MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
By no means I want to jack your thread, but how do all you guys like the striker 4? I have been doing a lot of looking and I am leaning towards it. The video I watched on youtube the guy just took off the suction cup and used the float. looked like it sat pretty level. Thanks for the input guys!!
Due to some early gift giving to myself and a lack of updating my amazon wish list I have 2 striker 4 units. I bought the portable pack with the striker 4, soft case, battery, and suction cup transducer. I realized that I wouldn't be happy until I had the ice transducer too, so I ordered it before we even had ice. For Christmas my parents gave me a striker 4 unit that is intended for use in a boat. I built a box out of plywood for the new striker and then built a battery out of salvaged 18650 cells. I used the portable transducer on this unit. I can compare the two transducers as I've used them side by side. The portable transducer works if you just hang it in the hole. I used it yesterday like this and we ate fish for dinner. It would be very serviceable if it was not for the stiff pvc insulation in the transducer cable. If it was silicone like the ice transducer it would be just fine. In 27 fow yesterday I spend a bit of time futzing with the transducer due to the stiff wire. I know the cone angles are supposed to be slightly different between the two but that is not what I notice most. I think I am going to order another ice transducer for the second striker. Not to start another "discussion" about flasher vs graph, but I also had my fl8se serviced by vexilar this year. It stays in the truck and I take the Garmin. Even the garmin with the portable transducer is prefered to the Vexilar. I foresee a 5 or 7 striker in the my future.
.... but now I just have it mounted on an old tip-up frame.
Here is how I set up my boat transducer . Also , the cooler is a Coleman Model 6209 . Batter is Yausa NP 7 - 12 with 7 Amp hours . The cooler has a divider slot molded in to it's walls . I just slipped a piece of heavy cardboard into the slot to keep the battery from sliding around . Everything fits in very nicely . Oh , I also heated up a nail and melted a small access slot in the cooler rim for the power & transducer cables when in use .
I'm super late to party and I know this is a VERY long shot. I just wanted to see if 4x4Dad can share his build with me as I am trying to build something similar for the transducer on my Garmin Striker Plus 4. Thank you so much in advance!!
You don't actually need to build anything to get the standard transducer to work if you have the transom mount bracket that comes with the unit. Take the mounting bracket for the transducer and put it on backwards. Then adjust the angle so that it acts as a stopper against the cord so when you are holding the the transducer by the cord the bracket rides on the cord and the transducer hangs level. Then all you need is a 99 cent piece of pipe insulation or pool noodle and a couple zip ties to make a float.