Hi all! I’m looking for fish finder recommendations please after mine took a drink last year. I realize there are fish everywhere ?? but find it helpful for depth and all. Thank you

Just for the BW we have iBobbers. Bluetooth to your phone. I have found them accurate. They are very lightweight also

If I didn’t have one and was starting from scratch a looking solely for BWCA use I would probably go for the HawkEye fishtrax. Have heard it does the simple things well, affordable, lightweight, and powered by AAA batteries. This post got me curious and looked and as of right now it’s on a limited time deal on Amazon for $81

bombinbrian: "Just for the BW we have iBobbers. Bluetooth to your phone. I have found them accurate. They are very lightweight also"

I try to save my phone battery for pictures but it’s a neat concept. With my luck though that little bobber would likely float away :)

shouldertripper: "If I didn’t have one and was starting from scratch a looking solely for BWCA use I would probably go for the HawkEye fishtrax. Have heard it does the simple things well, affordable, lightweight, and powered by AAA batteries. This post got me curious and looked and as of right now it’s on a limited time deal on Amazon for $81"

This is similar to what I had but nicer. Digging all the features in a little hand held. Great find!

ProneonthePortage2021: "

bombinbrian: "Just for the BW we have iBobbers. Bluetooth to your phone. I have found them accurate. They are very lightweight also"

I try to save my phone battery for pictures but it’s a neat concept. With my luck though that little bobber would likely float away :)"

I take a battery backup with me, actually a couple. I also tie a line onto the iBobber.

Garmin Striker 4
Nocqua battery pack
Ram Mounts (size b)

All this fits in a small waterproof seal-line bag, weights about 3-5lbs. The battery has never died on a trip, generally fishing 4-6 full days.

I have a Garmin Striker 4 that I'd sell you very reasonably

YaMarVa: "Garmin Striker 4
Nocqua battery pack
Ram Mounts (size b)


All this fits in a small waterproof seal-line bag, weights about 3-5lbs. The battery has never died on a trip, generally fishing 4-6 full days.


"

I have always used my striker 4 with a generic AA battery case and use lithium which works well and has always lasted our whole trip. Do enough trips and it does add up quickly, so I’ve looked into a rechargeable battery pack. Which AH size nocqua do you use?

I use the Nocqua 20Ah

CoachWalleye74: "I have a Garmin Striker 4 that I'd sell you very reasonably"

Go on. How do I get a hold of you?

Trying to figure something out, thought this board used to have a DM feature.

Buy a rapala countdown, it sinks a foot a second. Also much cheaper then a fish finder.

Just purchased a Deeper Pro Plus 2. Read a ton of reviews on it so I'm going to give it a shot. Just got it out of the box tonight, headed to knife Lake next week. We'll see how it works. I've never used a fish finder in the bwca before, I'll find out if I was missing something after all these years.

I use the Hawkeye Fishtrax.

It's a good fish finder and shoots through the hull, no problem. It will give you depth and fish, and if you put the transducer in the water, it will provide surface temps too. I have never run out of battery up there on trips that were a week plus. An extra set of batteries is good for backup. Can't beat the price either!

bfurlow: "I use the Hawkeye Fishtrax.


It's a good fish finder and shoots through the hull, no problem. It will give you depth and fish, and if you put the transducer in the water, it will provide surface temps too. I have never run out of battery up there on trips that were a week plus. An extra set of batteries is good for backup. Can't beat the price either!"

I've used the Fishtrax for years. I had to get a new one after the transducer on my old one failed. How do you never run out of batteries? I run mine in gray scale to save power, and I get about 8-10 hours of use out of a set of Li AAAs.

rpike: "

bfurlow: "I use the Hawkeye Fishtrax.



It's a good fish finder and shoots through the hull, no problem. It will give you depth and fish, and if you put the transducer in the water, it will provide surface temps too. I have never run out of battery up there on trips that were a week plus. An extra set of batteries is good for backup. Can't beat the price either!"

I've used the Fishtrax for years. I had to get a new one after the transducer on my old one failed. How do you never run out of batteries? I run mine in gray scale to save power, and I get about 8-10 hours of use out of a set of Li AAAs. "

I pop in a set of fresh Lithium batteries at the start of a trip. I use it mainly for water temp and to mark depth. Once I hit some fish and figure out an area, I turn it off. When we move to a new area, I take another check.
All of my measurements are based on starting with the map, finding a contour and guessing once I do to maintain depth. If not hits, I turn it on again to check depth.

I'm a low maintenance nerd - I will bring an extra set of batteries just in case.

Thanks. We're usually trolling different areas, so I keep mine on nearly constantly while fishing.

I recently purchased a Deeper Smart Sonar Chirp +2 and Flexible arm mount to be used next week on my trip. I tested it out last week up on Rainly Lake while walleye fishing. The boat had full sonar, I attached my Deeper Sonar off the back and it worked just as well as the boat sonar. You just need the deeper, your phone and a phone charger. The Deeper Smart Sonar CHIRP 2 weighs 3.2 ounces. The Deeper Flexible Arm Mount 2.0 weighs approximately 1.4 lbs. The arm mount is optional but works great.

YaMarVa: "Garmin Striker 4
Nocqua battery pack
Ram Mounts (size b)


All this fits in a small waterproof seal-line bag, weights about 3-5lbs. The battery has never died on a trip, generally fishing 4-6 full days.


"

Similar to YaMarVa, garmin striker 4 that fits into a sea-line dry bag. I modified an old trail cam for a waterproof battery pack and went with a cheaper amazon version of the ram mounts. The 8 AA’s I use last me close to a week in the BW and I bring one extra set.

Fish finer mount with transducer arm

Wildcat11: "I recently purchased a Deeper Smart Sonar Chirp +2 and Flexible arm mount to be used next week on my trip. I tested it out last week up on Rainly Lake while walleye fishing. The boat had full sonar, I attached my Deeper Sonar off the back and it worked just as well as the boat sonar. You just need the deeper, your phone and a phone charger. The Deeper Smart Sonar CHIRP 2 weighs 3.2 ounces. The Deeper Flexible Arm Mount 2.0 weighs approximately 1.4 lbs. The arm mount is optional but works great.
"

The Deeper Chirp works great for me. Note that if you float the sonar in a ziploc bag with a little water and place it on the bottom of Kevlar boat it will shoot through the hull. There can be no air between sonar and the water, so does not work in areas with structural foam in the hull. In my boat it can sit right under stern seat. Much easier than using a mount!

shouldertripper: "If I didn’t have one and was starting from scratch a looking solely for BWCA use I would probably go for the HawkEye fishtrax. Have heard it does the simple things well, affordable, lightweight, and powered by AAA batteries. This post got me curious and looked and as of right now it’s on a limited time deal on Amazon for $81"

I own and have used oned for over 5 years now. Find it a game changer for finding those little hidden spots in fishy areas. Get about two days of fishing on a set of batteries.