TRANSDUCER MOUNTING 101 

Amazing video bro. You are so down to earth and just a regular guy. I have learned so much watching these videos while stick inside for the winter. Can't wait to shake this cabin fever off

Looking forward to seeing you put all that badassness to work this year. Definitely a dream setup

Great video! This is exactly the info I was looking for

Thank you so much I always wonder how or where to place my transducer in the back of the boat. I have a manual jack plate so you showing me that jack plate mount was awesome I'm buying one now. I'm mounting my Solix 15 transducer there. Learn something new all the time I didn't know why I couldn't see the bottom while traveling 60mph the thru hull transducer the key you mention now I know thanks again. You put out amazing videos for the average fishermen to learn from weather its boat care to your famous baits I love. Thank you so much.

Awesome!! So glad you did this! My new lowrance 12s come in this week and I noticed my transducer last year was alittle too low. Replaced 3 of them sadly.

loving all the videos! can't wait to see all the comparisons from the lowrance and hummibird side imaging, even though I run Garmins lol

I’m a walleye aluminum boat guy but still enjoy your videos. Looking forward to the HB mega live. I run the ultera with mega si. Keep up the good work

THANK YOU JOHN! I'm actually in the process of switching brands of electronics so I'm swapping all of that stuff.

Great video John that’s exactly where my Lowrance 3 in 1 transducer is mounted on my Ranger on the pad and I get great images. Then I have a thru hull for 2d running on plane and I never lose bottom at any speed. Thanks again

The best thing about you, homie, is that although you are in the class of "owners" who could do like the rest of them and just buy their way in to the circuit, but you really are a true competitor. You actually want to win for competitions sake. Not many like that. That and you actually put out quality content. Puts you in a class almost by yourself, bro. Many kudos.

great video really enjoyed it

Great Video! What Lowrance Thru Hull Transducer Model # are you running with your HDS Live? Thanks!

Would you recommend the flush mount over the jack plate install? I want to mount the lowrance 3-in-1 transducer either either of those.

This was an interesting and informative video. Good stuff. A few questions. On the Ultrex do you hace the built in DI or the standard U2S transducer? So my brother (Texas) has a Ranger and his Lowrance transducer is on rightside epoxied to the underside to the right of what looks like two drains with the wire coming out the rear. He complains that he always has to reset the direction of the sonar on his graph (right to left from left to right). Anyway to save that setting? Or other change in transducer?

Idk what to think about the tru hull 2d on my nitro i found the sweat spot with a 3 in one and couldn't believe the difference with only one graph at the wheel. But that was on a 50mph boat. Is there performance issues on a 70mph boat with a skimmer style?

I was looking at the Humminbird XM 14 HW MSI T transom transducer. It says you can get good quality imaging up to 40mph. Would a through hull offer any advantage in that case?

Is there any interference with the 360 mounted on the inside instead of the outside from the prop? I know i can cover my boat easier with it on the inside mounting instead of the outside, but just curious if the location mattered?

good stuff.👍👍👍👍👍

So I have a 15ft gregor aluminum... I'm wanting the hds live unit because it is compatible with my xi3 trolling motor ... the hds live comes with the 3 in 1 transducer... I have no clue how I will mount it yet.... I will be occasionally trolling for walleye, kokanee and some other species ... and I want a good scan while on plane ... do you know if I need a separate interface for the thru hull tranducer ? I'm new to fish finders and setting up the transducers .. not sure if the transducers get interference from eachother easily if they are plugged into the same unit ... 🤔

Did you try using duct seal putty to test your thru hull placement? Seen some of these on RU-vid with good results

John, great info. I find myself facing this dilemma right now. Old Lowrance not reading depth anymore. I am sure it has to do with the through-hull transducer. I bought a new Lowrance Elite today with 3 in 1 Transducer. I like the idea of the flush mount under the step. I have a 2002 TR19 and it has that step. Is there a kit for that? Or are you doing it manually with epoxy?

Great video! I just purchased a lowrance elite ti 2 9 inch with the 3-in-1 transducer. I planned on using this as my only scanner. I’m trying to understand if I’ll be able to read depth of water when I am on plane. Will that depend on where I mount it? Before watching this video I was going to mount it where traditional transducers go, which is through the hull. Either below the boat or slightly higher than the bottom of the hull. Could you please help a brother out.

