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Email Rio/Far Bank customer support directly. eos@farbank.com I just received information and a users manual on an older, out of production Sage reel I picked up used. They answered my request quickly.

So, with the exacting precision only possible with a 35 year old plastic protractor, inquiring minds can see that Humminbird has in fact oriented the side scan transducer precisely 5 degrees below the horizontal to ensure you get the full use of the full 10 degree cone!

Sorry Pat, this is one rabbit hole I haven't gone down yet! I had the same thought about using the Humminbird FB strap-on holder for my Garmin Striker Plus 4. Like you, it seemed to me that the small round base on the Garmin would be easy to transition to the opening in the Fishing Buddy...

Mike's Reel Repair in Chilliwack, BC.

Not over-kill at all. I have also used them on my floating line when fishing single or multiple streamer/stoneflies. Stillwater and streams. In the new "Orvis Guide to Stillwater Fishing", Phil Rowley mentions using swivels on floating lines setups for both indicator and non-indicator...

The Clark Fork would probably do for smaller lakes and close inshore. For $110 more though, you could get a Lost Creek 9 which is an Outcast Fish Cat 9-IR re-branded as Lost Creek. This would be a much more robust boat for rivers with 9 ft pontoons, 7 ft oars and heavier duty pontoon...

I shared this alternative with Brian but other might be interested. Cabela's sells an inexpensive Ground Spike Rod Holder that can be easily modified to provide an inexpensive float tube rod holder. I unbolted the plastic rod holder portion from aluminum spike and added a notch for a fly rod...

This is an option for using the Scotty strap-on system at the front of the float tube although it looks a little busy!

My experience with my Fish Cat Scout is almost identical to Divad's. I most often row with my feet in the water and I sometimes kick while rowing, although I'm not sure that makes much difference! I only get my feet up on the bar when I want to be more efficient for longer distances. If you...

I've used both the Scotty and the Caddis fly rod holders on a float tube for my active rod. The picture below is a simple alternative for a second strung up rod if you are using two.

A third option is Clifton 4123 Adhesive which is a 1 part adhesive. I've used it to add two Scotty Glue-on mounts to my vinyl Fish Cat Scout.

You might consider two different solutions - one for your active/trolling rod and a different setup for storage. I use the Scotty fly rod holder mentioned above for my active rod and for trolling on my Fish Cat Scout. I have it mounted on a Scotty Glue-on patch that is on the front left of...

The most common cause of inconsistent depth reading on my FB 120 was weak batteries. I did shorten the length of my transducer and after that I would occasionally sweep my kick fin under the transducer. That would mess up the depth reading - 256 was a frequent result - but I could always...

The recommendation for mounting on the right-hand side of clockwise rotating propellers seems pretty consistent across various fish finder and boating websites.

The second picture with the multiple units is actually lifted from the Home Depot website - I'm not that brave!! I couldn't see any manufacturer's markings on my unit but all the details look identical to the Adeptus details on the Home Depot site. Adeptus has a website as well. I bought my...

Or multiple! Start small . . . think big!! 'But Honey, I got the smallest fly tying desk I could find.'

Yeah, those are both nice sizes for fly tying. I'm using one very similar to smaller one and supplement it with a separate, wheeled drawer unit. Compact enough that I can (am allowed to) keep it in a corner of the living room - the roll top hides the mess nicely! Ken

This is a great deal and excellent price! It is the Sportsman's version of the Outcast Fishcat 4 and is made by Outcast.

Great to get have these discussions, even if just one more person starts wearing their PFD. The Canadian drowning statistics (my highlights) would seem to indicate that we all aren't necessarily getting smarter with age - even if we all like to claim we are! Ken

Besides the compact size, Garmin also seems to be quite aggressive with their promotional sales /pricing for the Striker 4 units. It seems like both the non-bundled and bundled Striker 4 units are sale at least once a quarter from one or more of the major retailers. That Lowrance unit looks...