Garmin Striker Plus 4cv on Kayak

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How I installed my Garmin Striker Plus 4cv and power box on my Lifetime Tamarak kayak and first time out on the water.

[@presidentspilot]

Best project success this side of Mars!! THIS is what I am going to do for my kayak!! WOW! Great Job!

[@countryboycreekfishing0088]

Best setup I’ve seen hands down. You can remove the whole unit to store, clean, do whatever to the yak. Also no drilling holes into the kayak!! It’s amazing bro, I freaking love it man! If I could like it twice, I would. Thanks man

[@bryonanderson2782]

Very slick! I'm getting ready to add this same unit to my Nucanoe Pursuit. You may have just convinced me to recreate your design rather than. Spending $200 on a Yakattack Cellblock and Switchblade. Thanks for a great idea and video!

[@albertsjoberg1200]

Great video and elegant compact solution. You can get compression glands that can easily clamp onto the cables. The battery will handle getting wet well enough. So too the Garmin as long as it does not remain submerged for long. Personally I would double up on the bungee holding your setup and feet the bungee through the handle for that little extra security.

[@DennysCountryLife]

I love the ammo can idea! I just bought the striker four plus, along with an ammo can today. I can't wait to go give it a shot! Thanks for the great ideas bud!

[@justindemoss8816]

This is the best setup I have seen on youtube. Great job and thanks for the R and D on this one. Just getting started kayak fishing and this is exactly what I was looking for.

[@AllTheHobbies]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@donaldnaymon3270]

Great setup. Thank you for sharing.

[@dougfarrington3104]

Great project and great video - thank you for sharing!

[@filmmechanic]

Just picked up the striker plus 4cv today for my yak and I love your ideas. Going to copy it exactly. Thanks for sharing!

[@teedub68]

I’m planning on getting one too.... have you had a chance to use it much? What are your throne it? Worth the money?

[@codycantrell2780]

This is an awesome set up. Very good thinking

[@teedub68]

Nice video bro... keep up the cool vids. Need more kayak vids

[@raknin]

Elegant solution. What i will add for my kayak (intex challenger) is On/Off switch and switch breaker. I think it will better to put some wood plate base to make thr box more stable. In your case it will better to attach it to the kayak floor. In addition i thinking off adding one fishing rod stand and attach it to the wood plate base.

[@jerzdev]

Same thing, same kayak, not sure how long I’ll keep her, love this idea though , I’m sure this will be one of the winter projects. Great idea, thanks

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thanks. Let me know how it turns out.

[@MasterFalconer-pv8zb]

Nice Setup!

[@Bulfwyne]

Like the video !! for using it without a boat. I've got plans to take some styrafoam and make a bit of a mini boat/raft for the transducer, and float it on the river near me. there's some nice holes where i've never seen the bottom of just because of how fast and deep the water is, and there's vortex's that'll push you down so its dangerous. but this would be great to float by and map it all out. Using anchor points and stuff of course

[@boudreaujr]

Very impressed with your setup idea. Best of luck fishing!

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you.

[@djjstylz]

Awesome DIY setup!!!

[@ChristopherQuest]

Fantastic, sweet setup.

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you

[@alexwright8145]

Genius set up thanks for sharing!

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you. Glad you like it.

[@ericballes9551]

Very smart man!

[@jimi_hendrix4209]

You can definitely find a rubber grommet for the wire in the ammo box but I'd suggest using some epoxy/sealant

[@piecartbox]

I wonder if you can use A scope with both types of sonar.

[@rbljackson]

This looks like a great portable kayak solution! Long term, have you changed anything?Id like something similar for my kayak, but also be able to take it to the crappie house as well.

[@KainOutdoors]

I used it like that for about a year. I like kayak fishing so much I bought a Old Town Pedal kayak and installed that garmin on it permanently. I only got to use it off that kayak 2 times in that time. It did work but I just didnt need the portability enough to keep it that way.

[@elpescadormiggz]

Awesome idea. What size PVC?

[@dcfarouk]

This is innovative, thank you, I think the bungee cord will not hold the battery if the kayak tips over. So might want stronger couple straps to secure it. overall, amazing Job.

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you. I dont think it would snap if it turned over. Battery only weighs about 5 lbs. It cant slide off either end with the finder on one end and the transducer arm on the other but it could be more secure with more or better straps. I was out all day and only moved when I was taking the arm in and out.

