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Kayak Fish Finder Installation Guide

10/11/2019

A handy guide covering the essentials of choosing a fish finder and installing this to a fishing kayak. This guide takes a detailed look at fish finder technology, mounting a fish finder to a kayak, the different ways to fit a transducer to a kayak and the options for powering a fish finder. Install a fish finder to your kayak and start catching more fish!

Fitting a Rod Rest and Rod Holders to the Hobie Outback

15/2/2019

Fitting Rod Holders and a Rod Rest to the new Hobie Outback

The new Hobie Outback comes with 4 flush mounted rod holders as standard, but these are not in the best position for use whilst fishing. This blog post outlines how i added a rod rest to the Outback for bait fishing and track-mounted trolling rod holders for lure fishing...

Installing a Raymarine Dragonfly 5 Pro to a Hobie Outback

7/2/2019

Raymarine Dragonfly Installation Guide for the Hobie Outback

The first rigging task on my new Hobie Mirage Outback was to install my fish finder and GPS chart plotter unit - a Raymarine Dragonfly 5 Pro. This blog post outlines how i fitted the unit using the Hobie Guardian Transducer Shield, Thru-Hull fittings and H-Track found on the Outback....

Adding a H-Crate to the Hobie Revolution 16

2/5/2017

Hobie H-Crate Storage Crate for Fishing Kayaks

Crates make a great addition to the rear tank well of any fishing kayak. They provide organised storage space for fishing tackle and gear. Hobie produce a storage crate specifically designed for kayak fisherman with some very cool features including H-Rail accessory mounting rails and integrated vertical rod holders. It was the perfect solution for gear storage in the tank well of my Revolution 16...

Accessory Mounting Options on the RTM Rytmo

28/7/2016

The RTM Rytmo Angler has plenty of space and features to make installing a range of accessories easy. This blog post takes a closer look at some of the mounting options for accessories such as rod holders, fish finders and more....

Ram Mount Rod Rest for Kayak Fishing

27/10/2015

Most kayaks come with rear facing flush mount rod holders and these are great for trolling a lure or storing the rods whilst paddling. Some kayaks come with forward facing flush mount rod holders and these are useful for when fishing at anchor or on the drift, however they position the rods at quite a steep angle. I find this annoying when bait fishing in chop or swell where the sharp angle tends to bounce the weight on the bottom instead of gently dragging it across the bottom. I needed a rod holding solution that positioned the rods at a lower angle. The use of a rod rest has recently become popular so i decided to make a fully adjustable rod rest system that i could easily transfer between any of my fishing kayaks. This is how i done it.....

Installing Ram Tubes on the RTM Tempo

2/4/2015

It was time to install forward facing rod holders on the Tempo. I get on well with the flush mount rod holders on the Abaco but the Tempo lacks space on the side rails to fit them. I settled on installing Ram-Tube™ 2008 rod holders with 1.5" ball round base so that i could position the rod at various angles for bottom fishing and trolling. Here's how i installed them.....

Fitting a fish finder on the RTM Abaco

11/4/2014

It was time to fit my Lowrance Elite 4x DSI Fish Finder to the Abaco. I had fitted it temporarily for the first couple of sessions out but wanted to make it a more permanent fixture. I also wanted to rig it in a way that would allow me to transfer it between kayaks should i want to use it on my tandem. This would mean no wires passing through the hull thus allowing the complete set up to be removable.

Fitting a Ram Ball Mount

21/12/2013

Ram Mounts can be used for a wide range of applications and are particularly useful on kayaks for positioning fish finders, rod holders, transducer mounts and just about anything else which you can attach a ram ball mount too.