Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to use just about every major brand of marine plotters and sonar out there. When I had the opportunity to equip my Hobie Fishing Kayak with Raymarine’s Dragonfly 7 Series Chartplotter/Sonar, I didn’t know what to expect from their new CHRIP technology. The unit itself it quite easy […]
CHIRP, Dragonfly Chartplotter, Kayak Fish Finders, raymarine
It’s an exciting time to be an angler in Southwest Florida. Our local inshore fishing is firing on all cylinders with a great day and night time bite for snook and tarpon. Most guides and experienced anglers will be targeting beach tarpon running from Bonita Springs to Boca Grande Beaches and all points in between. […]
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If I was asked 6 months ago about my thoughts on the use of advanced sonar/plotters on my Hobie Kayak, I would have said, “I prefer to keep it basic and clutter free.” With a majority of my fishing time spent inshore and in less than 30 feet of water, I figured that between experience […]
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Fish Finder Unit: Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Craft: 2014 Hobie Pro Angler 14 Difficulty: Easy (basic wiring, sanding) I recently had to opportunity to install the Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Fish Finder/Chart Plotter on my 2014 Hobie Pro Angler 14. The install was relatively simple and only required a few modifications to use the existing Lowrance Transducer ready […]
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