Scotty Transducer Mount

[YakHanded]

Originally Posted by goldenglory18

Hey Ed, have you mounted a FF to your Ride yet?

I picked up the last Midnight 135 that Andy had, and now I'm playing with ideas for the transducer. The way I had mine mounted on previous Ride's (keel mount) wont work this time as I'm going to put a rudder on this one.

Not sure if this will help much but I have used the RAM version of this scotty transducer mount on my OK prowler for years.

IMO this one looks better, it stays tighter to the hull and will create less drag when paddling. The RAM trans arm definitely collects debris that I have to clear every so often, but it does fold up and is easy to get at.

I mounted mine just in front of the foot pegs, which makes it an easy connection to the actual FF head unit. Also easy to remove everything and store for transport.

Also nice to be able to turn off sonar and get transducer out of the way when launching/landing in the surf.

I always got better returns from the transducer directly in the water than through the hull so any hassle it causes was always worth it to me....

my 2 cents!

[FreddoFly]

Originally Posted by YakHanded

Not sure if this will help much but.... my 2 cents!

Thanks for this post. I'm looking for what "works" / "worked". You post told me what I wanted to hear. Portability, the transducer can be lifted out easily, and what I find I'm hearing a lot is it's always better is having the transducer "in" the water. Mine reads water temps and I want that accuracy.

Being new to kayak fishing I splurged on my FF but I was able to afford it and plan on using it a lot. I hate being on a lake and "wondering" if I'm over/near fish or not. I'll even be able to chart depths/drop offs, structure, etc. which can only be a plus.

There are many side mounting options available so I'll keep looking and reading what experienced guys have to offer. Thanks!!