I have a quick question. I have a inflatable 6 man raft that I take out on my small lake/pond. What do you guys recommend for a inflatable like mine that gets torn down after I'm out of the water. I really have no experience in fish finders nor how they are set up. But I think it would be a huge advantage to see that structure on the bottom. Right now I just drift down the banks and totally ignore the open water because its like trying to find a needle in a haystack out there.

Don't really want anything like this smart cast as I don't want to take the chance of spooking fish. Can a fish finder be hooked up on a raft? Yes dumb question I know.

This is what I would be using if I fished from a raft.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_73437_200001001_200000000_200001000_200-1-1

This is what I would be using if I fished from a raft.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_73437_200001001_200000000_200001000_200-1-1

Thanks. Not sure where I would clamp it though. But these ideas are welcomed! Wife and mom keep on bugging me for Christmas ideas. This would be the time to get one.

I've seen somebody with it mounted to their raft. I just can't remember how they did it.

One of the comments on the BPS link was some one stating that they had to buy a harness for their tube. About $15.

You could make a mount out of PVC (two wide) to hook over your raft hangs over the side, and it could use a standard transducer so you can get a cheaper fish finder.

  raft     PVC  Raft    

---------[     ]--------------

           [_+_]

-----------+-----------------

              0    Transducer  (never cut this cable to make it shorter)

   

     (fish)            ((Big Fish))

               (Fish)

you could add one of these

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum1/download.php?id=3754

I was thinking of getting one of these for my inflatable and just storing it in my tackle box...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000752MKO/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IW4BC61TNLUO9&colid=26FMOYV0HHS9D

I was thinking of getting one of these for my inflatable and just storing it in my tackle box...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000752MKO/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IW4BC61TNLUO9&colid=26FMOYV0HHS9D

I may just end up going that route.

Myself.....I wouldn't pay for something like this but for a christmas present....why not. 8-)

It probably is the easiest FF for my needs. Not like I'm fishing big lakes in my raft.