Dont look @ what i use i'm not like ewe lot

I actually go fishing on a regular basis & use my gear to death

I do gets the shits when sumbloody gets up & starts babbling their lowrance etc is as good as say a furuno that's when i let them have it

hi Pez the difference between the Lowrance x5 DSI and the Furuno LS4100 is no that great there is only a $46 between them so now it comes down to two things the size of each unit and how to mount the transducers,, still thinking about it



the thing is J.G. there is no a lot between them any more, for someone like my self ether will do the job quite well.

Paul

Then get yourself a piece of string & tie a rock to it
Never know your luck ewe just might dong a fishy on the head as the rock drops

yep already tried that, doesn't work, but i do like the bit about donging a fish on the head.

The base for the furuno is 170mm wide not to sure how I could make it fit.

Paul

Geez poly who said you have to use the base ????

How else would i mount it ????????????? there is no way to do an in dash mount cant just leave it rattling around in the bottom of the yak, can I

Paul

2 ways
Make your own bracket to suit
Remove back cover should be 4 screws the flush mount it

Pics Poly, I'v got a few early ones from last trip to yamba, was fishing for mangrove jacks in the creeck across the other side of the river and a good k and a bit downstream-was hard going coming home a couple of times against the outgoing tide and southerly wind.
Sounder wise I'v only got a base model eagle-nice and compact, I'm mainly fishing in the fresh so it shows the bottom structure in the max 50ft water just fine for me. Transducer is mounted with cable ties to the bottom of my motor.
GPS-yes I do use one to mark spots along the nepean and when I go away its helpful to mark the spots where bass are caught, its a garmin handheld-very compact, good battery life and very accurate.
Engine mount-I made it myself from some old bits I had in my garage- a couple of satellite mount bits, a bit of wood and another sat mount bit as a brace.
Yak is from BCF-called a angler-3m, cathederal hull, very stable-can stand and cast.
Engine has been upgraded to minn kota-the one on there did the job fine but was lacking in power-ebay cheapie cost under $150 quoted @ 40lb-more like 20lb.

Its all trial and error-when you're on the water fishing you soon work out what you use a lot and where is a good place to get your hands on it quickly-rods, paddle are the 2 biggies, net next then tackle, if you're going outside fishing a small sea anchor is a bit of kit a few fellas I know use, do a search on the net theres some great set-ups to pinch some ideas from.

Are ewe joking storms ???

Poly is a old bastard he cant paddle his yak all the way up to Yamba

Thats why he needs a motor ,
saw one on the web in the US that had a small jet ski engine fitted-gotta love the redneck yak!

that's a great set up you have there the one thing i had not though about was a lecky outboard
couple of questions mate what size battery are you using and how many hours do you get from it and is it used to power the sounder as well

Paul

Battery powers the sounder and motor, its made by power crank-a calcium cell hybrid 540cca 11 plate-think around 65AH.
Heaviest use so far was at yamba running sounder for most of the 4hrs fishing and motor was running for at least 2 hours mainly at max speed-enging specs quoted at max speed are battery input required 12v 34amp, input power 408w-fed might be able to make sense of these figures as far as battery life goes-the sounder draws bugger all.
When I got back to the wharf after that fishing trip the engine still showed 12.3v on the sounder.

Some of the guys in my fishing club have their engines mounted on the back of their yaks-they have made up their own brackets out of alloy.

Dont Gee him up storms cause next think you'll know is he'll want triple rod holders on the yak

Yo polyman
know where ewe can get wun of those lecky's @ a goodarus price cant recall if it's a 35 lb or 55lb thrust only used a few times

I bet KK's yak could take twins set up like that, after all he did walk into the yak shop and say, "SUPERSIZE ME".

you must be psychic, a complete set arrived Friday, fitted it up today, looks good to so when the camera battery charges up I will take a photo or two, as for the lecky I will need some time to think on how to repair it s
sounder should arrive on Tuesday with luck it will be fitted in time for the big trip away arrrrrrr the though of it 3 weeks with nothing to do except go fishing

Paul

I just dont get it poly ??

