01-31-2003, 06:59 AM
Hey guys, This sounds mighty tacky but I've found a way to use the Fishing Buddy II made by Bottomline that comes with sidefinder on my boat. This is a old fish finder that I usually used with my float tube,heh heh but...
what if it doesn't work? What I am trying to do is use a L-shaped sheet metal, and support it with wood to keep it from being flimsy. (It's strong now!) Then use a pair of 2 inch clamps and clamp it near my front trolling motor. Then use the fish finder clamp to tighten it to the L-shaped sheet metal. It looks pretty good on my boat now. Will this work? I am going to only use it at paint-drying speed trolling for walleyes.
Anybody out there ever trust fishing buddy II on the boats?
This is only temporary until I come into more $$, of course.
I'm thinking this way because since my boat already comes with the fishfinder by Hummingbird, but that brand's transducer goes to the back of the boat. I don't think that tranducer can transmit any fish in front of the boat, can it? I thought why not put something up the front of the boat.
Think this will work???
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what if it doesn't work? What I am trying to do is use a L-shaped sheet metal, and support it with wood to keep it from being flimsy. (It's strong now!) Then use a pair of 2 inch clamps and clamp it near my front trolling motor. Then use the fish finder clamp to tighten it to the L-shaped sheet metal. It looks pretty good on my boat now. Will this work? I am going to only use it at paint-drying speed trolling for walleyes.
Anybody out there ever trust fishing buddy II on the boats?
This is only temporary until I come into more $$, of course.
I'm thinking this way because since my boat already comes with the fishfinder by Hummingbird, but that brand's transducer goes to the back of the boat. I don't think that tranducer can transmit any fish in front of the boat, can it? I thought why not put something up the front of the boat.
Think this will work???
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