Fish-On Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi Raiders, I'm in dire need of a good quality portable fish finder for my tinnie. I fish around Sydney harbour and around north and south head. I don't want a wristwatch one, but would like a decent finder with colour. Any advice, thoughts & ideas would be really appreciated. I have been looking at an Eagle Fisheasy 350c portable from the USA and wanted to know if anyone has bought finders from the US before? Thanks! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LungFai Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Get a GoPro. Mount it underneath ya tinnie. Whip out the iphone or android phone. Boot up the GoPro app and Voila, full colour with real life feed back . Now if only there was a thermo lens attachment or night vision lens, you can then stalk that Jew fish to his hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrydj1 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I have a lowrance elite 4 combo on mine. Not a bad unit but still learning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Depends on what you call portable? I need to remove mine as it is a car topper. I have a slide attatched to the transon for the transducer and a RAM mount on the unit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Depends on what you call portable? I need to remove mine as it is a car topper. I have a slide attatched to the transon for the transducer and a RAM mount on the unit ! Fish-on Just to expand on Bluefin post why does it need to be portable? Is it a security issue. Do you mean "removable" In checking the web , the 350C is discontinued & replaced with the Lowrance Elite 4x. If someone in the US is selling the 350C then it's old stock & old technolagy. Also , buying this type of product from overseas has no Australian warrenty. Suggest you buy from a local supplier. For interest , the 4x cost around $260 but I would spend an extra $50 & purchase the 4x DSI which has downscan. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Hi Geoff & Bluefin, the unit needs to be portable as i fish out of a 4m tinnie, which lives chained to a tree in North Harbour. Will look into the two you mentioned; didn't realise the one I was looking at has been discontinued. Cheers all, thanks for the advice! Steve Edited March 27, 2013 by Fish-On Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Just took a look at both the elite 4 & DSI. Loving the DSI!!! Now just gotta think of a way to attach the sensors to a removable mount/bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrydj1 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Maybe you could modify a cb radio mike holder or something similar. Just need to find something with some sort of corrosion resistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) go to Bias Boating website search for transducer slide. I have 2 of them on the back of a 375 makocraft topper tracker. 1 for the transducer and 1 for the down and side imaging transducer for a HDS8 unit which is mounted to the side of the boat with a RAM mount. Edited March 27, 2013 by bluefin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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