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1Fishfinder questions Empty Great Report and question Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:29 am

SD Ray


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I just bought a Lowrance Pro X-4 brand new from a gentleman who bought a kayak. I am now having to get a new 12 V battery for it. Any suggestions for this finder that you guys can give me? Also, there must be a post on just how to build a mount for it to go on the Cumberland on the site. Can anyone guide me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

2Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:54 pm

david886720


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SD Ray I don't know much about fish finders but hopefully someone can guide you in the right direction. Try posting this in another section of the forum as well

3Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:37 pm

Jerdon

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These guys will have everything you need to mount and power your fish finder
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They are sponsors of the board as well


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SD Ray wrote:I just bought a brand new from a gentleman who bought a kayak. I am now having to get a new 12 V battery for it. Any suggestions for this finder that you guys can give me? Also, there must be a post on just how to build a mount for it to go on the Cumberland on the site. Can anyone guide me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]


Some things to consider:  

Remember:  you have three things to deal with:  

a) The battery

b) The screen / unit

c) The transducer

Each of these items present their own unique challenges

- The batt has to stay dry

- The screen has to be reachable, readable and stay out of the way

- The transducer has to be able to be pulled out of the way when you launch / beach the tube (remember to mount it facing BACKWARDS... lots of folks forget this)


There are some options:

1) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]   These guys are the bomb.  I love them so SO much.  Fabulous milling, rock solid, unreal stuff.  With their unit, you can mount box, screen and transducer IN ONE SIMPLY SNAP ON UNIT....  unreal.   Shocked    I use their batt box for my Humminbird.  I ended up attaching the FF to my custom CastMate rack and not on the box, and I have a different transducer mount on the tube.  That said, I just toss their batt box into a pocket and go.   Its awesome.  

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Another thing I love about fishfindermounts.com is when I use a rental boat (frequently in the sierras), I have their clamp and mag rig.... Attach to the batt box and now I'm fish findin' in my rental....   Razz

2) Get an otter box (or equivalent waterproof box) and mount your batt in there and simply toss it into one of the tube's pockets.  I have a 5 Ah batt and it runs my color 5" Humminbird for about 8 hours.  That'll be fine for your FF.   You will, however still need a place to mount your Screen and 'ducer

3) Cumberland?  They have a bar... get a Ram Mount set up.   Easy peasy.  Cut back the fabric, mount the clamp and you're good to go.

4) You still need a transducer mount.... A simple webbing strap around one of the bladders will work to strap your transducer to... Fishfindermounts.com also sells the transducer mount separately, I believe. Its pretty rad.

So may options.   cheers

Pics of my rig, "The Enterprise", below.

Reach out via PM if I can assist.  I wouldn't fish without my FF in any water.  It lets me keep my offerings at the fishy depths when I'm metering fish, lets me keep my Hookup baits on the bottom as the bottom contour / depth changes, lets me meter spots that are fish traps, lets me avoid snags and find hidden structure and drop offs that hold fish and basically adds tons of fun to each trip.  

You're going to love having it.  Smile

- Ken


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Batt Box with Ram Ball - I can move the Cam here to the front!  And when I move the FF to a rental boat, its a simple "snick" onto FFmount.com's quick release clamp... pretty awesome rig if you go back and forth (Tube to boat) like I do.
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5Fishfinder questions Empty Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:01 pm

Mo2vation


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Jerdon wrote:These guys will have everything you need to mount and power your fish finder
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They are sponsors of the board as well

Smiling we went to the same place, AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Good stuff, this. Thumbs Up

- Ken

6Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:36 pm

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Hey guys great topic It was in the wrong place so I split it and made this its own thread.


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7Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:40 pm

Mo2vation


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jeffcpr wrote:Hey guys great topic It was in the wrong place so I split it and made this its own thread.

Thumbs Up

There are many of us with FFs.... want to see what everyone else is doing. Smile

Thanks for splitting this, buddy.

-K

8Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:43 pm

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No worries i agree important info


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9Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:47 am

Jerdon

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I went a little more low tech for my FishFinder set up.
Humminbird Fishing Buddy
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Last edited by Jerdon on Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:58 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : One More Pic)


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10Fishfinder questions Empty fishfinder questions Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:24 pm

mthaubs

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I like my little set up.

11Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:43 pm

Mo2vation


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mthaubs wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I like my little set up.


I recognize that Transducer mount... Smile

Nice rig, buddy.

-K

12Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:58 pm

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mthaubs wrote:I like my little set up.

Looks great! Very clean.

13Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:19 am

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If you have a batteries plus nearby, you can pick up a sealed lead acid battery there. I got the float tube fish finder mount and have been pretty happy with it. Have an elite4x which i am also really happy with.

14Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:18 am

mthaubs

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I picked up my Battery box from Bass Pro. I added 2 batteries and it works for like 3 days. 6 hours per. I strap it on the back of the outcast. It has rings in the back. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

15Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:50 am

Mo2vation


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wetsuitxninja wrote:If you have a batteries plus nearby, you can pick up a sealed lead acid battery there.  I got the float tube fish finder mount and have been pretty happy with it.  Have an elite4x which i am also really happy with.

That's where I got mine.... Amazon was taking too long to get to me. So I currently have two and just swap back and forth.

V3 of the Enterprise (should be done in September) will have lighting and ground effects for night fishing, phone charging and of course GoPro powering. I'll use the second battery for that. Smile

-K

16Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:35 pm

mthaubs

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Good luck.

17Fishfinder questions Empty Re: Fishfinder questions Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:10 am

13Milton


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Nice, sounds like it well be real fun fishing with all that electroic gear you've mentioned....

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