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Post by SEAJUNKY on Sept 30, 2007 9:07:13 GMT -1
It would seem that there are a lot of benefits to having a fish finder. Obviously you can see the fish, but more often than not people refer to characteristics on the sea bed. be-it a deep gully, or a wreck, or rocks. It strikes me that to be without a f/finder, one is at a big disadvantage. OK one could use land marks and a compass, but that seems like hard work, especially when you add the efficiency of a GPS to the f/finder and historic fishing results.
I cant think of a reason not to get one. I'll put one on my Christmas list, along with a GPS, and a new paddle,
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Post by ZEBRA on Sept 30, 2007 10:16:03 GMT -1
your at a great advantage with a fishfinder and GPSS steve you can pick out all the small rocky bits while out fishing as well as the gully's so you are fishing in the target areas a lot more if you have a flat area or say beach and a small gully or hole the fish will at some time in the tide go to that hole or gully they know that any obstacle on the sea bed holds food so your right in the feeding spot the gps is great because if you find a hole you can mark it and go back to it time and time again before you go fishing you can have a look at c-map charts its in the review section and mark off the co ordinates of any interesting features like sand banks and when you get to the beach go straight out to that mark so your again in target area right away and not waisting time so all in all your fishing time is better used with a fish finder you are on the fish about 90% of the fishing time without you may only be in the target area for say 20% of the time so you do catch less .if there is a pile of say rocks on the sea bed and you are 10ft away from them you will miss the fish if you are right on top of them you will be in the fish dining area so in my opinion they are invaluable .
and these days fish finders and gps units are so cheep i cant see any reason not to have one on board .
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Post by SEAJUNKY on Sept 30, 2007 10:56:43 GMT -1
Everything you have said is what I was thinking. Roll on Christmas.
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Post by SEAJUNKY on Sept 30, 2007 14:15:59 GMT -1
On the theme of fish finders and GPS's's's' are there areas around north wales that you would actually want to remember. To the experienced I bet that sounds like a stupid question.
I have heard one kayak fisherman talking about a "location" just off of Rhyl. But he has been the only one.
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Post by richj on Sept 30, 2007 14:33:31 GMT -1
Do we have any forum friendly suppliers for fishfinders ? ( i cant believe i'm looking at these and i haven't even got my yak yet  ) |
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Post by ZEBRA on Sept 30, 2007 19:10:24 GMT -1
i am in talks with garmin at the moment they probabl have the best units .will let you all know when all the wrincles are sorted
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Post by richj on Sept 30, 2007 19:17:45 GMT -1
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Post by ZEBRA on Sept 30, 2007 19:24:55 GMT -1
that looks a good unit rich
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Post by jonnychaos on Sept 30, 2007 21:02:15 GMT -1
Im looking at investing in the 160c but am hoping it comes down in price below £100 we will see
John
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Post by ZEBRA on Sept 30, 2007 21:58:15 GMT -1
the 160c is another great color unit johnh has one they arew so robust as well .
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Post by dorado on Oct 1, 2007 16:12:37 GMT -1
Think about the battery power the unit will soak up before buying one.....colour combo units (GPS chartplotter and FF) use power like there is no tomorrow. Some units are more power efficient than others - which means for the same battery one dies after 2 hours, the other keeps going all day and a bit of tomorrow.....from personal experience this is.
Think as much about the battery, mounting it and re-charging it as you do the unit. Fish finders are available anywhere and everywhere, but little is spoken about the battery power required to run the thing. In a boat with a motor, this is of little consequence because it runs off a constantly charged source - in the kayak your battery isn't getting boost charged, it is just using the deep cyclability of the battery.
You can't even just go n the amp hours of the battery - its make up will change how long it will power your unit for. You need a battery designed for leisure use, not starting use. I have tried burgler alarm batteries - but in truth they are only required for low draw uses and they don't last long powering the fishfinder (even a 12 amp hour one).
You are better getting something like a Hawker, sealed battery - or a NiMH type.
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