I have had a kayak for 6 seasons now.....never felt the need for a fish finder! One more pain in the butt gadget to have to deal with! I have more fun finding the fish on my own and it gives me more satisfaction when I do! I find fish finders to be somewhat annoying and that they take away from the experience over all! You are out on the water and if you are not marking fish.....you feel somewhat deflated and it gives you no hope of catching unless you see marks! I enjoy the thrill of when I catch a fish! Its all me.....probing rocky shorelines and employing different lures to find the fish!
Only benefit I would find from them is as a depth finder then again....I generall hang over structure in 10 feet of water or less so.......
