Brand New Here.....

[CNKTACKLE]

Hello Guys, Brand new to the kayak fishing and board. I have been reading through some of the threads. Alot of good info on here.....I have to admit...I have lived around the bay my entire life...caught everything from minnows to Blue Marlin but there is something about this type of fishing that is addicting! I have only been out twice fishing from a yak, so like I said I have plenty to learn here but I think I found the right place. I look forward to all the advice and tips !!

[Yak Fish]

Welcome aboard! Glad to see you here

[Memory Maker]

Welcome aboard ...........

[medicyaker]

Welcome aboard and nice products too!! Hope to see ya on the water next spring.

[Southerly]

i think you found the right place too

in my short yakking time, i've had a lot of fun. there is something about it that really appeals to me too. it's not boat fishing, and there's some real advantage when i'm able to apply it.

x2 on your tackle!

[Grilled]

welcome aboard! im waiting to try out those new sniper lures.

[chex]

Welcome!

I'm new too. This place is great.

[YaknBass]

Welcome, the sport of fishing out of a yak is very addicting. i'm finding since starting to fish may of this year... i catch more fish out of my yak and enjoy the experience completely. Best of Luck and happy to have another comrade with us . ""Bent Rods & Tight Lines Always!!

[chimo]

Welcome!

Chimo

[CNKTACKLE]

We finished up the orders last night...I was playing around online watching a couple videos. Saw a pretty cool one with "Kayak Kevin". He was fishing the concrete ships....Sheds a whole new light on that type of fishing...actually bumping into and going thru the middle of them. Also watched a couple videos of guys fishing the BB pilings.....

What is the best way to mount the transducer. I saw one guy had an arm that swiveled, the transducer was mounted on the arm, he covered the wire with heat shrink tubing. The cool part was if he didnt want it hanging over the side, he simply loosened the nut and swung the arm up and it layed on the side of the kayak. I was thinking just mount the transducer inside the yak. I know the signal is not as good but was wondering how you guys do it.

[Yak Fish]

We finished up the orders last night...I was playing around online watching a couple videos. Saw a pretty cool one with "Kayak Kevin". He was fishing the concrete ships....Sheds a whole new light on that type of fishing...actually bumping into and going thru the middle of them. Also watched a couple videos of guys fishing the BB pilings.....

What is the best way to mount the transducer. I saw one guy had an arm that swiveled, the transducer was mounted on the arm, he covered the wire with heat shrink tubing. The cool part was if he didnt want it hanging over the side, he simply loosened the nut and swung the arm up and it layed on the side of the kayak. I was thinking just mount the transducer inside the yak. I know the signal is not as good but was wondering how you guys do it.

I hang my transducer off the rudder. The wire runs inside the hull and out the back, sealed with a fitting and some RTV.

[chex]

I was thinking just mount the transducer inside the yak. I know the signal is not as good but was wondering how you guys do it.

I've got mine inside the hull and I think it works fine (i say "think" because i've not much experience to compare it to). I like the fact that it's out of the way and I don't have to think about it. The 2 ways I know to do it shoot-thru-hull are with slow-cure epoxy (what I did) and a liquid well of some sort (you create a well in the hull the size and shape of the transducer and put a liquid in there, usually water or goo of some sort around the transducer). The advantage of the well method is that the transducer is easily removable. I'm not sure if one way has more performance than the other.

This here details my installation: http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewt...7c4f487dab9f02

[medicyaker]

If you get a chance go to our DRY DOCK section of this forum. There is at least an hour's worth of reading on how to install a Transducer. I started one a while back because I just got a new 385ci Hummingbird FF and GPS unit. Check it out and I think you may find the answers you are looking for. Hope it helps
Tom

[OBX_RAT]

Welcome to the yak fishing family

[CAGE RATTLER]

I hang my transducer off the rudder. The wire runs inside the hull and out the back, sealed with a fitting and some RTV.

You have any pics of your setup??
I saw on another forum that a guy mounted his transducer to the tip of the rudder on a hobie and have thought about doing that as well.