Hobie Lowrance ready problem - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bolocop · 04-18-2014, 09:13 AM

So I have a Pro Angler 12 with the Lowrance ready transducer install. I encountered a problem with this.

When I went out to La Jolla, I dragged my PA12 into the ocean. When I turned on my FF, the depths were bouncing around all over the place, 20ft, 60ft, 130ft, then 60ft, then 130ft, etc.

When I came home, I took off the transducer plate and it was full of sand. I can't prove that it was the landing that filled it up, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it was already full of sand after the launch.

What have you folks done to prevent this? I thought of putting stainless steel strainer material in the gap, or just cutting an outline of the transducer in the transducer plate to prevent this kind of thing.

Any thoughts?

04-18-2014, 09:13 AM	#1
bolocop Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 332	Hobie Lowrance ready problem So I have a Pro Angler 12 with the Lowrance ready transducer install. I encountered a problem with this. When I went out to La Jolla, I dragged my PA12 into the ocean. When I turned on my FF, the depths were bouncing around all over the place, 20ft, 60ft, 130ft, then 60ft, then 130ft, etc. When I came home, I took off the transducer plate and it was full of sand. I can't prove that it was the landing that filled it up, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it was already full of sand after the launch. What have you folks done to prevent this? I thought of putting stainless steel strainer material in the gap, or just cutting an outline of the transducer in the transducer plate to prevent this kind of thing. Any thoughts?