Why a triple hod holder when ewe only own 2 rods

I may get a new one one day

as promised the photos of the rod holders

Dropped in and checked out Poly's kayaks today. They look pretty good, but need a polish. New rod holders are cool. Pol didn't look himself though. Poor old fella had a bad case of swollen head.
Went in and had a coffee. He must have heard that I spilled a cuppa on Sav's lounge, so he had covered his lounge with fabric in case I did the same at his place. Probably had plastic under the covers as well. Pol went shopping today and little kids were looking at him and screaming, so possum made him wear this outfit. Looks good on him.

Not into Yaks but gotta admit they are looking pretty good Pol well done

But when are you going to get a real fishing boat ? something made out of alloy

a tinny, no mate not a tinny the only good tinny's are the ones with beer in them

Paul

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a tinny, no mate not a tinny the only good tinny's are the ones with beer in them


He's too young to know what they are poly, as far as not being a fan-maybe you should give em a try-you are living proof that bigger isn't better:P
Oh, out late this arvo for 3 hours 16 bass from 17 to 41cm all released to give another the same thrill!

When are ewe going to ketch some reel fish storms

He's too young to know what they are poly, as far as not being a fan-maybe you should give em a try-you are living proof that bigger isn't better:P
Oh, out late this arvo for 3 hours 16 bass from 17 to 41cm all released to give another the same thrill!
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Presume you were in the napean, 41's a bloody good fish for that area, well done.

When I live closer to the salt JG.

41 is fair size frank, there are bigger around, average size is around 30, the fishladders have helped a lot not only opening things up for the bass but has improved access with less weed build up-water flow is more consistent instead of huge flows when its wet then barely anything for months.

I'll send ewe over a few bags just pour them in the water

Dont for get the live bread-I wanna catch a marlin out of the nepean.

the sounder for the yak has at last arrived, now i know not all here will agree with the unit I have bough , its the Lowrance mark 5X DSI [down scan imaging ] will it be as good as a furuno LS4100 some how i don't think these can be compared as they are so different in the way work, newtec or oldtec time will tell

take a look at the video so you can see the difference

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eiuWKvVDlo...feature=related

Did you cut some of that metal I noticed out the front, for your transducer mount?

no mate I will do an internal mount for the transducer, the hand book said you can but its not recommended

Paul

I like that scroll back and mark a waypoint feature Poly, I'd be happy with a sounder like that.

the sounder is fitted, the transducer had to go on the out side of the yak the trouble is I cant use my rudder
with the transducer in the yak I was getting a very week signal, but its working very well now

Paul

Got a call from Poly the Yakman tonight. He has been down in Port Albert since Tuesday, in a rented trailer camper. It has been bucketing down since just after they set up and hasn't stopped. The yaks are still on the roof rack. He has to drive to the toilet block because the rain is so heavy. He will not be buying a camper trailer!!!

What model Lowrance is that Poly ?

Looking good

No good asking poly DanuSun
Last tu messages he sent me said sumting about having a fever & stuck in a cabin & it gets worse
Said he's gone loopy da loop in the head but we all know that happened ages ago

Anybody who buys a plastic boat then sells it to buy plastic yaks cant be all there

That's a text message i got from the polyman 2night

Evllybloody hide when ewe's see him log on

its a mark5 x DSI gray scale, now ask me what i think of it



yes its true, there is no way I would buy one, infact if I were to be given one the donor would be thanked with a punch in the nose



ooohhhhhhhh yes madness was setting in, if it were not for the steadying hand of my sweet possum saying stay the course, things would be ohh so black



why did i send that

let me tell you this possum and I packed up the camper van and moved to a new park some 100 or so k's away only to find the zipper on the cover had broken now there is no way to unpack the tent on the trailer, you should have seen me spit the dummy over that one, on second thought's best you didn't

Paul

Consider yourself lucky i'm not a phone person & dont know how to reply to text messages else ewe would've copped a bagging

arrrrrrrrr on most phones you just press the reply tab, the will work most of the time

Paul