Well I went out at oside harbor sunday as planned to learn how the dragonfly works. As usual(for me) no love from the good but fish lots of macs and pesky lizard fish. The dragonfly is the bomb! coming from a elite 4 dsi, I couldn't go 10 feet and the FF showed structure with fish(not biting fish,lol). I was off the pier in 40' of water playing with it and I found I could drop a 4" z-man down next to the yak and I could watch it all the way down to the bottom then jig it up and down and watch the action from above. So I sure can see everything down below now but I've got to do something tp change my luck out there. Not bringing dinner home is getting old. Still, I could have called in sick and gone back out on monday but I didn't. I love it out there !! I haven't been on a lake( where I know how to bring home dinner) in months.LOL. Saw a pod of porpoise out there, really awsome!. So the dragonfly works fantastic, I'm completely happy with it.

08-19-2014, 11:33 AM	#5
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Cant say it enough... I absolutely love mine as well. Bets sonars I have ever used. __________________ CJ Siebler

08-20-2014, 06:19 AM	#7
Seabass Junior Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lake Forest, Ca Posts: 12	Why transducer is recommended for the dragonfly? I was looking at ray marine web page..looks like there is a 60,70 and 80.

08-20-2014, 06:02 AM	#10
John59 Junior Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 3	Looked online at the West Marine deal, it does not include the transducer.