you made THE right decision there Wayne, no doubt
for those who's gunnels allow, that by far is the best way to go - very clean & very versatile for sure
I agree - but i dont mind the shootout , but make it 10 minutes of OT first of 4 on 4, most games should be able to end by then.... then have a shoot out if still tied, but eliminate the single point winner gets 2, loser NOTHING
Lew - I like to make a suggestion
Using a Dispey is not a bad idea but I think a much better solution would be an inline planer board.
Much simpler to use ( I know you have used them a time or two on others boats before)
Will get your crank bait of choice away from the boat ( I assume thats why you want a dipsey)
And I think the best board for you would be a small one called a Tru-Trac - not saying the Church or Offshore is a bad choice, but the Tru-Trac is a little bit smaller and can be used on either side of the boat & wont add too much to the "fight of the walleye".
That 10 mono set is perfect for this.
locations can shift with the weather & water temps & baitfish - look for boat packs, but keep a respectful distance
boards are best early when in 30-40 FOW or less & fish are spooky & you can cover more water with a wider spread
check & see what the max. transom weight is: 4 strokes are generally heavier then 2's, could influenece your decision - i know my Crest has a sticker that says "engine weight not to exceed xxx lbs"
go 4 stroke man - you'll love it
hey Jamie $400 you can get you a decent grey-scale Lowrance/Eagle or a small colour one - what type of fishing are you mostly going to be doing?
Flasher - hard to tell what your reffering to, but there are some fishfinders that now include a flasher page as well ( same thing as what a Vexilar or Marcum does)
for my tiller boat
Eagle fishmark 320 on the stern & the sonar is at my rear electronics console centre - wired to my cranking battery
on the bow I have an Eagle Cuda with a Lowrance bowmount trandsducer & I have this unity wired nicely on its own to the same 12v gel-cell batery that I use for my Vexilar. The Cuda is a cheapy, but it'll serve my current needs for now.
I have run both units at the same time this way & never had interferenece issues. I am no expert, but I believe it is when two of the same KHZ transducers are used at once then interference is more likely to occur. Example : a bunch of guys icefishing closer together all using 200KHZ Vexilar transducers. But now many of those units have rejection features. (Someone correct me if I am wrong please)
In the Future i'll be moving the 320 up front & have a decent Lowrance GPS combo at the back.