Installing fish finder - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sammysamsam · 07-16-2011, 11:28 AM

Can i use my bait tank 12v, 10amp battery to power my ff also?? i dont see why not other than draining the battery faster.

mtnbykr2 · 07-16-2011, 12:11 PM

many discussions and ways to do this in "innovations" but as for the battery, 6v 10ahr for bait tank 12v for f/f

permanent mount transducer with goop...done

sammysamsam · 07-16-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

many discussions and ways to do this in "innovations" but as for the battery, 6v 10ahr for bait tank 12v for f/f

permanent mount transducer with goop...done

i did look through there but i wanted to start a dedicated thread where i can ask questions and get help.

http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...BATTERY/Detail

i was given one of these batteries from oex and the description says i can use for both. will i have a problem? i have the cuda 350 and installed the bait tank already.

kobra · 07-16-2011, 01:56 PM

That will work for both. But sometimes you might get some interference on your ff from your bait pump. 6 volt works better for the bait tank. 12 volt has a tendency to pump too much water. So as mtnbyker2 stated, most guys run 12 volt for ff and 6 volt for bait tank.

07-16-2011, 12:11 PM	#2
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	many discussions and ways to do this in "innovations" but as for the battery, 6v 10ahr for bait tank 12v for f/fpermanent mount transducer with goop...done

07-16-2011, 11:28 AM	#1
sammysamsam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: whittier Posts: 158	Can i use my bait tank 12v, 10amp battery to power my ff also?? i dont see why not other than draining the battery faster.

07-16-2011, 01:56 PM	#4
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	That will work for both. But sometimes you might get some interference on your ff from your bait pump. 6 volt works better for the bait tank. 12 volt has a tendency to pump too much water. So as mtnbyker2 stated, most guys run 12 volt for ff and 6 volt for bait tank.