RobertJ
04-08-2009, 11:24 AM
I need to get a fish finder for my LSV. I know it is a tournament boat and fishing is for those other people. Well I am one of those other people that has a happens to have tournament boat that has a grill on it as well. Oh did I mention the porta-potty.
My children, and me too. love to find a nice spot to anchor and fish while the wife reads. We enjoy nailing small mouth bass and trout. We don't plan to troll since that would take about 6 buckets hanging off the back to get enough drag to get the speed right and I am not that much of one of those other people. I am leaning towards a very small fish finder and possibly even a portable unit that you hang over the edge while stopped and then you put it away. I like the idea of a portable unit since I won't have to drill and mount a transducer and head unit on my boat. One nice thing about some of the fixed units is Hummingbird makes a smaller screened fixed unit that is color with GPS built in. I would like the fact that I could validate my speeds with the GPS and also know the water temp.
I know there have been a few posts on this subject before but I could not find them. I also know that pre-Martha Ed used a portable unit if I am not mistaken.
Your feedback/suggestions (don't tell me to buy a pontoon boat) would be appriciated and any pictures you have of your fish finders in your boats would be helpful. ( if you are to ashamed to post your fish finder mod on the public forum send me a pm)
Thanks from the Head Chef on the Grillobius.
My children, and me too. love to find a nice spot to anchor and fish while the wife reads. We enjoy nailing small mouth bass and trout. We don't plan to troll since that would take about 6 buckets hanging off the back to get enough drag to get the speed right and I am not that much of one of those other people. I am leaning towards a very small fish finder and possibly even a portable unit that you hang over the edge while stopped and then you put it away. I like the idea of a portable unit since I won't have to drill and mount a transducer and head unit on my boat. One nice thing about some of the fixed units is Hummingbird makes a smaller screened fixed unit that is color with GPS built in. I would like the fact that I could validate my speeds with the GPS and also know the water temp.
I know there have been a few posts on this subject before but I could not find them. I also know that pre-Martha Ed used a portable unit if I am not mistaken.
Your feedback/suggestions (don't tell me to buy a pontoon boat) would be appriciated and any pictures you have of your fish finders in your boats would be helpful. ( if you are to ashamed to post your fish finder mod on the public forum send me a pm)
Thanks from the Head Chef on the Grillobius.