Transparency Note: Although I have not been paid by any of the manufacturers, some of the gear reviewed in this article was provided to me at no cost for evaluation. The views and assessments ...

A properly installed through-hull transducer can maximize the performance of down-looking sonar in two ways. First, it has direct contact with the water, so there’s no signal loss as you might ...

It don’t mean a thing if ain’t got that ping. With apologies to the first lady of song, the late great Ella Fitzgerald, that sums up fish-finder performance. The world’s finest sonar is useless ...

When it comes to fishing, you have plenty of boating options out there to give you better access to the water. However, depending on where you set up shop, it may not be easy to tell where the fish ...

Modern fish finders offer a lot of features in a user-friendly interface to help increase angler’s success. In fact, the hardest part of using the latest fish finders is installation. Advanced ...

It’s no secret that forward-facing sonar (FFS) is an incredibly effective tool for catching crappie. The best crappie lures and crappie rods are also not a secret. But, the FFS settings to clearly see ...

You thought you needed forward-facing sonar to catch more fish, so you bought a unit and got it installed. Then you went to the lake, only to discover that operating ...

Choosing between a thru-hull transducer (top) and a transom-mount transducer (bottom) is a key decision for boating anglers. There are benefits and downsides to both. Courtesy Airmar A fish finder is ...

Advanced design holds sonar beam steady even in rough seas adding effective distance and increasing search coverage. WESMAR, long the leading U.S. sonar manufacturer has never lost sight of the need ...