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I think letting us know what your goal depth wise or what you want to achieve would best help us help you. Generally boards should be clipped onto monofilament line(some people do run braid though). Mainline can be copper, weighted steel, lead core, and a leader on top of that. Give us some more specifics I’m sure people can chime in. Also I’m assuming you’re referring to inline boards

Need help with choosing the best 2d transducer for my application! I mainly troll Lake Erie in depths from 20’-120’, occasionally Ontario too but mainly fish with buddies up there. looking for clear picture while trolling and good searching ability while up on plane. These will be hooked into 2 garmin uhd 93sv’s at my dashboard(networked together). So I’m looking at the following options: - Garmin GT15M-IH(600w, 85-165kHz chirp, in hull) - Airmar B117(600w, 50/200kHz traditional, thru hull) - Garmin GT12M-THF(350w, 85-165kHz chirp, thru hull) - Airmar B150M(300w, 95-155kHz chirp, thru hull) Right now I’m thinking my best setup would be the Airmar b117 ran to one unit(widest cone for finding fish), and a gt15m-ih to the other(with y cable and gt30 on that same unit). I’m willing to sacrifice the side and down imaging if one of the other chirp transducers would be a better option than the gt15. Would also consider an Airmar b75m but that would use up a lot of the budget.

Most Yamahas I’ve dealt with haven’t liked muffs very much, definitely stronger stream with a barrel or tub

Cisco, if you price it out it may actually beat the prices of some of the other brands. I know my setup would have been about $350 more if I went traxstech.

Fiberglass hull, so I’m under the impression that the in hull only effects how deep of water it’s capable of being used in, not necessarily the clarity or the ability to mark fish. I mainly fish Erie in depths less than 130’ so I’m not worried about losing depth capabilities really

I have he suggested the through hull option but didn’t have much to say about in hull

So in the spring I’ll be rigging up my boat with Garmin echomaps at the dash. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with in hull transducers. As of right now I plan on using an airmar b117(same as b60 but not angled) but the idea of not cutting a hole in the bottom intrigues me. The in hull I’m looking at is either a P74 or p79. I believe all these transducers are the same element. Any thoughts or insight is appreciated

I’ve found it best just to see what your local market(like marketplace, Craigslist, etc) is like and price from that based on similar models and options. BUC value is what some dealers use as well(costs money but seems accurate, had a dealer tell me the value of mine from their subscription).