Eagle Cuda 168

lunker-lander · 03-21-08, 04:51 PM

Well, after some 'good debating skills', we have deicded on the Eagle Cuda 168 for our TM-mounted depthfinder. It may not be the fanciest, but for now, it will really help, especially since it is on the TM.

Any mounting tips? Can I run this and my Eagle Fish Mark 480 off the same 12-V battery? Anything esle I should know before I buy tomorrow?

-Lunk-

JB · 03-21-08, 04:55 PM

both can run off a battery, make sure you ground it good n make sure you have some inline fuses or hooked up to the fusebox, then learn to read it~

lunker-lander · 03-21-08, 05:37 PM

Oh, yeah, I forgot to add, we will also be running our bow/stern marker lights off the same battery. Will three different itmes be a problem? They all have a fuse, so that is not a problem.

How should I run the wire for the transducer down the TM shaft? Where exactly should I place the transducer?

-Lunk-

JB · 03-21-08, 06:24 PM

get some wire ties and run the wire from the trans. to along the shaft of the trolling motor. I used to just wiretie the transducer to the botton the the trolling motor.

zooker · 03-21-08, 06:59 PM

i work 6 differant things off a single battery..bilge pumps, aerator,320 eagle,navagation lights,168.

zooker

lunker-lander · 03-21-08, 07:47 PM

Is this a deep-cycle or a regular old lawnmower battery, 12V?

-Lunk-

zooker · 03-21-08, 07:49 PM

optima red top...

zooker

lunker-lander · 03-21-08, 08:10 PM

Oh... Ours is just a Huskee Lawn&Garden 12V. Will this be alright? How should we tie all three items in?

-Lunk-

Rebbasser · 03-22-08, 02:41 AM

Lunk, it should be OK. The only thing I use my deep cycle batteries for is the trolling motor. Everything else runs off the cranking battery.

WTL · 03-22-08, 08:11 AM

Lunk, the only problem you could have is the battery going dead. You can try and run 50 things off a single battery. They just might not all work is all. You will find out when you need another one, but you are a good ways off right now. TM and starters for the engine are the 2 high drain items fishermen take, everything else is pretty light on the juice.

lunker-lander · 03-22-08, 11:25 AM

I'm hoping it will all run off just one. Most of you have seen what I've did to our boat this Winter, so it is already heavy as is, especially with only a 5.5 HP pushin' it.

I'll let ya know how it goes after our first trip. Hopefully soon!

-Lunk-

lunker-lander · 03-22-08, 07:45 PM

Well, we did get it. I just need to know exaclty how to mount it.

-Lunk-

WTL · 03-22-08, 10:22 PM

Lunk, I ask for more help when it comes to boats than maybe anyone here.

There is a value in doing something yourself. How do you want to mount it? What way would be most beneficial to your style of fishing?

Zooker runs a TM transducer mount and has posted a pic so take it in to consideration what he has done, as he is very wise, but its just an idea - giving you step by step directions takes away from the fun and intellectual challenge/benefits of doing it yourself.

lunker-lander · 03-22-08, 10:25 PM

Well, I'm mainly going to use it to locate areas where bass would hold - not specifically fish.

We didn't get a mounting bracket, but we still can if need be. I'm mainly looking for a way to slap it on there and read depth directly below my trolling motor.

-Lunk-

WTL · 03-22-08, 11:14 PM

I don't run one, but I can imagine I probably would look to use band clamps in some way. Band clamps are like duct tape to me, so useful.

03-21-08, 04:51 PM	#1
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Eagle Cuda 168 Well, after some 'good debating skills', we have deicded on the Eagle Cuda 168 for our TM-mounted depthfinder. It may not be the fanciest, but for now, it will really help, especially since it is on the TM. Any mounting tips? Can I run this and my Eagle Fish Mark 480 off the same 12-V battery? Anything esle I should know before I buy tomorrow? -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-21-08, 05:37 PM	#3
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Oh, yeah, I forgot to add, we will also be running our bow/stern marker lights off the same battery. Will three different itmes be a problem? They all have a fuse, so that is not a problem. How should I run the wire for the transducer down the TM shaft? Where exactly should I place the transducer? -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-21-08, 06:59 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i work 6 differant things off a single battery..bilge pumps, aerator,320 eagle,navagation lights,168. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-21-08, 07:47 PM	#6
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Is this a deep-cycle or a regular old lawnmower battery, 12V? -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-21-08, 07:49 PM	#7
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	optima red top... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-21-08, 04:55 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	both can run off a battery, make sure you ground it good n make sure you have some inline fuses or hooked up to the fusebox, then learn to read it~

03-21-08, 06:24 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	get some wire ties and run the wire from the trans. to along the shaft of the trolling motor. I used to just wiretie the transducer to the botton the the trolling motor.

03-21-08, 08:10 PM	#8
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Oh... Ours is just a Huskee Lawn&Garden 12V. Will this be alright? How should we tie all three items in? -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-22-08, 02:41 AM	#9
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Lunk, it should be OK. The only thing I use my deep cycle batteries for is the trolling motor. Everything else runs off the cranking battery. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-22-08, 08:11 AM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Lunk, the only problem you could have is the battery going dead. You can try and run 50 things off a single battery. They just might not all work is all. You will find out when you need another one, but you are a good ways off right now. TM and starters for the engine are the 2 high drain items fishermen take, everything else is pretty light on the juice. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

03-22-08, 11:25 AM	#11
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	I'm hoping it will all run off just one. Most of you have seen what I've did to our boat this Winter, so it is already heavy as is, especially with only a 5.5 HP pushin' it. I'll let ya know how it goes after our first trip. Hopefully soon! -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-22-08, 07:45 PM	#12
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Well, we did get it. I just need to know exaclty how to mount it. -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-22-08, 10:22 PM	#13
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Lunk, I ask for more help when it comes to boats than maybe anyone here. There is a value in doing something yourself. How do you want to mount it? What way would be most beneficial to your style of fishing? Zooker runs a TM transducer mount and has posted a pic so take it in to consideration what he has done, as he is very wise, but its just an idea - giving you step by step directions takes away from the fun and intellectual challenge/benefits of doing it yourself. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

03-22-08, 10:25 PM	#14
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Well, I'm mainly going to use it to locate areas where bass would hold - not specifically fish. We didn't get a mounting bracket, but we still can if need be. I'm mainly looking for a way to slap it on there and read depth directly below my trolling motor. -Lunk- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

03-22-08, 11:14 PM	#15
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I don't run one, but I can imagine I probably would look to use band clamps in some way. Band clamps are like duct tape to me, so useful. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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