Bass Car Willie

Thanks Tom I will check it out for Cyber Monday. Off topic but I have bought line for $30+ that had the diamter of 4 lb test but the strength of 8lb test. This was to fish SMB in a river by my house. Long story short the line twisted so bad I was getting a tangle literally every cast. Went to get a refund @ Cabelas and they do not take refunds on line.

Sorry...cant edit my posts for whatever reasons but if there is something that is a gamechanger then I would go up to a cap of around $300. thanks

Sorry ....about $200. thanks

Hey Bass Resource Nation, I do mostly spin casting using Senkos, creature baits with some SpinnerBait/Flipping Fishing. I do prefer the longer rods that have great action and reels that have a decent gear ration for one turn of the reels Im open to fishing line as long as it doesnt twist and gets decent distance. lol but with larger lb test I dont see it a factor. Its my Christmas present from my wife. ha Thanks john

No apologies needed. The bodies of water I fish are very tough to get to....even with a wheel buddy configuration. The Dicks boat is approx 35 or so lbs....and now I am adding the fish finder and battery that I will have to put in a knapsack of some sort. I was just at Cabelas looking at the Old Town and Hobie boats and as nice as they were....there is now way I can walk that through some of the hiking type trails I walk to get to my spots. I was looking at https://www.outcastboats.com/product/pac-1000-green-gray/ and even belly boats like they use out in Colorado and Montana before setting on the Dicks Kayak. If you know of any other kayak in the 50lb or less category I would definitely be interested. Out here in CT the larger lakes get destroyed with the large bass boat rigs for tournaments and of course the joy riders so I like my little hidden ponds where many have even an electronic motor restriction. I just use a simple paddle. Hope that makes more sense why I am looking at a ZR1 Corvette engine that would go into a Pinto. ha

Would I have to get two independent sniper poles if I was to look at livescope and front/side scan simultaneously? Not sure if two transducers on the same pole would cause noise interference. Sorry for maybe a silly question. Thanks

Thanks for your detailed response casts_by_fly. To your point it looks like I would need to add this transducer for the side scan module. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/garmin-gt56uhd-tm-uhd-transducer-black# I really appreciate the time you took to explain the sizing of the battery. I have more research to do now. ha

Hey Bass Resource, Finally Inching closer to my dream. Not having a crystal proved out to where other needs took priority that I had not planned on. Here is the bundle that I am eyeing. https://www.basspro.com/p/garmin-echomap-ultra-2-126sv-fish-finder-chartplotter-and-garmin-livescope A few more questions if you dont mind. How do I size the battery and can you help me spec that out? I have this going on a kayak so can someone please hep on what you recommend as some type of shaft to have the transducers mounted on? I believe this comes with both transducers and I am hoping I can mount the two on one shaft or is that an interference nightmare waiting to happen? I was going to use a simple C clamp type mount until I get comfortable and then get a nice Al bracket. As I mentioned a while ago ..I started to have analysis paralysis by waiting for the next big game changer....specifically resolution. The thought is that by higher resolution and pixel density...I would be able to detect bass tight to weeds but based on your feedback that may be years away. I hope its OK to ask on who you recommend I purchase all of this from. I dont believe my local Cabelas or Bass Pro have many fish finders on display or otherwise I would get it from there as the guys seem very knowledgeable and dont appear to be all commission drive but do it for the love of the Sport. Do any places sell refurbs? My objective is to learn what goes on underneath and how fish relate to cover. Call me an old school purist but I just dont get an adrenaline rush enticing a crappie on live TV. ha Thanks for reading!

Hey Bass Resource Nation, I appreciate your advice from all you took the time. I am not one who can just get the best of the best in all the hobbies I enjoy every year so this will be an exception than the rule. ha Maybe I do take a step back and get a starter unit like PapaJoe advised. That video was a good video for a breakdown of what I need to consider based on which transducer does what function. Thanks!

I know all my friends think I am nuts but I fell in love with a basic hummingbird finder my cousin was using while creating a bread crumb trail. He was patient but we scouted the lake for several hours and by his experience he got us on the fish and taught me how to see how they were holding based on a thunderstorm where they were blowing up bait fish and then they were right inside the weedlines a couple hours later. My point is I would have spent that entire day using a senko where I later changed to a heavy brush hog that really got in the vegetation. Yeah PapaJoe...I see your point. Maybe I should scale it back a notch as I have no experience with any type of technology. To each there own but I would not get the same adrenaline rush watching a video screen in realtime vs studying structure and relating a pattern vs the structure and where the fish are staging.

Thanks for sharing and the source DogBone. Thanks for sharing Brian. I have a cheap Kayak from Dicks vs these high end rigs I see on the net. Biggest reason is like going in the type of water that is tough to get into. This thing is about 40 lbs and I know I will have to consider the transducer and the screen and the battery...probably put some of this in a back pack.

Great stuff man! I wish I can describe the type of vegetation but in theory I was thinking of using it for flipping and under a high gain or sharper threshold setting (not sure what the proper terminology is) I would see a darker solid object (bass) in the heavy vegetation. Then after hours utilizing the the sonar I would hope to think that I would be trained enough in sight seeing to see good looking vegetation if you will and may not need the fish finder training wheels if you will all the time. I need to digest what you explained to me but I will definitely share what I spec out for a system for feedback. I will checkout that video too Thanks!

I appreciate for everyone taking the time to help. This will be a major investment for me and I dont always know what questions to think about. I will not be peddling in the kayak. So MEGA Live 2 ...if I get the right model and transducer would have all these different point of view modules in one unit?

Hey all, I'm a recreational fisherman but I do want to optimize my time on the water as its not always easy to get the time. Been researching youtube, reddit and all sorts of articles which only made me more confused and overwhelmed. I know technology changes and Im getting analysis paralysis waiting for the next evolution every year. This would go on a kayak without a motor. My first question is do I need two different finders like I see everyone using or is there a universal one with all the features....side scan, live scan...etc My budget is around $5K for the finder, transducer and as whacked as this may look...I am hoping to get the larger type screens with the highest frequency resolution for a kayak. Are they accurate enough to decipher & see bass in vegetation? It also appears that Garmin, Lowrance, and Hummingbird are the biggest players but its like Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge Im also an old school purist in that I was hoping to use livescope to locate the fish but not use it as a video game type thing if that makes sense. Thoughts? Thanks for reading