Best Fish Finders for Kayak Fishing

Johnathan and JT discuss Garmin fish finders for kayak fishing. From the Garmin Striker Cast to Garmin LiveScope, fish finders for your kayak range from simple and straightforward to advanced and complex. Which setup is right for you? The answer may surprise you.

Factors that play a large role in finding the best fishing kayak fish finder are how you fish, where you fish, how much space you want to dedicate to electronics, how you’ll power and mount your fish finder and transducer and most importantly what your budget is. Don’t overbuy if you don’t have to!

Learn more about the Garmin lineup and how JT and Johnathan are on the complete opposite ends of the Garmin Fish Finder spectrum.

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Hooked! The Kayak Anglers Resource: What We are About & Links
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Social Media Links & Resources
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JT McClanahan (Producer): https://www.instagram.com/the.driftless.kayaker/
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https://youtu.be/DRakwFpnQI8

0:00 Introduction
1:00 Start out simple & learn
1:45 Garmin Striker line
2:15 Additional things you’ll need for kayak fish finders
3:00 YakAttack Cellblok
5:20 Batteries & additional budgeting
5:45 Garmin Striker Cast
7:15 Garmin LiveScope vs. simple units
8:50 Using mapping to mark grass and rock piles
9:50 Don’t get overwhelmed by the technology & terminology
10:35 Pros & Cons of LiveScope