I've been seeking advice on where to mount the unit/s and if I should get one large one or two medium sized ones. I have a tiller 16' boat and I don't know if it's more crucial to have a better view in the back while I'm driving the motor or if I should have the better view in the front where I'm

on the trolling motor. - OR if I should have a large unit in the middle on a RAM mount to see from back AND front - I don't think this would work too well.

After doing some research on this topic, it seems that since I generally fish small lakes a few thousand acres or less, I already know them fairly well and it would be best to just have it in the front. I would have an extra ram mount in the back for when I'm learning a new lake and want to drive around while observing the unit. Or say I was prefishing a lake for a tournament and wanted to learn it. I would switch from back to front throughout the day, but come tournament day, I'd just keep it in the front to save time. What are your thoughts on this?

I've been seeking advice on where to mount the unit/s and if I should get one large one or two medium sized ones. I have a tiller 16' boat and I don't know if it's more crucial to have a better view in the back while I'm driving the motor or if I should have the better view in the front where I'm

on the trolling motor. - OR if I should have a large unit in the middle on a RAM mount to see from back AND front - I don't think this would work too well.

After doing some research on this topic, it seems that since I generally fish small lakes a few thousand acres or less, I already know them fairly well and it would be best to just have it in the front. I would have an extra ram mount in the back for when I'm learning a new lake and want to drive around while observing the unit. Or say I was prefishing a lake for a tournament and wanted to learn it. I would switch from back to front throughout the day, but come tournament day, I'd just keep it in the front to save time. What are your thoughts on this?

Ignore the blue mess. My boat is a tiller also. I keep my GPS/FF in the rear, next to the net on the right, and my plain FF on the bow.

I need the GPS to know where I am and where i am going. So I keep that in the back. The plain FF I keep in front so I can keep on the structure I am fishing.

You have alot of options here, and how you fish would play a major part. First of all, i think 1- $300 unit is better than 2- $150 units. If you have/fish from a bow mounted trolling motor, that's where i would mount the transducer. It's where you spend the most of your day, and with a better sonar, it will help you fish more efficiently. With lake maps available for public lakes (in mi. anyways) you can still guesstimate the areas you want to fish, put the motor down, turn on the sonar and get to catching. That's how i would do it.