anyone use the humminbird fishin buddy 140c?

[yumasdad]

Check the GARMIN units, they have thru hull transducers. Used them on kayaks before by mounting in a foam block glued to hull. A little bit of water in foam block under the transducer was it needed to work.
Lots of links out there for mounting instructions for this set up.

[RyanMac14]

Nothing comes up when i click the link. I ordered it so I will test it for myself and see how it goes.

[CMJeepster]

Originally Posted by RyanMac14

Nothing comes up when i click the link. I ordered it so I will test it for myself and see how it goes.

Hmmm... Weird. Search "140c" and you'll get 4 threads. Here's my write-up on one of those threads:

Originally Posted by CMJeepster

I've been using the Fishin' Buddy 140C (color & sideview) for a year now on my kayak in mostly freshwater. It's been great for both finding fish and being able to observe the bottom for structure & holes, etc. on bodies of water that I'm not familiar with. The sideview is nice to be able to locate fish hiding along a bank / in cover and the downview easily & accurately allows you to find out where the fish are in the water column. Heck, I pulled in my first lake trout last Saturday at Round Valley using the unit to find the depth of the fish and vertically jigging a Binsky Blade.

I like that it uses 6-AA batteries that I can pick up anywhere in the U.S. should mine die. I usually keep a spare sent in a ZipLoc in the kayak just in case. I am going to buy two sets of rechargeables soon though. Battery life can vary depending on conditions, but I've gotten about 16-20 hours of operation out of a set.

Is it worth the ~$250 that I spent on it from WalMart.com? Absolutely! It's helped me be able to find fish while prospecting unknow-to-me bodies of water and land fish that I wouldn't have found had I not had it.

The only drawback that I can think of is that I need to remove it if I'm paddling with a purpose as the drag that it creates makes it wobble and slows me down. It's a 8 second operation, so not a big deal.

Any specific questions?

[RyanMac14]

Great write up thanks. I have never used a fishfinder before so any tips for beginners. Also recommended settings that you have played with?

[CMJeepster]

Originally Posted by RyanMac14

Great write up thanks. I have never used a fishfinder before so any tips for beginners. Also recommended settings that you have played with?

This is my first one, so I can't compare it to anything. Like I said above, I wanted an easy-to-use, easy-to-install, basic unit. This is it. I'm in a kayak, not a bass boat, so this fits my bill on many levels.

BTW, I picked up some Duracell rechargeable AAs at Sam's on Friday that I will be trying out in the unit. More on those later.