what is the best fishfinder/plotter? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kayakfisher · 12-29-2015, 01:29 PM

Looking for a fish finder/plotter. Not for my kayak, but for a 17 foot power boat. Thank you.

jorluivil · 12-29-2015, 02:56 PM

The best one is the one you can't afford

GregAndrew · 12-29-2015, 03:57 PM

And comes with a $3000 transducer that will sink your kayak

tacmik · 12-29-2015, 05:12 PM

How much can you afford to spend. That is the best fishfinder.

YakDout · 12-29-2015, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kayakfisher

Looking for a fish finder/plotter. Not for my kayak, but for a 17 foot power boat. Thank you.

Ah the irony,

Kayakfisher looking for FF on powerboat.

jorluivil · 12-29-2015, 05:28 PM

All kidding aside

Whatever your budget is I would add at least 20%-30% to it, this will cover extended warranty plans and additional accessories that you may need.

What is your budget?

Dave Legacy · 12-29-2015, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

All kidding aside

Whatever your budget I would add at least 20%-30% to it, this will cover extended warranty plans and additional accessories that you may need.

This. Now that I have a FF I'm realizing I still need a bunch of other stuff to get this thing going.

Hunters Pa · 12-29-2015, 06:23 PM

Why not use the same one you have on your kayak, assuming it is decent. Having those waypoints on the same unit and only having one system to learn to interpret would have its advantages

svendawg · 12-29-2015, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

Why not use the same one you have on your kayak, assuming it is decent. Having those waypoints on the same unit and only having one system to learn to interpret would have its advantages

That's what I do, All you need is a another transducer, GPS puck (if your GPS receiver is not built in to the FF) and power cable.

Fishin' Magician · 12-31-2015, 06:49 AM

West Marine has a sale today on Lowrance Elite 4 HDI for $199.00. It's a small unit and I use it on my kayak, but it has built in GPS and seems to work. Can't beat the price. But the sale ends today.

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jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	All kidding aside Whatever your budget is I would add at least 20%-30% to it, this will cover extended warranty plans and additional accessories that you may need. What is your budget? __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer Last edited by jorluivil; 12-29-2015 at 05:59 PM.

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Fishin' Magician Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 219	West Marine has a sale today on Lowrance Elite 4 HDI for $199.00. It's a small unit and I use it on my kayak, but it has built in GPS and seems to work. Can't beat the price. But the sale ends today. __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy.....

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GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	And comes with a $3000 transducer that will sink your kayak

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Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Why not use the same one you have on your kayak, assuming it is decent. Having those waypoints on the same unit and only having one system to learn to interpret would have its advantages