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Best Fish Finders for Kayak Fishing

Best Fish Finders for Kayak Fishing

Johnathan and JT discuss Garmin fish finders for kayak fishing. From the Garmin Striker Cast to Garmin LiveScope, fish finders for your kayak range from simple and straightforward to advanced and complex. Which setup is right for you? The answer may surprise you.

Factors that play a large role in finding the best fishing kayak fish finder are how you fish, where you fish, how much space you want to dedicate to electronics, how you'll power and mount your fish finder and transducer and most importantly what your budget is. Don't overbuy if you don't have to!

Learn more about the Garmin lineup and how JT and Johnathan are on the complete opposite ends of the Garmin Fish Finder spectrum.



Best Fish Finders for Kayak Fishing



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It is easy to get wide eyes when dreaming of your perfect kayak setup. We see some of the craziest setups around in our line of work. But, those kinds of advanced setups with all the bells & whistles are not necessary for everyone. Sometimes, it is easier to take fellow kayakers' word for it rather than a retailers. That's why we created the Kayak Anglers Resource - a community of kayak anglers who share their experiences, ask questions and give honest reviews and assessments of kayaks and accessories. We can share our expertise until we are blue in the face, but a fellow anglers words often mean more.

Here a few great examples of how kayak anglers are helping other kayak anglers make better decisions on their purchases:

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