Do people ever run a transducer through hull on the bow? Say if I have one on my trolling motor already. I’m not sure where to put the other transducer when I’m running two graphs in the front that aren’t comparable w nmea

Thanks Jonh, what model of lowrance 2d transducer you install for thru-hull installation? Great video very thanks

What model Lowrance thru hull are you using??

Was wondering if you new anything about the mega live. If so would it be needed if you had mega 360?

Do you have the perspective mount bracket for the Livescope, if not you should. I've got both the 360 and Livescope on my boat and prefer the Livescope set in perspective mode over the Mega 360 in a lot of situations. The 360 has to spin rather slow to show detail, where the livescope in perspective is real time. So cruising shallow water on the trolling motor you don't have to stop and wait for the 360 to sweep to see what's out there. But perspective mode on livescope is only good in about 15ft of water, and I find I have to run the gain much higher to see stuff compared to forward view, so make sure you adjust gain when switching modes. Good luck this season!

I had bought a garmin with side imaging and mounted on back of a 99 skeeter.. only used one time before i sold boat but i didnt get the picture i should have gotten. It suppose to be mounted at an angle upwards to be level with water on pad 3-5 mph? are you having this issue or is this something you have come to find? Maybe its a brand deal? Thanks

Hey John, Do you worry about the angle of rear transducers not being able to be adjusted? I know with the factory mount you can adjust to get a more perfect angle while you idle and scan.

What mount brackets do you use

Do you ever get interference running two side scan transducers off the transom at the same time? Or when scanning around, are you mostly using the humminbird ducer.

Can someone link the exact model of the thru hull transducer he used? Having trouble finding it.

ur hummingbird transducer mounted on ur atlas jack plate, where can i get one?

So did you consider going with the ghost or force when you were making changes this year?

Any issue with the transducer flush mounted to the bottom of the step reading at speed? I would think that location would have a lot of turbulent water

you cant adjust the mount of the transducer on transom? ive never heard of that??? can you explain i see people all the time adjust or move it up or down if needed without any issue🤷‍♂️

Can you talk about what you need to do when upgrading from lead acid to lithium’s? New cables breakers etc?

Is there a mount you're using to put the transducer flush to the bottom of the boat? I see you screwed it to the boat but there is nothing to screw it to on the side of the 3 in 1 like you have yours done.

I wish they made a thru hull transducer for tin rigs.

Does the rear transducer need to be level, if so what is the process?

what are your thought on mega live

Ive watched this vid 100 times i still dont know how i want to mount my Garmin gt54 transducer on my 2022 triton trx 179 on the back of the boat

From my understanding Those built in transducers are simple to change if there is an issue. Look at video from Russel marine products. They go into detail about it

What kind of through hull transducer is. Model

Wouldn’t your forward view on the livescope be backwards?

Will you or did uou install a Lowrance Point 1 GPS puck on your boat?

Why did you change from the Ghost to the Ultrex?

Just wonder if you have mounted a transducer on the port side of the transom?

Let's go fishing, homie.

Don't mount the transducer on the bottom of your boat, but you can mount it on a the "step" on the bottom of your boat? Can you clarify? I have a 2020 Eyra. Just not sure I'm understanding that comment.

Dang I need a through hull transgender! 😂 But how does your chart speed keep up if you're running 40-50 mph???🤔

Gosh dang John, I think you need a hair cut bud! Or is the mullet look comin back!!??lol, I couldn’t pay attention when you were talking about the duecers in the front of the boat cuz of that hair 🤪

How are you not getting lots of interference on all those transducers?

This dude acting like everyone has thousands to go spend on fish finders lmao.

I was with you until that last part. It got too complicated and fumbled all together.

This video seems awfully misleading, tf are you talking about you can't read while on plane without a through hull? You absolutely can as long as you have even a single clue about where to mount a skimmer/all-in-one lmao.

If someone needs all that to catch a fish may need to just stick to fishing with guides. Just can't help feeling like the more these electronics progress the less it becomes about an anglers skills, and more about the size of his wallet or amount he can get from a sponsor. Maybe that's just me.