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798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« on: July 14, 2009, 01:18:17 AM »
I would like your input on the image quality/detail from my new 798ci that I've mounted on the stern of my kayak.  I don't think my images look as sharp/crisp as others, but I'm not as experienced at viewing SI.  I mounted the transducer above the bottom of my hull for protection, but wonder if any turbulence from the hull might impact my images.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 08:58:36 AM »
I would say you might get more turbulence/image distortion from paddle strokes.  I would make sure the transducer is adequately down in the water and there are no bubbles coming off the hull to distort the image.

I know there are quite a few others who have mounted them on Kayaks.
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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 05:08:55 PM »
I have a new 797c2i mounted on a temporary mount on the rear of my kayak and i was getting somewhat similar results.  You should try and slow down the scroll speed and you will get clearer pictures (this helped immensly for me).  As a side note, I try and keep up a speed of 2.5-3 mph while paddling, also remember to try and paddle gently enough to avoid the bow of the kayak from swinging directions which results in a wavy distorted bottom view in some cases.  Also try turning up the range on the unit to about 100ft per side as this seems to provide a clearer picture on my set. Let me know what happens! good luck!

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 06:58:32 PM »
Thank you very much for your replies.

I had left the chart scroll speed on 'default' which I believe is 10, as I do recall it moving pretty quickly on the screen.  Great suggestion to slow it down - I'll give that a try.

Also thanks for the speed/paddling tips.  I can see my paddle 'eddies' in the open water column of the SI image, which shouldn't be a problem.  I was travelling from 1 to 4 mph, but will try keeping the speed steady and see if near 3mph looks better.  Good point about minimizing side to side Yak movement by paddle strokes.  I noticed more 'wavy' bottom when I had tried mounting the transducer on the side with a suction cup bracket, which definitely would go up and down more than the back.   And I'll experiment more with the range. 

Thanks again,
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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2009, 01:06:17 PM »
I discovered I had adjusted the chart speed to 10 (the manual indicated better detail the higher the chart speed).  You're right - slowing the chart speed down to 2-4 helped the image quality alot!   Thanks for the advice - I'm real pleased with the results of mounting the 798ci on my kayak.

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« Last Edit: July 17, 2009, 12:10:27 AM by kayakangler »

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2009, 03:38:12 PM »
Those images have much better detail.  Another thing i think that made the first images a bit blurry looking was the weed coverage on the bottom.  I too have been using my kayak mounted 797c2i in a very weed infested pond and I think this degrades the side imaging signal because it basically creates lots of sonar shadowing and blockage that the SI cannot penetrate well.  I think you will see even clearer images in lakes and ponds with little to no bottom structure (weeds, grass, trees, etc). I will post some of my images from my kayak setup soon.

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2009, 03:47:56 PM »
Amazing pictures for a kayak!
Never thought that it is possible to get such clear images.

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2009, 09:58:20 AM »
here are some pictures that i took yesterday from my kayak mounted 797c2i! Unfourtunatly there is not much structure on the bottom of the small pond I was at.

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2009, 01:25:15 AM »
Thanks for the nice photos to compare.  Looks like your kayak mount is also working well!

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2009, 05:23:58 PM »
Could one or both of you please post how you mounted yours to you kayak? I've got to do mine next weekend and would like some ideas...

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 09:47:44 AM »
My transducer is mounted to be removeable with bungie cords.  I will take some pictures of it after work!

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2009, 01:56:32 PM »
Since we were talking about Kayaks, I thought this was pretty funny.

Here is an online article about the Humminbird 997 from Kayak Fishing in the Pimp My Kayak category! ::) ::)

Now the article itself is not whats funny!  Its the "Pimp My Kayak" category that cracked me up!

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/kayak-fishing/humminbird-side-imaging-sonar/
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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2009, 04:31:22 PM »
It does appear that your transducer is not deep enough in the water.  I have experienced this problem with our portable system.  Generally about 6 inches in the water seems fine.  a foot is even better.  With a kjayak this may not be the best but see if you can get it a little deeper.  Chuck

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2009, 04:59:35 PM »
It does appear that your transducer is not deep enough in the water.  I have experienced this problem with our portable system.  Generally about 6 inches in the water seems fine.  a foot is even better.  With a kjayak this may not be the best but see if you can get it a little deeper.  Chuck

are you referring to kayakanglers pictures or mine (homestea)?  Thank you!

Also I will try and post some pictures of my kayak setup today as i said i was going to several days ago. sorry for the delay.
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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2009, 06:57:39 PM »
here is my kayak mounting setup:

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as you can see, its a fairly low budget way of making a mount, but it is effective if you dont want it pemanently mounted. The mount consists of a light gauge stainless steel sheet bent to hold a scrap of styrofoam (epoxied in place to steel) the styrofoam was cut to the profile of the kayak stern, and i used adhesive hooks from the bath section at walmart (waterproof) and a 2 small bungies also from walmart. total cost was less than $15 for everything.  enjoy!

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2009, 02:51:04 PM »
homestea,

Very nice setup and very economical!  Thanks for the picts.

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2009, 05:40:27 AM »
Excellent idea homestea!

Indeed a very low budget mount and easy to install.

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Re: 798ci image detail question - kayak mount
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2009, 07:57:17 AM »
Thanks Homestea, I went for something a bit more permanent...

Read about my install here: http://www.kayakfishingnz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=865

Still to get it wet...

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