![]() The placement of the recessed transducer ready area in the hull is next to the scupper and makes it easy to run the transducer cable through it. Brass inserts in the mold of the kayak line up perfectly with the included transducer mounting brackets from Lowrance.Īfter a few turns of the screws your transducer is mounted. You can run it right up on the beach without worrying about breaking it free. With this new modification done by Malibu Kayaks, the hull allows a perfect spot for the transducer to be mounted and recessed into the hull of the kayak to keep it free from debris and objects. Providing indented location on the bottom of the kayak also protects the transducer from catching on something, or even breaking free from running aground. That is especially the case with the newest DSI units from Lowrance. There is no doubt that any fish finder transducer greatly benefits from non-obstructed access to the water, the fish, and the structure below the boat - the reading is basically as good as it gets. Lowrance has proven that designing a fish finder unit specifically with kayak anglers in mind has been one of their top priorities. The rest is history - nothing like a good idea turning into reality! We approached Malibu Kayaks with the idea to take most Lowrance units, from the X-4 through the Elite series including the DSI units, and be able to take it right out of the box and mount the transducer right to the bottom of the hull. Brent Torgeson at Kayak Fishing Supplies thought that mounting the unit underneath the hull of the kayak would be the safest, cleanest, and the most efficient approach. ![]() Kayak Fishing Supplies had another idea - change the kayak mold to provide protected location for a transducer. Other folks took it to another extreme in effort to get the best possible sonar reading - they would make a precise cut at the bottom of their kayak to fit the transducer and make it flush with the bottom of their kayak, and then carefully seal it to make it waterproof. ![]() They would build a special custom base attached on the inside of their kayak, and fill it with water or other fluid. There are number of other variations - some people avoided marine goop all together and preferred "wet mounts". It has been an industry standard to goop the transducer to the inside of the hull and let it shoot through the plastic. Transducer placement on a kayak has always been one of the things heavily debated in kayak fishing communities.
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