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Hi,Thinking of upgrading to a Garmin Striker and have some questions that I hope can be answered here:
How do you mount these on a pontoon? I use a Scadden Skykomish Sunrise, notice some here use them on tubes, haven’t been able to see details on Garmin manuals but assume there is some way to mount them where one can see and operate the screen.
Do the transducers work well on the trolling motor mount? In my case a Minnkota 30.
Batteries? What’s the standard setup? I see some recommend the Nocqua battery pack, is there an alternative? What are some options?
BassPro has the Striker 4 on sale beginning March 7- 27 for $99.
And then a friend...let's just call him Billy can swap out a side scan system when he goes with and we can dominate Dry Falls like never beforeI’m looking at this setup from fishfindermounts for my drift boat. The mounting arm for the ‘ducer travels vertically in the clamp and there’s also a hinge mechanism to tilt it out of the water.
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Definitely gotta roll up bumping the Wu Tang Clan that morning.And then a friend...let's just call him Billy can swap out a side scan system when he goes with and we can dominate Dry Falls like never beforeView attachment 105482
Are you sure it's the Garmin & not the Hummingbird? I'm just curious if you've measured any other way...mostly because I have the Garmin and this would be good information to have, especially since this is the first I've heard of such a thing.I replaced my 30 year old Hummingbird FF with a Garmin Stryker last spring. The depth readings it gives me are way off. I need to spend some time troubleshooting. My Hummingbird was very accurate.
The Garmin should be very accurate as well. Something is off. How do you have your transducer set up and on what watercraft?I replaced my 30 year old Hummingbird FF with a Garmin Stryker last spring. The depth readings it gives me are way off. I need to spend some time troubleshooting. My Hummingbird was very accurate.
It is on my 14' aluminum boat. I have down riggers on the boat and checked the depth by lowering the down riggers until I hit bottom in about 100 feet of water. I'm using the electric trolling motor mount for the transducer. Instead of mounting it on my trolling motor I have it mounted on an L- shaped rectangular rod that I clamp to the transom. It sounds funky but I want to avoid drilling holes in my boat. I used the exact same setup with my Hummingbird and it was always very accurate.The Garmin should be very accurate as well. Something is off. How do you have your transducer set up and on what watercraft?
Understood. Few more questions? Is the depth only off when the boat is under power? Does it give shallow readings ok and struggles with deeper?It is on my 14' aluminum boat. I have down riggers on the boat and checked the depth by lowering the down riggers until I hit bottom in about 100 feet of water. I'm using the electric trolling motor mount for the transducer. Instead of mounting it on my trolling motor I have it mounted on an L- shaped rectangular rod that I clamp to the transom. It sounds funky but I want to avoid drilling holes in my boat. I used the exact same setup with my Hummingbird and it was always very accurate.
Good choice.I’m looking at this setup from fishfindermounts for my drift boat. The mounting arm for the ‘ducer travels vertically in the clamp and there’s also a hinge mechanism to tilt it out of the water.
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Is the transducer parallel with the water surface?It is on my 14' aluminum boat. I have down riggers on the boat and checked the depth by lowering the down riggers until I hit bottom in about 100 feet of water. I'm using the electric trolling motor mount for the transducer. Instead of mounting it on my trolling motor I have it mounted on an L- shaped rectangular rod that I clamp to the transom. It sounds funky but I want to avoid drilling holes in my boat. I used the exact same setup with my Hummingbird and it was always very accurate.
That is most excellent.Sent this out before, but a creative way to have your Striker set up for multiple craft, float tube, framed pontoon, frameless pontoon, pram, or boat.
Car caddy (AutoZone) with a strap to go around any tube, with a Scotty small track mounted to middle. Can add a 241 block for other accessories too. Scotty kayak small track gear head with Striker mounted to top. Battery in side pocket; I use car starter type, weighs 7 OZ. Caddy gives you lots of other usable space, cup holder, I even included cigar tray.
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I like the kick stand ideaOn my Outcast PAC800 I used the Ram mount for the head unit & a bicycle kick stand for the transducer. The transducer stays out of the way during transport & launching. For power the battery goes in the side bag.
https://rammount.com/products/ram-b-202u
https://rammount.com/products/rap-b-201u-a#
https://rammount.com/products/rap-b-400u#
https://marcumtech.com/product/brute_kit/
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On my Outcast PAC800 I used the Ram mount for the head unit & a bicycle kick stand for the transducer. The transducer stays out of the way during transport & launching. For power the battery goes in the side bag.
https://rammount.com/products/ram-b-202u
https://rammount.com/products/rap-b-201u-a#
https://rammount.com/products/rap-b-400u#
https://marcumtech.com/product/brute_kit/
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wicked genius!The kickstand is absolutely genius!