Quote Originally Posted by Tom 513 View Post
KrappieKraine- It sounds like your history of crappie fishing is the same as mine, a few years of spider rigging and now more single pole. But I will keep my options open seeing I'm a firm believer that if one method isn't working try another, being flexible is important.
My current set up is a Motoguide XI5 with pinpoint which is great for trolling and spot lock, my graphs are Lowrance HDS gen2 touch units 9" at helm 7" at bow. When I installed the system I declined being able to follow a contour
, but seeing I have a interest in Walleye the Helix/Ultrex combo will offer that.
I will have a 10" Helix at the Helm and the Bow and they will be linked with the trolling motor. I went with a stand alone 10" Garmin echomap Ultra for Panoptix but know I wont want the transducer on the TM for long. I know suppliers that I could get the graphs from cheaper them Vexus is offering them for but knowing the wires on the boat are run through tubes or conduit I chose to have them installed at the factory, the only thing that concerns me is that boats and components can be hard to come by now days. Actually I looked at 2 other boats that had just been delivered to the dealer last week, both were missing trolling motors! So I decided to keep my Tracker till I have the equip boat sitting in my driveway.
Tom, post some pics whenever to new water bug shows up. We’d all like to see it and how it’s setup.