Yankee Troller

My advice is do you. Everyone runs their business differently. Do what works for you. Are you going to make money doing this part time? Probably not. Could it grow into something more? Absolute. I wish I took the leap years ago and did it full time, but I was always too chicken and enjoyed my guarantied paycheck and benefits.

150/160qt is fine if you have the room on your boat. Our tourney weigh-in cooler is a 100qt Grizzly. I've had a nice 12 fish box of fish (Salmon and Trout) in that with ice. I'd say that is the size most people could get away with.

Fat Nancy's has a 9' light action rod we use for Spring Brown Trout. I believe it's a Riverside or Steamside brand? They are a lot of fun with the Chinook Divers 1/2 size for Brown Trout. If I wasn't fishing green clients I'd probably use that rod more for my Chinook Divers. Ask for Dave Falato if you call over there. Tell him I sent ya. He'll know what rod I'm talking about.

15 minutes ago, Kwall said:

The airmar tm150 is a Chrip, I think it sucks for deep water 

I know that. I was referring to the P66.

I'd also add that these new units like to default to CHIRP. Go into transducer selection and make sure you select 50 & 200 on the sonar menu. You don't want to CHIRP through a non-CHIRP transducer. Ask me how I know 

1 hour ago, BRsnow said:

Yes only issue is Garmin says the p66 isn’t compatible with UHD and newer models. I am going to call and see what the issues would be.

I install Airmar P66 & B60 on a lot of UHD models and haven't had an issue. You wont find them in transducer selectin menu by their names, and the unit will not recognize the transducer upon set-up. You have to go in and select 50/200khz manually.

1 hour ago, 13owhunter said:

 

P66 seems like the best bet as you get 600 watts and a 45 degree beam.  See below for a side by side of transducers with a wide beam from garmins site. (im sure you are looking at the same thing) Not sure whether the extra 100 watts or 5 degree beam width matters much but the P66 has it all.  

 

 

	freq	power	beam width	pins	retail	UHD Sv Compatible per Garmin
GT20	77/200	500w	45/15	4	$99	Yes w/adapter cable
GT21	50/200	600w	40/10	8	$149	Yes w/adapter cable
GT41	50/200	600w	40/10	12	$199	Yes
Garmin Dual Beam	77/200	500w	45/15	8	$79	Yes w/adapter cable
Airmar P66	50/200	600w	45/11	8	$159	no??

Be careful with the Garmin dual beam 77/200 as it will interfere with your Fish Hawk which works on 70khz.

On 10/17/2022 at 6:59 PM, jmyers8 said:

Those perch are bigger then most summer walleye on lake erie. Impressive! What was the length?

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11 hours ago, nulsaom said:

I feel very impressed. What is the measured length? I'm curious about the length because it's a bit hard to visualize on the photo.s

snow rider

Can't say I measured them. They might look large, but I'd bet they were 11-13".

On 7/1/2023 at 1:28 PM, 13owhunter said:

Garmins website says the P66 isnt compatible with the a UHD 93sv but i see that there are 8 pin to 12 pin adapters widely available.  I also see that airmar makes a 6 pin transducer for garmin as well.  I can get a 6 pin P66 from a buddy.  Is there anyway to make that work?

 

Thanks again!

It is compatible. The adapter is needed.

Habenaro, might be a discontinued color though.

20 minutes ago, 13owhunter said:

This is probably a silly question but it there any reason i shouldnt mount a p66 right next to my gt54 and swap them around as needed?  Can the P66 be used at the same time as the gt54 if the frequencies are different?  I have 2 head units and have them networked currently so they share the gt54. 19ft aluminum/outboard for me.

 

Thank you for the intel!  I think id like to try a P66......

Great idea. Make sure the GT56 is the lowest transducer on the transom so when using the side imaging the other transducers don't get in the way. Other than having to go into the settings for transducer installation and choose what transducer you're running it will work.

10 minutes ago, wrestlecoach said:

Can I bother you again by asking why the p66 is better.  Boat is an inboard 24' WA.  Mostly fish Erie for walleyes in 50' or less or spring browns.  Planning on ontario salmon for first time in August.  Also take boat to Delaware bay and close offshore.  Mostly in 60' or less.  Still better to go with p66 over the gt56?  Sorry to be a PITA but want to make sure I get it right the first time.  Thanks for your replies

For open water trolling the P66 offers a wider cone angle and dual frequencies. The wider cone angle allows you to see more under your boat. The GT56 has a high wide CHIRP frequency. This gets you a 16-24 degree cone angle. The P66 on 50khz can get you 40-45 degrees. It's almost double the size to allow you to see more. 

These fish finders with pre-packaged transducers are good all around transducers. but they are geared towards inland fisherman who bass, panfish, and walleye fish shallow water looking for structure and bottom detail. For trolling guys are in a large lake in open water looking for pelagic fish, so the bigger cones allow you to see more.

13 hours ago, wrestlecoach said:

YT what transducer would you recommend?

Depends on the boat. If you want a transom mount transducer then an Airmar P66. If you want a thru-hull (recommended) an Airmar B60.

Neither transducer is great for trolling, becasue of the small cone angles.

I've had 3' leaders work and 8' leaders work behind Kingfishers. It comes down to confidence and trolling speeds.

You can run it either way.

I believe it's a discontinued color, but they will still make it if a shop wants it.