Marine mounting is a different challenge than vehicle or home mounting. Salt water corrodes bare metal, constant vibration loosens cheap hardware, and suction cups simply don’t work in a marine environment. The guides below cover phones, tablets, fish finders, GPS units, antennas, transducers, and Scotty system accessories.
The Raymarine Dragonfly 4 and Dragonfly 5 are older units now, but they still do exactly what a lot of anglers need: reliable sonar, usable mapping, and a screen size that makes sense on a kayak, jon boat, aluminum fishing rig, or compact helm. That is why these units are
A fish finder is only as good as its transducer installation. Poor mounting leads to weak sonar returns, inconsistent readings, and missed structure. The biggest issue is not the electronics—it is placement. The goal of any transducer mount is to keep the sensor in clean, uninterrupted water while protecting it
Most boaters figure out the hard way that a poorly made tablet mount isn’t built for the water. One rough afternoon and it’s either vibrated loose, the plastic cradle has cracked from sun exposure, or the whole thing is somewhere on the deck. On a boat, a falling iPad isn’t
The Garmin Striker 4 and Striker 4cv are two of the best value fishfinders on the market. For the price, the feature set is remarkable: a color screen, built-in GPS, and a transducer included in the box. The Striker 4cv adds ClearVu sonar technology for a more detailed view of