LittleRedFisherman Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 My Blazer is kinda a dual purpose boat for me. Running shallow river for smallies and walleyes, and some lake and backout fishing for crappie/catfish. I think Santa is gonna bring me a new sonar unit. Any of you have trouble running shallow river and having transducers on the boat? Thought about a portable mount I can raise when not needed? Also i'm helping Santa/My wife research a sonar unit. Looking at a Lowarance elite 5, they get good reviews, and got deals on them now. Any body got one and like it. Don't plan to use it smallie fishing, but hope to find some crappie and maybe even walleye water with it? There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
moguy1973 Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Put it on the trolling motor. -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
fishinwrench Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 I fashioned a C-clamp transducer bracket for my river Jon that allowed me to remove it from the transom real quick & easy. There are more places where I use that boat that will not allow a transducer back there than there were places where I wanted/needed one so I ended up selling the LCR unit, bracket and all. But if something like that would work for you just use your imagination.
LittleRedFisherman Posted November 30, 2014 Author Posted November 30, 2014 Something like this is what your talking about wrench? I would like one on my trolling moter to, but since only got one in my budget, i'd put it on my steering console, i'n thinking I can rotate it and still read it from the deck of the boat. http://www.basspro.com/Sully-Transducer-Brackets-for-Outboard-Motors/product/387/ There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
fishinwrench Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Yeah that's what I based it off of, just sturdier. That one looks like it would be a little flimsy or might twist sideways under pressure though. Maybe not.
LittleRedFisherman Posted November 30, 2014 Author Posted November 30, 2014 Yeah that's what I based it off of, just sturdier. That one looks like it would be a little flimsy or might twist sideways under pressure though. Maybe not. This one wouldn't work anyways, because of the high transom of a blazer, I think 20 inch transom is all this go to. I think I can make on out of some scrap around the shop! There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
grizwilson Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 I have one of those brackets, it is ok. I am running a side image on my jet, obviously it has to get down in the water to read the side, The jet does not allow that, so I mounted the puck on a transom mount trolling motor, when i need to run shallow just push the release and tilt it up. With the other bracket it had to be removed each time I wanted to run shallow. Usually do not have that tolling motor even conectted g “If a cluttered desk is a sign, of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk a sign?”- Albert Einstein
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