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Old 10-28-2016, 09:23 PM   #1
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Fishfinder help

Hey guys,

Looking to get a fish finder and I cant seem to make up my mind. What you you get with a 250ish budget? Also, do you need a special box for the battery or are they water proof? Im sure this has been asked before but couldnt find anything haha
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Old 10-28-2016, 10:20 PM   #2
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A waterproof case would help unless you use a bunch if dielectric grease at the terminals.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Outdoor-P...ingMethod=p13n
Cheapest option out there.

Or go with a Pelican box.
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:58 AM   #3
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Or put the battery in a dry bag
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Old 10-29-2016, 08:46 AM   #4
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Lowrance hook 4. A little out of your budget, but it's color and has gps. Well worth having color and gps. I used to figure color didn't matter as i'm color blind and only fish bass. Boy was I wrong. And GPS is a huge help too.
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Old 10-29-2016, 09:02 AM   #5
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Check the various sites and wait for the sales and you can pick up ones in your range. I picked up a Garmin Echomap 44DV for 199 at West Marine after watching 3 to 4 months for it to drop, and it has been great. Standard and down vue modes, gps with detailed coastal charts built in and good battery life.
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Old 10-29-2016, 12:22 PM   #6
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Whichever FF you get you must protect your battery.

Get this! Battery Box
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Old 10-29-2016, 01:11 PM   #7
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Or put the battery in a dry bag
Or


Don't flip your kayak
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Old 10-29-2016, 01:58 PM   #8
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The batteries we use are already waterproof on their own... no need to put a sealed box into another sealed box. You just need to protect the connections.
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Old 10-29-2016, 02:41 PM   #9
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I put mine in one of my kids old insulated lunchbags. Protects the connections and provides padding for the battery sliding around. Might have an extra or two if you want to come to fullerton for one
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Old 10-29-2016, 03:46 PM   #10
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I put mine in one of my kids old insulated lunchbags. Protects the connections and provides padding for the battery sliding around. Might have an extra or two if you want to come to fullerton for one
Me too. No need to over engineer it. I clip the handle to a tie down inside the hull so it doesn't go sliding around on inverted surf landings.

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Old 10-31-2016, 08:11 AM   #11
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You cannot beat the price $149.00 on this Garmin Striker 4dv. I just ordered one for my freshwater yak.
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Old 11-22-2016, 06:53 AM   #12
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How are you going to mount the transducer for this? I am seriously considering getting the same one. Been eyeing it for awhile. At $149 looks good for what you get.

I read somewhere that you can't "glue" the transducer to the hull. Not sure if they were talking about epoxy or not.....anyway, was hoping you got it and mounted it already and looking for some advice on what works. Looking for through hull options obviously.

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Old 11-22-2016, 07:04 AM   #13
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How are you going to mount the transducer for this? I am seriously considering getting the same one. Been eyeing it for awhile. At $149 looks good for what you get.

I read somewhere that you can't "glue" the transducer to the hull. Not sure if they were talking about epoxy or not.....anyway, was hoping you got it and mounted it already and looking for some advice on what works. Looking for through hull options obviously.

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I used this

http://madfroggear.com/liberator/liberator.html
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Yea. What George said. Don't flip. I've NEVER seen George flip.
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