[@dcfarouk]

@@AllTheHobbies you are right if it is that light, I thought it is the heavy ones for the motor. keep the good work.

[@AllTheHobbies]

@@dcfarouk Still a good suggestion. I will keep an eye out for a better solution.

[@CreekFishingOhio]

Velcro pads on my the bottom? Belt and suspenders ya know.

[@richardboyce8564]

Hi! Great vid and setup. Could you offer some insight into how you attached your initial CPVC pipe to the side of the ammo can? Thanks!

[@tintblack6327]

Looks like some good grade zip ties

[@tylercope7111]

Use flex seal to seal the hole around the wire

[@driftshackaus7408]

I think the best "Gromit" style thing you could use for the wiring hole size called a 'gland'

[@KnapperJackCrafty]

Cool !

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you.

[@piecartbox]

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[@pilot2002010]

Hmmm so, if I were to order a setup like this from you, how much would you charge me?

[@Troutslayer07076]

Great idea and great video. Can you share the dimensions of the box? I looked at some because I really like this idea, but they all seem either to be too small or too big. Thanks.

[@Troutslayer07076]

...or the brand of the box. Thanks.

[@ShanonHoyt]

@@Troutslayer07076 he posted an amazon link in the comments if you haven't found it yet

[@FrgPrnc]

I have the same kayak and fish finder and plan to copy what you did. Have you made any modifications since posting the video?

[@reginaldoreynoso4874]

Awesome idea did you ever find a solution to filling the holes?

[@matssundin15]

Do you find the clear view worth it? Looks like the normal mode works better

[@AllTheHobbies]

Absolutely worth it. So many times something shows up on regular down scope that looks like fish and clear view shows you its weeds or branch or other structure. Its amolst like a picture of it.

[@matssundin15]

@@AllTheHobbies nice 👍 yes definitely getting it then

[@vincentlivoti4184]

Can you share the size of the ammo box please.

[@HDsurveyor]

Are you able to run the quickdraw in the background while you have the traditional and clear view up?

[@AllTheHobbies]

Im sorry I dont know. I have not messed around with that feature much. I will try it out next time I am out and see what I can figure out.

[@calhoov]

How long did the battery last while using the garmin on the water??

[@AllTheHobbies]

I get about 10 hours on a 7ah battery

[@McFlippin]

could use silicon to plug the drill holes.

[@kevintaxera8473]

Great idea! Where did you find the box for the battery? Also which mount is that? Garmin brand?

[@AllTheHobbies]

Box was a cheap ammo box found at the local sporting goods store. The mount is the one that came with the Garmin Striker Plus 4cv unit.

[@kevintaxera8473]

Thanks a lot for the info! Really is a great idea, I don’t want to drill into my kayak so this idea is exactly what I’m looking for.

[@kevintaxera8473]

All The Hobbies I must ask, did you just drill some holes and use zip ties for the transducer arm? A brilliant system brotha. You could patent and market this system. It seems very functional and efficient.

[@AllTheHobbies]

@@kevintaxera8473 Yes. The zip ties started as a temp solution to see if the setup worked but ended up working fine so I used it like that. Im not sure about patent or marketing this. There are so many variation between batteries, Fish finders and kayaks that these need to be made for what each person has. Im not even the first person to use and ammo can in this way either. I just wanted to show the process I used so others could make their own.

[@lamonte74i]

How deep does the transducer need to be in the water?

[@buzzbladz7142]

Hey there, love the idea. I am in australia and subbed. Can you give me a link for the ammo box, cheers.

[@AllTheHobbies]

amzn.to/2PN0x99 Any of the small ammo boxes should work.

[@mscott8400]

Re rubber grommet for the 7/16" hole, maybe just cut out some more of your mat material.

[@zaleski727]

That fishfinder actually has an ipx7 waterproof rating

[@AllTheHobbies]

Thank you for letting me know. Thats good.

[@zaleski727]

On a sidenote, I accidentally flipped my yak over this weekend and can confirm, the garmin never skipped a beat after being completely underwater for about 10 seconds lol

[@AllTheHobbies]

@@zaleski727 Yikes! Glad you're able to laugh about it and that your finder is okay. Makes me feel even better about buying it.

[@god2many]

Does the fish finder last long on that battery?

[@AllTheHobbies]

I have a 7ah battery and I get over 8 hours out of it running split screen with the traditional and Clearvue at the same time. If I reduced the brightness and used the traditional alone it would probably go two trips.