Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

Okay, so I have $100 bucks left to spend on fishing junk. (My mom gave
me a $200 visa giftcard for Xmas..decided it was going towards fishing,
and couldnt be spent on anything sensible...like gas....)

Anyways...anyone think I could put a fish finder in the canoe.....?

I kinda think a regular marine battery is out of the question, it being
a 15'6" canoe and all. Anyone know of any decent depthfinders that would
run on regular/rechargeable batteries...maybe D cells or something?

....or should I just scrap the idea and buy another rod/reel combo?


Rich

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

"Rich Conley" wrote in message
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Okay, so I have $100 bucks left to spend on fishing junk. (My mom gave
me a $200 visa giftcard for Xmas..decided it was going towards fishing,
and couldnt be spent on anything sensible...like gas....)

Anyways...anyone think I could put a fish finder in the canoe.....?

I kinda think a regular marine battery is out of the question, it being
a 15'6" canoe and all. Anyone know of any decent depthfinders that would
run on regular/rechargeable batteries...maybe D cells or something?

...or should I just scrap the idea and buy another rod/reel combo?


Rich


Couple of different ways to go. Fishing Buddy portable. A lot of float
tubers go this way. A Piranha or Eagle for about $90 at Wal-mart and other
places. And a small rechargeable battery. Gel Cells, they run the finder
all day. Just have to have a good charger for them, or they die. Small
motorcycle wet cell battery is also a good choice. Can either attach the
transducer to the bottom of the canoe and shoot through the hull or attached
to a board and clamp to the side of the canoe. Look at some of the Kayak
boards www.yakfishing.com or www.kayakfishing.com
Bill

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

There are any of a number of fishfinders that will do the trick. I had a
Fish ID that used a battery Pack of D -Cells.

You could easily run any fishfinder off of 12V 7AH gell cell for several
days between recharges.

I think Cabelas sells the batteries for around 24.95. I get them for a
fraction of that for alarm backups for my alarm company.

If you went to a 12V 4AH battery it would still run a fish finder for a day
or two between charges.


wrote in message
.. .
Okay, so I have $100 bucks left to spend on fishing junk. (My mom gave
me a $200 visa giftcard for Xmas..decided it was going towards fishing,
and couldnt be spent on anything sensible...like gas....)

Anyways...anyone think I could put a fish finder in the canoe.....?

I kinda think a regular marine battery is out of the question, it being
a 15'6" canoe and all. Anyone know of any decent depthfinders that would
run on regular/rechargeable batteries...maybe D cells or something?

...or should I just scrap the idea and buy another rod/reel combo?


Rich

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

Hi All U ROFFers,

In California and in British Columbia, Canada, I have seen more Bottom Line
"Fish'n Buddy" portable fish locator/bottom finders being used that are
about $150+USD new on the web. Most fly shops will not be carrieing them
because they are at about their wholsale price in discount stores.

They take 3 each "C" cell batteries and they run for a long time on them.
We fished a week in BC lakes this last June on one set of 3 standard "C"
batteries. For most of us just having 6 new "C" cell batteries would set us
up for a normal week fishing trip or more.

The portable "Fish'n Buddy" is prefect for float tubes, v-boats, pontoon
boats, canoes, kayaks and small boats.

Naturally something new could be coming out as we speak.

Bill Kiene (in FL for a few weeks)
Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento,CA,USA

www.kiene.com

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

Just read this ng today; I have the oldest Fishin Buddy...I leave it on
the entire time I'm anchored; fish all summer (live on an inland lake) ;
only use 6 batteries all season. Thought the 9 degree cone angle would
be bead, but works fine! Fish from and OLD 14' rowboat. (I'm old, too)

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

can you be moving in your boat or do you need to be just drifting?
"Lucy Khatt" wrote in message
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Just read this ng today; I have the oldest Fishin Buddy...I leave it on
the entire time I'm anchored; fish all summer (live on an inland lake) ;
only use 6 batteries all season. Thought the 9 degree cone angle would
be bead, but works fine! Fish from and OLD 14' rowboat. (I'm old, too)

Canoe...Fishfinder...Am I crazy?
 

Only have an 8hp Johnson; can use fish finder at slowest speed, or with
the trolling motor. I feel I'd pass by too fast at higher speed, even
if I could.
BTW, husband has a Piranha 1, which takes 6 or 8 AA batteries, and (for
him) works great. We live on 100 acre lake; connects to 2 others a bit
larger. He fishes from a canoe, too; last 2 years caught several 4#
Walleyes, too, besides Bass.