New Fish Finder - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

macojoe · 08-01-2003, 09:36 PM

I just bought a new fish finder. It is a Eagle SeaFinder 320 DF the same as a Lowarnce X81.
A buddy of mine has the Lowarnce and says he loves it!! He payed $299.00 for his. I got mine for $239.00 at Boaters World today.
http://www.fishfinder-outlet.com/seafinder320df.htm

Has anyone else got one of these? and how do you like it?

missing link · 08-02-2003, 03:59 PM

i do i do i do!!! I like it , did the shoot thru xducer and never loose bottom!

macojoe · 08-02-2003, 06:41 PM

I hope to have mine all set tomorrow! I had some place to go today and could not work on the boat. But I have the bracket all set Just have to run the wires.

missing link · 08-02-2003, 07:00 PM

Nice! good luck! You should have seen me and my dad running the wires

macojoe · 08-02-2003, 07:22 PM

won't be to bad, I just rewired th whole thing when I did the conversion so I have a place to run everything. I built that in when I did the job. I said wht is going to happen when I want to add something?? So I left a way to do that with out to much hassel.

missing link · 08-02-2003, 07:59 PM

It was tight on the new boat, with my dad being 6'4 and me 5'11 but all the yelling and grunting of trying to contort our bodies in the boat it was all worth it once it was all done and we took her out for a nice long ride for the first time

macojoe · 08-03-2003, 10:31 AM

Hey link did you get the speed sencor with yours?? Can you putthe side buy side ?? Or will it cerate turbalance and interfear with the transduser??
They say nothing in the inst. about this.
Thanks !!

missing link · 08-03-2003, 10:38 AM

we did not use the speed xducer

ne1 want to buy one?? Ok, i have seen many new boat rigged with both x-ducers next to each other i dont think it will do anything. but bubbles to play a big part in an x-ducer reading right.

-matt

macojoe · 08-03-2003, 10:41 AM

I was thinking the same thing as I have one in the GPS. But I like to use everything they give me. I payed for it. Well I guess I might not.
Thanks

missing link · 08-03-2003, 10:45 AM

Hey goto this web site you can use the 320df on your pc b4 you get it out on the water to get use to it heres the web site...

http://www.eaglesonar.com/Downloads/...rs/default.htm

macojoe · 08-03-2003, 01:37 PM

All wires run and transduser installed!! All I have to do is hook up the power.
I decided to not use the speed sencor. I have one in the GPS and that is goo anough for me.
Thanks for the link! I have not used it yet , but agter I get the power on I might. I had to come in to get a drink!! Boy I am sweeting like a pig!!

missing link · 08-03-2003, 01:46 PM

glad everthing went well.. but check out that web site it helped me alot when my dad messed with the fish finder on on the water.. shhh i dident say that

-matt

missing link · 08-04-2003, 10:57 AM

did ya get it in the water yet?

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 11:01 AM

Yep and it worked great!! I went to billings gate last night with a friend and I got 6 keepers on a tube and a worm. My firsttime for this kind of fishing. It sucks but it worked. I got home about 10:30 last night

missing link · 08-04-2003, 11:04 AM

can u see arches for the fish?

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 11:11 AM

yes I can !! I see all it works great

missing link · 08-04-2003, 11:14 AM

i cant see arches

but it works with fish id's maby i'll talk my did into mounting it on the transom.

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 11:29 AM

call the co. and ask the tec. I am sure they will help! Maybe the machine is messed up and you can get a new one

missing link · 08-04-2003, 11:32 AM

ahh ha.

i'll e-mail them. but we did do the shoot though x-ducer, do you think that would change anything?

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 11:54 AM

Hey they make that an option so they need to stand by it no matter what!! Maybe you can ask the tec how to do it and see if you did anything wrong? Maybe it is a bad transducer??

missing link · 08-04-2003, 11:59 AM

I dont know. but to tell you the truth not 1 striper has been cought on the new boat

Me and my dad need to start cetching some!! we dont know where the are ahhh. i'll talk to my dad when he gets home..

-matt

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 12:08 PM

If you are oing it just for fun then go to cahatam and wire jig out front of the chatam light. You will catch!! Chatam has a bunch of small fish with a few big ones throw in. Slugo's work well. Lots of dog fish so don't let it sit still!!

missing link · 08-04-2003, 12:19 PM

Chatam=long boat ride

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 12:21 PM

do you trailer or are you mored??

missing link · 08-04-2003, 12:25 PM

trailer

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 12:30 PM

Well then stop crying and start fishing!! Thats what they make ytrailers for!! I trailer all over the place. I go from Yarmouth to Falmouth for all the Fluke trips. Then when I was camping in Warham I bring my boat and ntrailer from there. It is 25 miles from the camp site to Falmouth. I trailered to Sicutit yesterday that is a 10 mile hike, same 10 miles to barnstable harbore. I also go to Chatam all the time.
You got to go where the fish are!! Just ask and people will tell you where they are.
You can get bass almost anywhere with a boat in early AM or PM. Hook it up and get going!!

missing link · 08-04-2003, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by macojoe

You got to go where the fish are!! Just ask and people will tell you where they are.

well where are they??

macojoe · 08-04-2003, 12:39 PM

Chatam, billings gate, Vinyard sound They are everywhere!! Fish the drop offs at middle ground with live scup, or jig with a green or black jig and wire in the early am on middle groud. Go out of ryders cove in Chatam and go thur the cut and jig the same way out front by the light.
Go out of sisutit and go north till you see all the boats, then start tube and worm or jiging You can go out the Sandwhich basin and get to billings gate but it is about a 14 mile run.

There you have it now catah fish!!!!!!

missing link · 08-04-2003, 12:42 PM

ty.. my dads a truck driver so now i'm Making him go to diffrent ramps so we can get some FISH!!

BigBo · 08-04-2003, 03:25 PM

ML, like macojoe says, you've got to move around. You can't just fish the same areas all the time. I went out with a buddy this morning and we trailered the boat close to 35 miles each way just to get to some of those spots that MJ mentioned and you're a lot closer.
I also noticed in an earlier post from you that you guys head to the ramps at noon, fight for parking spots, then go out. My friend, if you're going to catch decent fish, you've got to get up a lot earlier than that or fish the evening tides. I was on the water at 5:00 AM today, got 5 fish between 25-32 lbs and a few smalls thrown in to boot. Then a few Fluke to top things off. You live in a good area as a starting point. Take advantage of it.

Get out there and good luck.