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Kayak Fishing in Southeast Louisiana

Portable fish (depth) finder suggestion

I am looking for a portable fish finder when kayak fishing. I am more interested in using it to identify underwater structures than to find fish. Battery life is also a concern. Any suggestion and advice?

Thanks in advance.
April 11, 2012 at 7:34pm
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Chris Holmes , Louisiana Sportsman Field Reporter Profile Photo
Posted April 11, 2012 at 8:44pm
e-mail

Check you e-mail.

Chris

FishOrNotFish Profile Photo
Posted April 13, 2012 at 3:18pm
Nice work

Thanks, Chris. I've learned something from the video and the site.

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Kruser Profile Photo
Posted April 13, 2012 at 5:15pm
Me too!

Chris, could you send me that?

I'm looking for a good portable one also

Thanks!!

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Chris Holmes , Louisiana Sportsman Field Reporter Profile Photo
Posted April 13, 2012 at 8:07pm
Done

check your e-mail.
Chris

GLOCKNERS PLACE Profile Photo
Posted April 20, 2012 at 7:14am
Finders

I use the Humminbird SmartCast with remote sonar, the screen on the watch is small but I like the versatility. It is small enough to not get in the way and besides tethering the sonar to the side of the Kayak I can hook it to a pole and cast it to an area that I want to check out without moving to the spot. Cheap too!

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FishOrNotFish Profile Photo
Posted May 21, 2012 at 9:00pm
Bought one and tested

Thanks for the advice.

I ended up buying an Eagle FishEasy 245DS portable. It has all the features I need, and it runs on 8 AA batteries. The whole unit is very light even with the batteries. I finally had the chance to test it out yesterday. It worked as expected. I kept it in my lap while paddling. The screen is big enough in such a case, and I had no trouble reading all things on the screen.

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