02-18-2014, 03:37 PM
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Alpha, that is nasty looking. I love it!
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02-18-2014, 03:58 PM
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What a rig!!! Can't wait to see it in action!
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02-18-2014, 04:16 PM
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Sweet. Those Gills are in for trouble! My friend lives in FL and has an Ocean Kayak brand. Not sure of model but it has the recessed built in trolling motor. It was killer on the Caney when he brought it up. I hope you get good use out of the new rig.
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02-18-2014, 05:00 PM
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The new kayak looks great!
Curious what made you decide to put the transducer there. Was this your decision or did the folks at HOOK1 suggest it?
I have the Predator and I love the rod pod. If the OK BGII is like the Predator there is not (if any) pad eyes. Using the predrilled holes on the rod pod I added a few...they have already come in hand a few times.
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02-18-2014, 05:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by goreds.king
The new kayak looks great!
Curious what made you decide to put the transducer there. Was this your decision or did the folks at HOOK1 suggest it?
I have the Predator and I love the rod pod. If the OK BGII is like the Predator there is not (if any) pad eyes. Using the predrilled holes on the rod pod I added a few...they have already come in hand a few times.
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Chad listend to how I wanted the transducer mounted close to me as I am too big to reach way out to swing it up when I beach the kayak. He suggested the chair tower and I liked it. But there is also a plan B and C. If my paddle stroke distorts the image too much I can move it further back on to one of the mounting pads....or up front if necessary. In my research all of the pics I saw of a side imaging in use on a kayak you could see the paddle strokes...but it was nothing big. If you look to the center lines those are the paddle strokes....pretty neat really.
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02-18-2014, 10:17 PM
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Looks great!
My depthfinder is needing to be re worked. I had bought the one saltwaterwalt posted on here and used it maybe 5 times before breaking the mounting bracket for the head unit. Leaned the boat up on its side then forgot about it and wind blew it over on pavement. Sucked but already have a lowrance coming to replace it. I am really interested in how you like your transducer mount. That may be the route i go or similiar and completely removeable.
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02-19-2014, 12:46 PM
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Looks awesome and the more pics I see of a DSI unit, the more I want one! That will probably be my next big purchase for the yak but not for a while. I need to save money and quit buying toys!
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02-20-2014, 08:33 AM
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Great screen shots, lets see some fish.
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02-20-2014, 01:16 PM
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That's awesome! Can you just do screen shots from the unit itself?
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02-20-2014, 01:42 PM
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That's awesome! Can you just do screen shots from the unit itself?
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Yeah...just install an SDHC card and snap away...LOL. Got a lot to learn but as soon as I find my first Gill beds in deep water will take some shots of the bed. As soon as weather gets a little warmer will go down to VFW or Laurel Hill and test it out. I know where plenty of shallow beds are there in only 5 or 6 feet of water so I can go over them and learn what I should be looking for.
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02-20-2014, 04:26 PM
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Do you think the beds still show from last year?
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02-20-2014, 04:27 PM
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Wow, you have that yak pimped out, Alpha! Nice!
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02-20-2014, 06:01 PM
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Do you think the beds still show from last year?
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Oh yeah.....I know quite a few.....problem is, so do a lot of other folks......LOL. Both those lakes will be very clear until the water turns 70 degrees and I will just use it as a test place so to speak. Supposedly you can a see great detail in as little as 2 feet of water. I have been playing around with it at home. Here is what the Gill beds will look like. This pic was of some in about 5 feet of water. Of course I am chasing those that bed deeper....but this is what I will be looking for. Testing it out at home I find that for my eyes the amber or brown colors works best for my eyes with the side imaging. Chomping at the bit to get this in the water.
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02-20-2014, 06:02 PM
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Wow, you have that yak pimped out, Alpha! Nice!
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Thanks Nomad...now to do as Jeremy says.....go fishing.
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